Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, the leading provider of Application Optimized Storage(TM) solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), today announced its agenda for Storage Networking World Spring 2006. Leveraging its unique controller-based virtualization, Hitachi Data Systems will demonstrate real-world tiered storage implementations as the key theme throughout the conference.

Four Hitachi Data Systems executives are speaking at the conference:

    --  Scott Genereux, Executive Vice President and General Manager,
        Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Support
        General Session Vendor Keynote: "Meeting the Challenges of
        Virtualization and Tiered Storage Head-On" featuring Mike
        Amble, director of Information Technology, Fidelity
        Information Services
        Tuesday, April 4, 9:30-10:00 a.m.
        Elizabeth Ballroom, Salons B-H

    --  Hubert Yoshida, Chief Technology Officer
        CTO Insights Panel, moderated by Geoffrey Moore, Bestselling
        Author of Dealing with Darwin, Crossing the Chasm, and Inside
        the Tornado; and Managing Director, TCG Advisors
        Wednesday, April 5, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
        Elizabeth Ballroom, Salons B-H

    --  Eric A. Hibbard, CISSP, Senior Director, Data Networking
        Technology, Office of the CTO
        SNIA Tutorial: "Security I: Storage Security, Beyond the
        Introduction"
        Monday, April 3, 1:00-1:45 p.m.

    --  Ken Wood, Senior Director, Data and Storage Technologies
        SNIA Tutorial: "Storage Grids II: Technical Features and 
        Possible Directions"
        Monday, April 3, 3:45-4:30 p.m.

Attendees can learn about the latest Hitachi Data Systems virtualization and tiered storage solutions at Pavilion Booth P8 and Platinum Galleria Booth PG13. Hitachi Data Systems will also be highlighting its solutions for Microsoft environments at the Microsoft Pavilion PPV 2-4 and will be demonstrating its advanced storage management and data management capabilities in the Storage Networking World Interoperability Lab.

Storage Networking World Spring 2006 takes place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, One Market Place, San Diego, Calif. Advance registration is required at http://www.snwusa.com/