Hitachi Data Expands Mgt. Software Line

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, today announced that it is expanding its management software portfolio with three new offerings: the Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer, the Hitachi Virtual Server Reporter, powered by APTARE and the Hitachi Storage Command Portal. These software products will provide customers with an extended management view beyond the storage system so they can better monitor and utilize current IT assets tied to business applications, virtualized servers and the data center.

“Hitachi prides itself on being a very partner-centric company and is committed to its TrueNorth Channel Partners,” said Mike Walkey, Senior Vice President of Global Channels, Hitachi Data Systems. “The introduction of the new IT systems management software offering creates new opportunities to help our partners expand their solutions portfolio while also allowing for additional services revenue. Specifically with the Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer, our partners are able to support different business models to reach more of their customers, realize a faster time to revenue, and ultimately enable more value out of their customers’ datacenter assets.”

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS)