Joe W., One of QLGC's best known SAN installs is the Northern Trust one with HDS storage, but that was a long time ago and they have had some pr with MCDT and BRCD;
Hitachi's Commitment to Innovation & Technical Excellence Inspires the Next At Comdex/Fall 2000
Hitachi's Suite of SAN Solutions and DVD Storage Technologies Delivers Optimal Business Solutions Focused on Enabling Internet Infrastructure and Multimedia Convergence across the Enterprise
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000-- Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, (NYSE: HIT - news), today announced that Hitachi will exhibit a sampling of its cutting-edge technology solutions for the 21st Century at COMDEX/Fall 2000, Booth L5746 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, November 13-17. Hitachi is a leading developer of storage systems and products and presentation technologies that exceed today's business needs and dare to innovate how businesses incorporate technology into their day-to-day applications.
Hitachi is inspiring the convergence of home and work -- the company is enabling the enterprise and extending the benefits of technology to empower the individual. Hitachi's theme for the new century, ``Inspire the Next,'' will be the single theme at COMDEX/Fall 2000.
Among the offerings for the enterprise, Hitachi will highlight its Freedom SAN -- a scalable Storage Area Network that provides a cost-effective way to move and store data. From concept to completion, custom Hitachi Freedom SANs have already been delivered to Fortune 500 companies. Several companies, including Microsoft, Northern Trust and Hong Kong Bank, have recently chosen Hitachi for their high-availability storage environments.
Hitachi will also highlight its Multimedia Universe of DVD technology products, including DVD-RAM and -ROM drives, the world's first DVD-RAM camcorder and other innovative multimedia products for home and business. Among them will be a new 42-inch high-resolution Plasma Display Panel (PDP), engineered to offer unmatched image quality, color contrast and user options; the Hitachi AirSho(TM) point of sale display screen system employing Hitachi's LCD Projectors, MPEG video server technology for real-time monitoring using the Internet, and MONDEX/Multos smart card technology. Hitachi's latest advancements in DVD-RAM storage will also be showcased at the COMDEX/Fall DVD-RAM Pavilion in Booth L6459.
The Hitachi booth will also feature several advanced infrastructure products, including a high speed scanner, DARManager Fail Safe(TM), automatic reboot software; DARManager Hacker Safe(TM), fraud detection software that inhibits server attacks by hackers; and the world's first Internet-enabled copier.
``Hitachi's commitment to technical excellence and innovation is a driving force behind the products we develop and manufacture for our customers,'' said Yoshihiro Koshimizu, president and CEO of Hitachi America, Ltd., the North American arm of Hitachi, Ltd. ``As a proven leader and innovator, Hitachi is shaping today's technology landscape and laying the framework to inspire the next generation of business and personal solutions.''
Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems will demonstrate its next-generation mid-range storage technology in Network Attached Storage (NAS) and SAN configurations providing serverless backup. Also featured will be the Advanced Storage Assessment, a structured workshop to align customer requirements, infrastructure and SAN topologies to develop optimal solutions for data storage management.
Hitachi Data Systems will also highlight its Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 storage system as the foundation for a suite of new information management services designed to help business thrive in the New Economy. These services include Continuous Business Assessment technology, a workshop that assists customers in implementing optimal high-availability solutions to mitigate the impact of planned and unplanned interruptions.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Hitachi America, Ltd. will showcase its superior selection of business and personal technologies that deliver unrivaled quality, functionality and reliability. Hitachi will feature interactive demonstrations of its robust line-up of innovative technologies, including the DZ-MV100 DVD-RAM camcorder, AirSho display technology, the CP-X960W ultra-bright portable multimedia projector, its family of Fibre Channel interface 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch hard disk drives and the 37-inch PDP. The company will also unveil its new 42-inch high-resolution PDP offering unmatched quality, features and user options.
Additionally, Hitachi will use its ePlate Handheld PC technology as the cornerstone for data collection and management at the booth.
Home Electronics
Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division will introduce the premier digital television experience at COMDEX/Fall 2000 with two of its digital HDTV-capable, PC-ready television sets - the 55DMX01W and the 36SDX01S. Hitachi's 55DMX01W brings HDTV into a new realm with one of the industry's first interactive high-definition TVs incorporating Digital Light Processing (DLP(TM)) technology. Both units feature Hitachi's advanced Picture in PC (PiPC) function, allowing users to take advantage of both HDTV and PC capabilities, achieving the ultimate in simulsurfing.
Hitachi Monitors
Hitachi America, Ltd.'s monitor sales group will showcase its spectrum of award-winning display monitors engineered for unmatched image quality, color scheme output and rich feature set in a slim form factor. The suite of LCD displays will include a range of dimensions including 15-inch, 17-inch and 19-inch monitors. Additionally, Hitachi will offer a sneak preview of its never-before-seen 21-inch flat-screen monitor offering the latest in display technology.
Hitachi Koki Imaging Solutions
Hitachi Koki Imaging Solutions (HiKIS) will display the ``The World's First Internet Copiers,'' the i-copier 62 and i-copier 55. These revolutionary products feature an embedded Web page that enables users to get real-time device status via common Internet browsers. These unique, Web-enabled features provide remote printing, service and support capabilities, plus access to copier usage information for billing. In addition, these state-of-the-art digital copiers offer workgroup user connectivity and on-line finishing for folding, stapling, booklet making and hole punching.
Mechatronics Systems
Mechatronics Systems Division, Hitachi, Ltd., will demonstrate an array of financial and business services information technology products engineered to protect servers and PCs and assure real-time reliability of Internet infrastructure. Featured products will include the DARManager Fail Safe and Hacker Safe, which are designed to deliver the optimal combination of system security, Internet-enabled remote monitoring and automatic reboot functionality for a robust and fully-integrated security system. Additionally, hands-on demonstrations of their high-speed image scanner technology, Blinkscan, will be available.
About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated sales of 8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion(a)). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at global.hitachi.com.
Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, consumer electronics and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit hitachi.com.
Hitachi America, Ltd., Computer Division, supplies high-performance computer storage products and multimedia products to OEMs, value-added resellers, system integrators and distributors. The division's products include high-capacity hard disk drives and DVD-ROM and -RAM drives, digital multimedia recorders, hand-held computers, LCD projectors, CRT monitors, color laser beam printers and flat panel and plasma displays.
About Home Electronics
Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division, markets a variety of consumer electronics including high-definition TVs (HDTV), projection TVs (PTV), color TVs, DVD players, a DVD camcorder, VCRs and standard camcorders, as well as security and observation system products. The company's premium products are sold under the Hitachi UltraVision and UltraVision Digital brand names.
WHat HDS had for SNW...
HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS TO BRING STORAGE INDUSTRY EXPERTISE TO CUSTOMERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AT STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD
COO Delivers Keynote Address; Industry Expert Delivers Tutorial on Network Protocols; Company Participates in Groundbreaking Demonstrations of Network Technology
ORLANDO, FL, 30 October, 2000 –Highlighting its leadership in data networking technology, Hitachi Data Systems today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Dave Roberson, will deliver a keynote address at Storage Networking World, Tuesday, October 31 at 1:30 p.m., in the Crystal Ballroom of the Renaissance Orlando Resort. Hitachi Data Systems will also team with other industry leaders to demonstrate never-before-seen server-clustering technology that enables failover across a wide-area network.
“How Storage Networking Technologies are Revolutionizing the Way we do Business” is the topic of Roberson’s keynote presentation. The focus will be on insights he has gained from companies undertaking the task of organizing themselves to manage the tremendous amounts of data being fueled by the Internet. Data networking is seen as a technology that enables companies to transform data into knowledge that will help them compete effectively in the New Economy.
Also speaking at the event is Hu Yoshida, Vice President and General Manager, Data Network Solutions, Hitachi Data Systems. Yoshida will deliver a tutorial on Data Network Protocols Wednesday, November 1st at 1:30 p.m., in Ballroom Five. Hitachi Data Systems has led a number of pioneering efforts to develop network solutions in which multiple protocols can be used concurrently to optimize data flow in complex networks. In his tutorial, Yoshida will explain the benefits of various protocols for use in specific network and application environments.
Wide-Area Server Clustering Technology Demonstration
Participating in the Storage Networking World Interoperability Lab and Demo, Hitachi Data Systems is cooperating with Brocade, Troika Networks, ONI Systems Corp., and StorageNetworks, Inc. to demonstrate a Storage Service Provider (SSP) solution for a large metropolitan area.
In addition, a Hitachi Data Systems team led by Pierre Raymond, Director of Data Network Architecture, will present the industry’s first live demonstration of technology for failover between two widely separated servers. The demonstration will show how enterprises can use this technology to assure continuous operation of their businesses, even in the case of an unplanned outage or disaster.
To illustrate the business value of this solution, a server at one location is shown running an e-mail application, while a server at a second location runs an order-entry database application. When service at the first location is interrupted, its applications begin running at the secondary location -- just a heartbeat after the interruption. With no single point of failure in the entire system, observers can see first hand how to implement a powerful means of protecting their enterprises against unplanned interruptions of business operations.
Demonstration of SNIA Proposed Standard
The Hitachi Freedom Storage™ Lightning 9900™, Hitachi Data Systems’ flagship storage system, will be featured in the SSP and wide-area server failover demonstrations. The Freedom Storage 5800, a mid-range storage system, will be featured in the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA), demonstration of a proposed standard for a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Program Interface (API). The standard solves a difficult network-management problem – the ability to manage, in a consistent way, the retrieval of information from a Fibre Channel host bus adapter. Participants in this demonstration include Agilent, Emulex, JNI, qLogic, Troika, Brocade, Intersan, Prisa, Tivoli, VERITAS, and Vixel. Emphasizing its commitment to the development of standards through the SNIA, Hitachi Data Systems will be the only storage vendor participating in this landmark demonstration. |
