With continued emphasis on information as an enabler of competitive advantage, businesses demand the optimal means to store, access, secure, protect, and manage their data. As a Partner Beyond Technology, Hitachi Data Systems focuses on the customer's perspective to uniquely satisfy business needs with industry-leading storage products, a comprehensive portfolio of professional services and industry solutions, and a worldwide network of strategic partners. Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), Japan's largest electronics company, leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions that maximize customers' ROI and minimize their risk. These solutions include data life cycle management offerings that address customer's regulatory requirements. With an employee base of 3,200, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business directly and through resellers in the public and private sectors in more than 170 countries and regions, including the rapidly emerging economies in China, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. Its customers include more than 50 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Hitachi Data Systems has been recognized as the market leader in enterprise storage revenue and as the fastest growing storage management software vendor. Rapid market-share growth of the company's modular storage family and its award-winning channel partnership program have also made Hitachi Data Systems an important force in the midrange storage market. Alliance Technology Group along with HDS is committed to enabling organizations to exploit the full potential of information.