Hitachi Data Systems appoints Natarajan Viswanathan as India MD

Bangalore

September 11th, 2007

Hitachi Data Systems has announced the appointment of Natarajan Viswanathan
(Natty) as Managing Director of its India operations. Natty will be responsible
for providing sales direction and leadership to achieve Hitachi Data Systems'
corporate business objectives in India.

Natty brings with him 29 years of extensive experience in country sales
management, business development and operational leadership. As India Managing
Director, he will work closely with the Asia Pacific business leaders in driving
the growth and the expansion of the company's revenue and market share in India.

"With Natty at the helm of the Hitachi Data Systems team in India, I am
very confident we now have the leadership in place that will help us win in both
the large enterprise and SMB markets in India," said Michael Cremen, Senior
VP and GM, Asia Pacific, Hitachi Data Systems.

"At a strategic and technology level, Hitachi Data Systems stands in a
class of its own," said Natarajan Viswanathan, Managing Director, India,
Hitachi Data Systems. "I look forward to further developing Hitachi Data
Systems' success in the fast-growing India market."

Prior to joining Hitachi Data Systems, Natarajan held the position of Area VP
with Parametric Technology Corporation. His experience also spans across
Alliance and Partnership Management.