Hitachi Hosts Asia-Pacific Hard Drive Distribution Conference in Macau
Fri 27 July, 2007

Company Selects Seven Asian Distributors for “Partner of the Year” Awards

HONG KONG, July 26, 2007 – Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced seven winners of its “Partner of the Year” award, given at the company’s 2007 Asia-Pacific Distribution Conference held in Macau last week. Senior representatives from 26 distributors around the Asia-Pacific region gathered to review their achievements during the past year, and discuss Hitachi’s direction and strategies for the upcoming year.

The following Hitachi GST distribution partners received awards for their outstanding contributions to Hitachi’s hard drive business in Asia-Pacific:

• Weikeng Industrial Co. Ltd. (China and Taiwan) – Champion Mobile Partner
• Alpha Leader Limited (China) – Champion Desktop Partner
• Cyberstar Infocom Ltd. (India) – Champion Server Partner
• Digital Vision Inc. (China) – Champion CE Partner
• AceCom Technologies Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) – Best in Overall Growth
• Neoteric Asia/Spectrum Global Pte. Ltd. (India) – Best in New Market Development
• Asys Computer Co. Ltd. (Thailand) – Rookie of the Year

“The Asia-Pacific region is integral to Hitachi GST’s overall business plan, and our distribution network is key to our continued penetration in these fast-emerging markets, helping drive growth throughout the region. With opportunities in traditional and emerging segments, Hitachi GST distributors help us take advantage of the robust growth and increasing demand for HDDs, many of which are supplied from our manufacturing hubs in Thailand, Singapore and China,” said Robert Chu, vice president, Asia Pacific, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

The following distributors received Hitachi GST Valued Partner awards for their outstanding performance:

• Beijing FIRST Technology Development Co., Ltd.
• China Merchants Information Technology Co., Ltd.
• Data Save Tech Co., Ltd.
• Datastor NZ Ltd.
• Digital China
• Glee Electronics Inc.
• G.M.I Technology Inc.
• Hasee Technology Co., Ltd.
• Hitachi High-Technologies Hong Kong Ltd.
• Hitachi High-Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
• INTECH & Company
• Legend Performance Technology
• LG International Corp.
• M-Link System (M) Sdn Bhd
• PT Bintang Mas Rezeki Nusantara
• Ramaxel Technology Limited
• Redington India Limited
• Weblink International Inc.
• Xander Computer International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

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About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies develops advanced hard disk drives to store and preserve the world’s valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value, high-capacity storage in formats suitable for the office, in the home or on the road. With vertically-integrated research, design and manufacturing capabilities, Hitachi delivers leadership technology and quality to its global customer base.

With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi offers a comprehensive range of hard drive products for desktop computers, high-performance storage systems and servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachigst.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion yen ($86.8 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.