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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Named 2006 Sun Meritorious Performance Supplier

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 18:00 CDT

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi) was named Meritorious Performance Supplier in Sun Microsystems' 2006 Supplier Awards program. The award honors companies that have delivered superior quality and value to Sun's customers.

"We are proud to be recognized by Sun as an outstanding supplier of hard disk drives, as this award validates the continuous effort Hitachi puts on maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and product quality," said George Silva, senior vice president of worldwide sales, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. "Our successful collaboration with Sun is a result of meticulous attention to providing consistent product quality and supply, and commitment to bringing the highest value to our customers."

Suppliers are judged on their performance in the areas of cost, quality, lead-time and delivery, and strategic and technical development. Based on these criteria, Sun awards suppliers for Best-in-Class and Meritorious Performance, and also names one Supplier of the Year. The Meritorious Performance award recognizes suppliers who have gone the extra mile in one or more performance areas.

"Each year Sun Microsystems recognizes the 'best of the best' suppliers for their contributions to outstanding product quality and customer value," said Eugene McCabe, executive vice president of Worldwide Operations at Sun. "Hitachi helped Sun exceed our customers' expectations, and we congratulate them on their achievement."

About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is a storage technology leader, founded in 2003 through the combination of Hitachi's and IBM's hard disk drive businesses. Hitachi GST enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value hard disk storage in formats suitable for the office, on the road and in the home.

With its legacy in hard drive invention, Hitachi GST will lead the industry in celebrating the storage technology's golden anniversary in 2006. The hard drive has had a profound effect on the computing and consumer electronics industries after five decades of innovation. That heritage lives on at Hitachi GST today through products that define the standard for hard drive miniaturization, capacity, performance and reliability.

With approximately 30,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi GST offers a comprehensive range of hard drive products for desktop computers, high-performance servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.hitachigst.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion yen ($80.9 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.

Sun, Sun Microsystems and the Sun logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Source: Business Wire

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