HDS appoints Harikrishna Prabhu as Channel Director, India

Bangalore

June 6, 2008

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd
announced the appointment of Harikrishna Prabhu as Channel Director for India.
He will be heading the channel operations for India and will be responsible for
building and further strengthening partner relationships across all regions.

Harikrishna has close to 15 years of experience in managing customers and
channels. He has vast experience in managing reseller partners, distributors and
system integrators and driving the SMB sales. “Harikrishna brings with him
extensive experience in the industry,” said Natarajan Viswanathan, MD, Hitachi
Data Systems India. “He will help Hitachi in developing and managing channels
and delivering partner satisfaction while driving revenues.”

Prior to joining Hitachi Data Systems, his experience spans organizations
like OASYS, Datapro Infoworld Ltd and more recently, Compaq and HP, where he was
responsible for growing the revenue through distribution partners and systems
integrators. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Bangalore University in Electrical
Engineering.