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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Founded in 2003, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies was created based on the strategic integration of the storage technology businesses of IBM and Hitachi. The storage business is one of Hitachi's five core businesses, and the introduction of advanced technology and strong capital have been important factors in its business development and profit growth. The company aims to enable users to fully embrace the digital lifestyle by providing high-capacity storage products for the office, on the go and at home. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is focused on rapidly expanding the range of hard disk drives beyond traditional computer applications to consumer electronics and other emerging products.

The company will inherit IBM and Hitachi's world-renowned research and development technologies and build on their combined ****80 years of hard disk expertise. With strong, focused R&D and investment in development, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies will inspire and lead the way for the future of storage technology.

In the hard disk drive market, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is committed to providing customers with a full range of customer-focused and comprehensive services. The company's products and services are delivered at an impressive level through a world-class operating model, pragmatic state-of-the-art technical expertise, and a comprehensive customer support structure.

In terms of product categories, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. offers an industry-leading portfolio of 1-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disk storage devices and solutions to meet the needs of different markets. Comprised of four product business units and one internal business unit:

● Desktop Hard Drives Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. offers a wide selection of desktop hard drives to meet the needs of both traditional and advanced desktop applications such as multimedia, video streaming, stereoscopic images, and digital photos. The company will leverage its extensive technical expertise to continue the exemplary tradition of creative technology and performance excellence of its award-winning Deskstar.

● Mobile Electronics Hard Drives - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has the broadest mobile storage product line in the industry, including the industry's first high-performance, high-capacity 1-inch hard drive. The Microdrive, available in capacities ranging from 340MB to 1GB, outperforms other similar products in the marketplace, and its cost-per-megabyte price is significantly lower than the competition. The drive is the world's thinnest, smallest and highest performing 1-inch drive, weighing less than a 2A battery. The microdrive is designed for small form factor applications that require large capacity, such as digital cameras, PDAs, and MP3 players.

● Server Hard Drives - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies also offers a complete line of server hard drives, with high market share in the 10,000 and 15,000 RPM series. Its Ultrastar server hard drive series provides high-capacity data processing performance for data-intensive applications, as well as user support for many high-end interfaces.

● Emerging Markets - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' Emerging Markets business, which is responsible for delivering a wide range of solutions to consumers, uses ongoing research and development to make hard disk drives more widely available for applications outside the traditional IT industry. It is also tasked with promoting and nurturing new hard disk drive markets for products that are closely related to consumers, thereby creating more business opportunities and driving business growth.

● Heads/Disks - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies develops and manufactures its own hard disk heads and disks. This enables it to effectively control and manage the quality and design development of its products to keep pace with the needs of its customers.

2009-11-10

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced the delivery of its fifth-generation 7200 rpm laptop hard drive. This 2.5-inch Hitachi 7K500 hard drive product features a 500GB capacity and a 3Gb/s SATA interface designed for laptop, gaming and professional external storage applications. The Hitachi 7K500 combines industry-leading high performance, high capacity and durability, making it ideal for multitasking, gaming and other graphics processing. The next-generation Hitachi 7K500 is the fastest-running hard disk device in its class, with a 56 percent increase in capacity and a 16 percent enhancement in application performance over the previous generation1. It also offers best-in-class shock resistance, best-in-class performance and excellent battery life.

January 26, 2010

Following the launch of its SimpleTOUGH and SimpleDRIVE mini products in China in September 2009, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HitachiGST), one of the world's most recognized and trusted brands, today announced the launch of the Hitachi X Portable Hard Drive in China. The Hitachi X portable hard drive is designed for users who are looking for the most convenient, reliable and affordable way to store and protect data content such as digital photos, music, videos and documents.

Backing up digital content is critical, so we are constantly striving to make it possible for all computer users to have an external hard drive," said Shaoren Zhu, vice president, Asia Pacific, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. Hitachi X portable hard disk drives offer reliable performance and competitively priced solutions with powerful storage capabilities to help users store and back up any digital content they need and use it anywhere, anytime, whether it's in an office environment, at home or on the road. Hitachi is committed to developing continuously innovative and exciting storage solutions that meet the diverse and ever-changing needs of consumers in an ever-changing digital world."

Driven by the included USB 2.0 cable, the Hitachi X portable hard drive is designed for the ever-evolving mobile world, providing users with a best-in-class external storage experience. It is also backed by the Hitachi brand's world-renowned quality, reliable performance, and top-notch global research and development capabilities, relieving users of all worries about storing and protecting their data. This new Hitachi X portable hard drive is similar in appearance to the SimpleDRIVE, with a sleek and modern form factor, but at a more attractive price point.

The Hitachi X portable hard drive is available in red and black color options, and the following models/capacities are now available: Hitachi X500 portable hard drive (500GB), Hitachi X320 portable hard drive (320GB) and Hitachi X250 portable hard drive (250GB).

March 7, 2011 Hitachi Sells Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Hitachi, Ltd. announced on March 7 that it will sell its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), to the U.S.-based Western Digital (WD), the world's largest manufacturer of hard disk drives. The amount of the sale, including cash and WD shares*** totaled about $4.3 billion. This is one of the larger cases of Japanese companies selling their businesses overseas.

HGST has the third largest share of the global hard disk drive market. Hitachi had originally planned to list it in the U.S., but decided to sell all of its shares in HGST after Western Digital made a favorable offer.

August 4, 2012 Former Hitachi Global Storage Technology officially named HGST

With the acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technology, Hitachi also changed its name. The former "Hitachi Global Storage Technology" was officially named HGST, which is a separate operating division of Western Digital. In the eyes of HGST, data is the currency of the new economy. Adopting data-driven decision-making can increase productivity by 5 percent and corporate profitability by 6 percent. Also in the HGST survey, nearly 100 percent of respondents believe that better analytics tools and storage solutions improve business efficiency (99 percent) and are willing to invest in new technologies and solutions to improve application performance (98 percent). Based on this, HGST persists in research and development in the field of data storage, hoping to help business users unleash the power of data and lead the transformation of the data center. In 2010, Hitachi Group will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. Hitachi Group has a long history of providing high-quality products and services to the Chinese community in a wide range of fields, from information and communication systems, electric power equipment, industrial machinery, vehicle transportation equipment, elevators, and construction machinery, to electronic equipment, digital media and home appliances, medical equipment, high-performance materials, logistics, and financial services.

As early as 1981, Hitachi established the first joint venture of Japanese manufacturing in mainland China to produce and sell television products. Since then, the "HITACHI" brand has won the trust and support of users with its excellent technology and quality, and has been loved by Chinese consumers.

Today, China's society is changing rapidly and its economy is developing rapidly. As the economic level continues to rise, Chinese society is paying great attention to energy saving and environmental protection technologies and other fields that are closely related to the construction of a sustainable society, and Hitachi will actively participate in this field in the future.

Based on the booming Chinese society, Hitachi is aiming to be a "reliable partner in China" and will make unremitting efforts to contribute to the development of the Chinese society by strengthening research and development, developing energy-saving and environmental protection businesses, promoting human resources training strategies, and carrying out a variety of social welfare activities.

We hope that you will continue to support and understand Hitachi's business and activities in China, and that Hitachi will become a reliable partner in your business.