| Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly | | | | software, we continue to build upon the |
| owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. and the only | | | | worldwide success of our partnership to deliver a |
| provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, | | | | fully unified solution to our customers." |
| and CommVault announced the Hitachi Data | | | | Organizations of all sizes are striving to improve |
| Protection Suite 8.0, powered by CommVault. | | | | their data protection operations. Rapidly growing |
| Available immediately from Hitachi Data Systems, | | | | data volumes, shrinking backup windows, and |
| this software is part of the integrated data | | | | increasing demands for data availability are driving |
| protection solutions portfolio and includes | | | | the demand for enhanced solutions. The new |
| enhancements in recovery operations, simplified | | | | Hitachi Data Protection Suite, powered by |
| license management, and remote office protection | | | | CommVault provides organizations a holistic data |
| as well as new advances in virtual server | | | | management solution that helps them protect |
| protection, data de-duplication, recovery | | | | critical information, reduce storage CAPEX and |
| management and content organization. The Hitachi | | | | OPEX, reclaim primary storage space, improve |
| Data Protection Suite 8.0, powered by | | | | service level agreements and provide a higher |
| CommVault leverages the CommVault Simpana | | | | level of business continuity. |
| 8.0 software suite and reinforces the longstanding | | | | "Our biggest software release to date, |
| OEM partnership between Hitachi Data Systems | | | | CommVault's Simpana 8.0 software is built on a |
| and CommVault. | | | | singular, unified platform," said Dave West, Vice |
| "The Hitachi Data Protection Suite 8.0 can help | | | | President of Marketing and Business Development, |
| solve customer data protection challenges with | | | | CommVault. "With the new features and backup |
| one platform, one common technology engine, | | | | and recovery performance enhancements in |
| one dashboard in one comprehensive solution," | | | | CommVault Simpana 8, Hitachi Data Protection |
| said Eric-Jan Schmidt, Vice President of Corporate | | | | Suite 8.0 can help IT professionals reduce the |
| Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. "By combining | | | | amount of data under management, address the |
| industry leading Hitachi storage systems and | | | | growing cost of storage management and simplify |
| CommVault's sophisticated data management | | | | the operations of their storage environments. |