Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Solutions and Products Director for APAC
Released on = January 31, 2007, 4:20 am
Press Release Author = Hitachi Data Systems
Industry = Software
Press Release Summary = Hitachi Data Systems a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi,
Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced the appointment of Vivekanand Venugopal as
director of Solutions and Products director for Asia Pacific. Vivekanand will play a
key role in providing pre-sales teams across the region with best practices to help
companies meet business needs by leveraging storage solutions from Hitachi Data
Systems and its partners.
Press Release Body = Bangalore, January 30th, 2007 – Hitachi Data Systems a wholly
owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced the appointment of
Vivekanand Venugopal as director of Solutions and Products director for Asia
Pacific. Vivekanand will play a key role in providing pre-sales teams across the
region with best practices to help companies meet business needs by leveraging
storage solutions from Hitachi Data Systems and its partners.
These storage solutions will help customers match business application requirements
to Hitachi storage system attributes precisely to address performance, availability,
and scalability. This will enable customers to boost business performance at lower
cost of ownership. The solutions will deliver on Hitachi’s strategic initiatives
including Tiered Storage, Storage Management, and Business Continuity, Content and
File Services and Data Protection solutions.
Vivekanand brings to the role strong technical expertise and a sound understanding
of Hitachi Data Systems’ products, services and strategic software initiatives. He
joined Hitachi Data Systems, India in 2001 as business development manager, and
later handled sales across India.
In 2004, he was responsible for driving the storage management solution business
line across Asia Pacific. Prior to this role he was sales director, Software
Solutions for Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Hitachi Data Systems, Vivekanand worked
with a storage integration company based in Bangalore, India.
“I am pleased to announce the promotion of Vivekanand Venugopal,” said Michael
Cremen, senior vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific, Hitachi Data
Systems, “With his expertise, Vivek will be instrumental in developing tools and
programs to equip our teams with the necessary skills and best practices to delivery
robust storage solutions that better meet client needs and expectations in the
region.”
Said Vivekanand Venugopal. “It is an exciting time as companies continue to look at
leveraging technology in a smarter way. I look forward to addressing the specialized
needs of our customers here and developing our relationships through the APAC
region.”
Vivekanand has a Graduate Degree in Computer Science and Engineering and Post
Graduate Degree in Marketing Management.
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About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions
built on industry-leading technology with the performance, availability and
scalability to maximize customers\' ROI and minimize their risk. By focusing on the
customer\'s perspective as we apply the best hardware, software, and services from
Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely satisfy our customers\' business needs. With
approximately 3,200 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct
and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170
countries and regions. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100
companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.hds.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 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.
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