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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 29, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 39
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Hitachi To Distribute Voltaire
InfiniBand Solutions In Japan
Voltaire, a leading provider of high performance InfiniBand solutions,
announced that it has signed an agreement with two Hitachi group companies for
the distribution of Voltaire's high performance InfiniBand switches, routers
and related products in Japan. The demand for Voltaire's solutions in Japan is
growing as InfiniBand interconnect technology continues to gain traction in
market segments such as high performance computing and enterprise data
centers. The two Hitachi distributors are Hitachi High-Technologies
Corporation (Hitachi-HT), and Hitachi Information Technology Co Ltd
(Hitachi-IT). Triangle Technologies, which is responsible for Voltaire's
marketing activities in Japan, negotiated the agreement.
"Following our evaluation of the market, we selected Voltaire as the most
reliable and innovative company producing InfiniBand solutions," explained
Noriyuki Hioki, general manager of Hitachi-HT's IT Systems Department.
"Voltaire's products represent the most cost-effective solutions for many
applications in Japan, such as intra-cluster high speed networks, Grid
computing, HPC, database clusters and networks."
Hitachi-HT intends to sell Voltaire's entire product family, including
Voltaire's ISR 6000 and ISR 9600 switch routers, intelligent InfiniBand-to-IP
and InfiniBand-to-Fibre Channel routers, HCAs and related products through
various marketing partners, such as leading system integrators, HPC vendors,
storage vendors and database systems vendors.
"We expect to achieve annual sales of $14 million within two years," said
Hioki.
Yoshiaki Eifuku, executive and board member of Hitachi IT, stated that,
"Voltaire has demonstrated high system capability and reliability, and their
embedded management software has excellent functionality and reliability. We
are proud to represent Voltaire in the Japanese market."
Hitachi IT intends to sell Voltaire products both independently, and in
conjunction with Hitachi-HT, with Hitachi-IT focusing also on providing
technical support and maintenance services, which are some of Hitachi-IT's
unique strengths.
"Hitachi is clearly one of the world's IT powerhouses, and Hitachi-HT and
Hitachi-IT have been influential in introducing new networking and
interconnectivity technologies in the Japanese market," said Ronnie Kenneth,
chairman and CEO of Voltaire. "Needless to say, our relationships with these
Hitachi group companies give Voltaire and InfiniBand strong credibility in
Japan."
"Following Hitachi's corporate investment in Voltaire in August, 2002,
Hitachi-HT and Hitachi-IT spent almost 10 months confirming that there is a
market for Voltaire's products and that Voltaire's products would meet the
very stringent standards of Japanese customers," commented Dr. Daniel
Isenberg, CEO of Triangle Technologies of Tel-Aviv and Tokyo. "We are proud to
be partners with Hitachi group companies, and believe that these are
relationships with real synergy."
About Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation is a global company that has
specialized
in cutting-edge technologies from a core emphasis on biotechnology products,
semiconductor production systems, IT solutions and products. Hitachi
High-Technologies is a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. Founded in 1947, the
headquarters is located in Tokyo and there are 22 offices in Japan and 77
offices outside of Japan. Consolidated Net Sales is $6 billion in 2002. Visit
the company's Web site at www.hitachi-hitec.com.
About Hitachi Information Technology Co Ltd
Hitachi Information Technology is a company that provides network system
integration, marketing, development, manufacturing, contract manufacturing,
repair and recycling of IT products. Hitachi Information Technology is a
subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. Founded in 1978, the headquarters is located in
Tokyo and there are 15 offices in Japan. Visit the company's Web site at
www.hitachi-it.co.jp.
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