Expansion builds on existing relationship betweenGreen Data Systems and Hitachi in Europe Neu-Isenburg/Frankfurt, Germany, and London, UK, February 22, 2008 Today Green Data Systems announced their appointment as a distributor for Hitachi BladeSymphony server products in Europe.
Through this agreement Green Data Systems is now authorised to distribute the Hitachi BS1000 and BS320 blade servers into the European market. Hitachi BladeSymphony range of blade servers aggressively addresses the computing needs of the rapidly expanding market for datacenter computing where high performance, high availability and low power are essential.
This agreement will enable Hitachi to leverage Green Data Systems extensive relationships to deliver its BladeSymphony solutions to a highly skilled reseller network and end users. Green Data Systems partners will receive dedicated, personalized services including presales technical support; order fulfillment management for multi- and single-platform solutions; business planning and marketing services; demo facilities, vertical market services; flexible financing; customized configurations; and engineering support.
“Green Data Systems will now have the capability to provide enterprise computing solutions with the Hitachi portfolio of storage and server products in Europe” said Wessel Graatsma, CEO of Green Data Systems. “Green Data Systems is already an established storage partner through the Hitachi Data Systems division of Hitachi. This combined with the Hitachi BladeSymphony and the other complementary products from Green Data Systems means customers can benefit from a one stop purchasing point for performance computing solutions.” said Ravi Ahluwalia, Head of Business Development of Hitachi Systems Solutions Division in Europe.
BladeSymphony builds on Hitachi’s market leading position established in Japan with Hitachi’s high quality mainframe heritage. Hitachi BladeSymphony offers automated failover capability to achieve high system availability in critical environments. BladeSymphony “HSVF” or “Hitachi Server Virtualisation Feature” provides firmware level virtualisation technology which enables substantial performance advantages over market competitors. These features along with mainframe class reliability provide unrivalled computing technology to Green Data Systems customers.
You can also visit Green Data Systems at Cebit from the 4th to the 9th March 2008 on the Hitachi Stand in Hall 2 Booth Number A20.
ABOUT GREEN DATA SYSTEMS Green Data Systems, member of ‘The Green Grid’ is the Green Data Systems Specialist providing optimal Green Data Availability Solutions. The mission of Green Data Systems and its partners is to offer innovative green data system solutions attuned to current market developments. Green Data Availability Solutions simply means that information is available anytime, anyplace, anywhere given our worldwide conditions. Green Data Systems is distributor for first class Green IT Solutions that addresses the computing needs for all tiers of the datacenter, incl. mission-critical computing needs. Green Data Systems represent leading Green IT Solutions like Hitachi Data Systems, CommVault, Brocade, Plasmon, ONstor, RelData, Dilligent Technologies, Lefthand Networks and Quantum. Green Data Systems’ offices are in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. All Green Data System solutions are offered by a selective Green Partner network. For more information, visit the Green Data Systems Web site at www.greendatasystems.com or contact the company at info@greendatasystems.com .
ABOUT HITACHI Hitachi Europe, Ltd., Information Division, Systems Solutions Division , supplies highly scalable and performance-oriented server platforms targeting mid- and large-scale enterprise customers with solution offerings ranging from high-end transaction engines to large-scale databases. Hitachi Europe Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan. Headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, it has operations in 15 countries and employs 600 people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Hitachi Europe tailors its services and solutions to meet the specific needs of its customers. Hitachi Europe comprises ten key business areas: power and industrial systems; rail; industrial components & equipment; information systems; digital media; display products; air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; procurement and sourcing; corporate technology group (research & development) and the Hitachi Design Centre. For more information about Hitachi Europe Ltd., please visit http://www.hitachi-eu.com.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion yen ($86.8 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.
Media Contacts: Mr. Richard Rimmer , for Hitachi Europe+44 1 628 585 581 Richard.Rimmer@Hitachi-eu.com Mr. Rainer Hilsenbeck, for Green Data Systems Germany+49 172 6868 219RHilsenbeck@GreenDataSystems.com Mrs. Ilona Smid, for Green Data Systems Netherlands+31 570 850 570ISmid@GreenDataSystems.com Mr. Vincent Maurescau, for Green Data Systems Belgium/Luxembourg+32 475 933 952ISmid@GreenDataSystems.com
