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Diligent and Hitachi Data Systems Sign Global Reseller Agreement



    Diligent Technologies Corporation:

    Diligent's VTF Open, VTF Mainframe and ProtecTIER VT(TM) with
    HyperFactor(TM) provide HDS customers with "plug and play" VTL
    solutions that maintain unparalleled performance, scalability
    and data integrity

    Diligent Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of
    enterprise data protection solutions today announced that it has
    entered into a global reseller agreement with Hitachi Data Systems
    (HDS). Diligent's complete line of Data Protection solutions including
    ProtecTIER(TM) VT with HyperFactor(TM) , VTF Open and VTF Mainframe
    are immediately available to HDS' customers worldwide under the name
    Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Solutions by Hitachi Data Systems.
    "Our customers require the utmost in availability, reliability,
    and scalability," said Hubert Yoshida, chief technology officer,
    Hitachi Data Systems. "Diligent's data protection solutions provide
    true enterprise scalability, technological leadership -- particularly
    in the field of data de-duplication, leading to dramatic reduction in
    required storage capacity -- and future road map potential. Adding the
    Diligent solution to our portfolio further demonstrates the Hitachi
    Data Systems commitment to offering our customers a complete platform
    for all of their critical storage needs."
    "The combination of Diligent's software products and HDS'
    comprehensive offerings provide Enterprise customers best-in-class
    data protection solutions. This agreement will significantly expand
    Diligent's global distribution reach and will greatly benefit
    customers," said Doron Kempel, Chairman & CEO, Diligent Technologies.
    "HDS is an undisputed and trusted industry leader. This agreement is a
    strong validation of our technology and comes at a time when
    Diligent's and HDS' integrated solutions are already deployed at some
    of the worlds' largest data centers, in the US and in Europe. We look
    to continue bringing these joint solutions to customers around the
    world."
    Hitachi Data Systems' Virtual Tape Library Solutions is comprised
    of Diligent's :
    ProtecTIER VT - The first true enterprise-class disk-based data
    protection solution that enables customers to reduce their required
    backup disk storage capacity by up to 25 times or more, while
    ingesting backup data in-line at rates greater than 200 MB/s enabling
    electronic replication for geographic protection and scaling up to 1
    PB of physical disk-storage. Powered by HyperFactor(TM), the industry
    leading data de-duplication technology, ProtecTIER enables enterprises
    to eliminate redundant data resulting in a large-scale reduction in
    the amount and cost of physical storage required, thus rendering
    disk-storage economically viable for backup restore and archive.
    VTF Open - Industry's most scalable Virtual Tape Library software
    that is easy to implement and provides 2:1 compression, reducing
    storage needs by half. The software, server and disk storage system
    create a virtual tape solution that appears to the backup application
    as a real tape library.
    VTF Mainframe - A software solution that virtualizes disk as tape
    on mainframes, and solves performance, scalability and reliability
    problems that others in the industry do not address.

    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 2,900 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 www.hds.com.

    About Diligent Technologies Corporation

    Diligent delivers scalable, proven, enterprise-class disk-based
    data protection solutions. Diligent's ProtecTIER(TM) platform, powered
    by HyperFactor(TM), a game-changing factoring technology, enables
    customers to protect more data while recording less of it, all without
    disrupting existing policies, practices and procedures in their data
    center. Diligent's solutions and professional services are available
    through its reseller and partner channels along with sales, service
    and R&D support located worldwide. Information on Diligent
    Technologies is available on the World Wide Web at www.diligent.com,
    tel: +1-508-663-1300 or e-mail: info@diligent.com.

    Note to Editors: Diligent, Diligent Technologies logo, VTF,
    ProtecTIER and HyperFactor are trademarks of Diligent Technologies
    Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
    owners.