HDS Opens Competency Center for SAP Solutions

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation is opening the Hitachi Global Competency Center for SAP solutions
at the SAP
AG campus in Walldorf, Germany.

The center will enable closer collaboration between Hitachi Data Systems and
SAP to develop and certify new HDS solutions for SAP solution-based
environments.

The 300m² center contains a laboratory and board rooms to
showcase HDS technologies with the SAP HANA platform, which enable organizations
to make better business decisions quickly and gain advanced business
insight with intuitive access to data. The center will allow the two companies to host mutual customer and partner meetings and to collaborate on
development of new technologies in areas such as cloud and real-time mobile
solutions.

"Since becoming an SAP
global technology partner, our relationship with SAP has become extremely
important to us as we share the same aspirations in designing future
technologies," said Matthias Czwikla, VP, global
SAP field alliance, HDSs. "The competency center will enable us to work more closely with SAP to
both enhance existing technology and develop new solutions for our customers."

"The opening of the new
HDS Global Competency Center will provide added opportunities for cooperation
between SAP and HDS," said Horst-Udo Schulte, VP, global technology partners,
SAP. "It demonstrates the
significance of our partnership and drive to meet customer needs. The center
will help our joint customers envision new ways of running their businesses
with innovative technologies, including SAP HANA."