Hitachi Data Systems customers recognized as laureates in 24th Annual IDG Computerworld Honors Progr
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Global Information Technology Awards Pay Tribute to Individuals and Organizations that Use Information Technology to Benefit Society
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), today announced that customers Seattle
Children’s and Gulf JP Company, Ltd. have been named 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate
award winners by the IDG Computerworld Honors Program. Seattle Children’s was honored
in the category of Healthcare, and Gulf JP was recognized in the Economic Development
category. The Computerworld Honors awards were presented at the annual Laureates Medal
ceremony and Gala Awards today, June 4, 2012, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in
Washington, D.C. The awards program honors visionary applications of information technology
promoting positive social, economic and educational change.
“We congratulate Seattle Children’s and Gulf JP on the well-deserved honor of being
recognized by Computerworld for their exciting and important work,” said Asim Zaheer, senior
vice president, Worldwide Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. “We take pride in working with our
customers to deliver groundbreaking solutions and services that promote change on a
humanitarian level, and look forward to continuing to develop innovative technologies that allow
organizations to improve their communities by turning technology into sustainable solutions.”
“There’s no question technology plays a vital role in driving business forward. It ensures an
organization’s ability to compete, innovate, communicate and thrive. What the Computerworld
Honors Laureates so clearly demonstrate is technology’s role in moving society forward.
Computerworld acknowledges and applauds the outstanding work being done by individuals
and organizations who have successfully used technology to improve the quality of our lives and
that of future generations,” said John Amato, vice president/publisher, Computerworld.
“Computerworld is proud to name the 2012 class of Laureates and celebrate their initiatives
benefiting society through the innovative use of IT.”
Seattle Children’s
For more than 100 years, Seattle Children’s has specialized in meeting the unique physical,
emotional and developmental needs of children, from infancy through young adulthood. Seattle
Children’s is an exceedingly progressive healthcare organization, delivering the utmost critical
services and diagnostics. Ensuring uninterrupted access to its information is equally vital.
Patient records, cutting-edge research data and transactional accounts must be available
anywhere, anytime across this constantly changing and growing healthcare entity.
When the IT department embarked upon an enterprise-wide virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
strategy, the goal was to incorporate best-of-class hardware, software and networking gear to
ensure a flawless deployment. Seattle Children’s installed Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
(VSP) and Hitachi NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc®, in its primary data center to function as
the centralized storage solution. Since deployment, the Seattle Children’s IT department now
operates a dynamic, scalable 24/7 environment with zero disruptions to patients.
Gulf JP Company
Headquartered in Bangkok, Gulf JP is one of Thailand’s largest independent providers of
electricity, servicing both the general public and users in the main industrial zones of the
country. While the power industry is one of the core sectors driving economic growth in
Thailand, the increasing number of power plants was putting a strain on the country’s demand
for energy. To provide better business continuity to its customers, Gulf JP required a solution for
effective and reliable data backup.
To ensure IT operations provide maximum performance and backup to support 24/7 electricity
generation, Gulf JP chose a solution based on Hitachi midrange solutions and Hitachi
replication software. Since updating its IT infrastructure using solutions from HDS, Gulf JP has
hired more than 400 employees, and that figure is expected to hit 1,000 in 2015, driving the
local economies. Gulf JP has also inspired confidence in the local communities by providing
them with maximum productivity while keeping an environmental conscience. Most importantly,
Gulf JP’s updated IT infrastructure ensures business continuity in the main industrial zones of
Thailand, which are the areas most important to the country’s economic development.
About the Computerworld Honors Program
Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is
governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation.
Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and
organizations that use information technology to promote positive social, economic and
educational change.
