Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE 6501; hereafter "Hitachi"), announced that it has launched a trial of a similar image search service called GazoPa as an invitation-only beta at TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco. GazoPa was selected as a finalist at the conference.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced its
consolidated financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, ended June 30, 2008.

Hitachi Ltd. reviewed its full-year profit forecast because of a wider-than-expected loss at its flat-panel TV business and a tax write-down.

Akamai Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, announced today that its Application Performance Solutions – enabling the Internet to be the platform for accelerating any critical enterprise application to anyone, anytime, anywhere – have been adopted for "TWX-21," the largest multi-companies e-Commerce service in Japan, provided by Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), announced today they have developed the world's smallest read-head technology for hard disk drives, which is expected to quadruple current storage capacity limits to four terabytes (TB) on a desktop hard drive and one TB on a notebook hard drive.

Hitachi Europe Ltd unveils its Ashford Train Depot maintenance facility and six-car Class 395 'bullet train' unit for Southeastern High Speed Services, at an opening ceremony in the presence of the UK Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP and His Excellency Mr Yoshiji Nogami, Japanese Ambassador.

Hitachi, Ltd. commented on articles that reported Hitachi decided on a plan to sell its Hard Disk Drive business.

Hitachi Ltd's subsidiary company for the sales, installation, maintenance and modernization of lifts and escalators in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China, Hitachi Elevator Engineering Company (Hong Kong) Limited ("HEE") supplied and installed 40 sets of lift in Macao Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China for the Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel which is one of the biggest commercial complexes in Asia

Hitachi Communication Technologies Ltd. with its headquarters in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, President & CEO Eiji Aoki (“Hitachi Com”) and Alvarion Ltd. with its headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, President & CEO Tzvika Friedman (“Alvarion”) have agreed to develop Broadband Mobile Wireless Access System using Mobile WiMAX technology jointly in Japan and overseas market.