Hitachi to Exhibit at ITU Telecom World 2006.

Hitachi Group Exhibit Theme: "Hitachi Innovates the Digital World."

TOKYO -- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501) today announced plans to exhibit at ITU Telecom World 2006, the IT and telecommunications industry's largest trade exhibition and forum. This event will be held by the ITU(a) on December 4-8 this year in Hong Kong. The theme of the Hitachi Group's exhibit is "Hitachi Innovates the Digital World."

Plans also call for Mr. Kazuo Furukawa, president and director of Hitachi, Ltd., to participate in the forum as a speaker in Session DL-B. The title of this session is "Anywhere, anytime by anyone and anything."

Based on the theme for its exhibit, the Hitachi Group will showcase leading-edge solutions for realizing a reliable, safe, and convenient ubiquitous information society. It will also present the products that underpin these solutions in four categories: the Home, Business, Community and Infrastructure.

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Hitachi also plans to participate in an exhibit at the GPON Pavilion, which is also sponsored by the ITU. This exhibit will demonstrate the interconnectability of various companies' GPON systems for the general public. Ten GPON vendors, including Hitachi, are scheduled to participate in this event.

(a) ITU stands for International Telecommunication Union.

(b) iVDR stands for Information Versatile Disk for Removable usage. Leveraging the strengths of hard disk drives, such as their compact size, large capacity, and high-speed data access capability, iVDR will play a key role as a processing platform for various forms of data, including video content for AV equipment. It is currently attracting attention as a new media standard that can realize the sharing of a diverse array of video, music, programs and other forms of data in a breadth of product fields. These range from digital home appliances to home servers, video recorders, automotive devices and other AV equipment, and PCs.

(c) Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp.

-- Overview of Hitachi's Exhibit
   (1) Hitachi Group Exhibit
   -- Booth No.: 1010
   -- Theme: "Hitachi Innovates the Digital World."

   (2) GPON Pavilion
   -- Booth No.: 10027.005

-- Forum Session Overview
Digital Lifestyle Theme Session B (DL-B)
Session title: "Anywhere, anytime by anyone and anything"
Date and time: December 4 (Monday) 14:30-16:00
Location: Room 201C

About Hitachi

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion yen ($80.9 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. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.