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Toshiba Network Camera Tops Competitors In Mobile PC Magazine Review, Awarded “Mobile Choice” Five Stars

IRVINE, CA, April 19, 2004 – Toshiba Security & Network Video, a leading supplier of video surveillance solutions, is proud to announce that its wireless, high-resolution IK-WB11A network camera was named "Mobile Choice" in Mobile PC magazine’s April issue topping models from Veo, Panasonic, Nokia, Linksys and D-Link.

Praising the Toshiba for its “ability to scale to an almost unlimited number of users," Mobile PC awarded the IK-WB11A with five out of five possible stars, noting that the camera’s reflector technology “really sets these high-end cameras apart from the others in this roundup.”

"Mobile PC has independently confirmed what our customers already knew: the IK-WB11A is the best IP-addressable camera available today,” said Sergio Collazo,
National Sales & Marketing Manager, Toshiba Security & Network Video. “Going head-to-head with the Panasonic KX-HCM270, the IK-WB11A proved to not only perform better, but cost considerably less.”

Mobile PC reviewers pointed out that the Panasonic KX-HCM270 offered “low resolution for such a pricey camera.”

In addition, reviewers found that Toshiba’s hosted service at www.camerawebpage.com “is more complete that Linksys’s SoloLink, with a wide range of community-oriented features including a camera directory, chat, guest book, photo album, counter and blog.”

In a similar round-up of network cameras in the April issue of PC Magazine, reviewers noted that “the IK-WB11A, with its half-inch CCD sensor, delivered outstanding image quality that surpassed the others” and that its “rugged nature and superior images make the IK-WB11A suitable for business owners who need to see what’s going on.”

ABOUT THE IK-WB11A
The Toshiba IK-WB11A ($599) is a wireless network camera that empowers users to remotely view live, high-resolution (1280 x 960) video streams with audio of homes, day care centers, schools, or businesses from anywhere in the world, via the internet, using a standard web browser.

Versatile, affordable and simple to install for seamless network connectivity, the IK-WB11A offers these key features: a 1.4 megapixel progressive scan CCD, an SD card slot, remote Pan and Tilt control, an alarm function, motion detection, and a privacy mask. The compact camera measures a mere 5.0 x 5.0 x 4.7 inches and can be mounted virtually anywhere.

Best of all, the IK-WB11A has its own built-in video server, so there is no need for an on-site PC for operation. Only a power source and an Ethernet network (10/100) connection or a wireless router is required. This all-in-one system architecture permits the IK-WB11A to be used for virtually any monitoring scenario.

For more information, U.S. customers can call 1-877-MYNETCAM. Or visit
www.netcam.toshiba.com. Go to www.shoptoshiba.com to purchase Toshiba items on-line.

About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
With headquarters in Irvine, California, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS) is comprised of multiple divisions that provide computer, communications and imaging products and services. Products include industry leading portable computers, PDAs, mobile computing accessories, servers, including communications and portable servers, storage subsystems, cable modems, digital business telephone systems, voice mail, digital cameras, security systems and projectors. TAIS provides sales, marketing, services and manufacturing for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America.

TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., which is a world leader in high-technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems. Toshiba has global sales of more than $40 billion and more than 300 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

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