• Toshiba introduces Wi-Fi installation services to further enhance its Professional Service offerings and encourage today’s businesses to embrace a world without wires.
• Available now, Wi-Fi Installation by Toshiba includes a comprehensive site assessment, installment and deployment of Wi-Fi-enabled products and access points.
• Through Sept. 30, interested parties can take advantage of Toshiba’s Wi-Fi installation and hardware by participating in the company’s "Go Wireless. Guaranteed." promotion.
• Additional information on Toshiba’s suite of Professional Services, such as Wi-Fi installation, can be attained by calling 1-800-TOSHIBA or emailingprofessionalservices@tais.toshiba.com.

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2001– The Computer Systems Group (CSG) of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., (TAIS) today announced the immediate availability of a new suite of wireless installation services calledWi-Fi Installation by Toshiba.As part of a company-wide initiative to enhance Professional Service offerings, Toshiba is leveraging its mobile leadership to bring customers wireless installation services designed to give people the freedom to work anywhere, anytime.

Targeted at businesses wanting to experience a wire-free environment, Wi-Fi Installation by Toshiba includes a comprehensive site assessment, installment and deployment of Wi-Fi-enabled products and access points.

Wi-Fi Installation by Toshiba is available to customers regardless of their current hardware provider. As a means to facilitate the adoption of wireless technologies, the notebook leader will also offer promotions such as discounted rates on installation and Toshiba hardware purchases.

"Wi-Fi Installation by Toshiba marks a key milestone in our efforts to extend our reputation for excellence beyond hardware to include services and solutions," says Steve Andler, vice president, marketing, Toshiba, CSG. "As a leader in the mobile movement, expanding our capabilities to include installation services is a logical step to ensuring our customers a smooth transition into the wireless millennium."

Wi-Fi Installation by Toshiba is available immediately at 1-800-TOSHIBA. Pricing for this service is determined based on customer requirements.

To launch this new service, Toshiba is offering an introductory promotion"Go Wireless. Guaranteed."This promotion offers companies Wi-Fi installation services and Toshiba hardware at a drastically reduced price. The Go Wireless. Guaranteed. promotion provides customers with a site survey of their business area (up to 10,000 square feet of contiguous coverage within a single floor), installation of one Toshiba Wireless LAN Access Point and up to eight Toshiba Tecra^®8200 or Satellite Pro^®4600 notebooks¹. Additionally, with Toshiba’s commitment to the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), its products guarantee IT managers interoperability, providing future flexibility and protection of their initial investment.

The promotion also states that if customers are not completely satisfied with their wireless computing experience after 30 days, they can return the hardware for a complete refund. For more information on Toshiba’s latest wireless promotion, visit www.wirefree.toshiba.com or call 1-800-TOSHIBA.

As an industry leader, Toshiba offers a broad suite of Professional Services that deliver customized solutions to meet the unique IT computing needs of customers. These offerings encompass three areas:

• Design and Assessment Services provide an analysis of customers’ current IT infrastructure and its performance.

• Deployment Services will quickly and flexibly manage every aspect of the deployment to meet financial and critical business requirements.

• Toshiba also provides a full range of ongoing IT systems management services that can be integrated into customers’ operations to improve service quality, maintain system performance and reduce downtime and support costs.

For more information on Toshiba’s Professional Service offerings call 1-800-TOSHIBA or email professionalservices@tais.toshiba.com

Toshiba continues to be the world’s leading vendor for portable computers with 13.9 percent market share worldwide during the third quarter of 2000, according to International Data Corp. The company offers portable, desktop and server computing solutions for business customers under the Toshiba brand name. For more information call 1-800-TOSHIBA or visit the company’s Web site at www.shoptoshiba.com. Dealer referrals and brochures are located atwww.buy.toshiba.com.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with annual sales of approximately $2.5 billion, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. is comprised of six divisions, organized into two business groups, which manufacture, market and service a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States and Latin America.

Products include portable and desktop computers, PC servers and storage subsystems; voice-mail systems; digital business telephone systems; interactive voice-response systems; network systems and digital cameras. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of the $52 billion Toshiba Corp., the eighth-largest computer and electronics company and the world’s 26th

largest industrial corporation in terms of sales. Toshiba Corp. is a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.