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      TOSHIBA SWEEPS THE COMPETITION TAKING HOME THREE
          PC COMPUTING MOST VALUABLE PRODUCT AWARDS
                              
  Toshiba Portege(tm) 3010CT Takes Coveted Product of the Year
                            Award

LAS VEGAS, Comdex Booth #1814, Nov. 16, 1998 - The Computer
Systems Division (CSD) of Toshiba America Information
Systems Inc. (TAIS) sweeps the competition with the Portege
3010CT taking home the prestigious PC Computing 1998 MVP
Product of the Year award, one of the industry’s most-sought
after accolades.  In a ceremony held last night, PC
Computing applauded Toshiba for redefining portability with
the Portege 3010CT.  The product also earned the PC
Computing MVP Award in the Lightweight Traveling Companion
category and the Satellite(tm) 2505CDS walked away with the MVP
award from the Low-Cost Portable category.
     "As a pioneer in portable computing, Toshiba
continually breaks new ground with products that challenge
status quo in design and engineering expertise while staying
focused on delivering products that meet our customers’
needs," Steve Ross, general manager, Toshiba CSD.  "It’s
very pleasing to be acknowledged by our industry peers for
supplying our customers with products that combine world-
class innovation and unparalleled value."
     The 1998 MVP Awards span 96 product categories, making
the MVP Award winner roster an invaluable buyer’s guide.  To
select the Portege 3010CT, Satellite 2505CDS and the other
1998 MVP Award winners, PC Computing’s editors conducted an
exhaustive review of thousands of Internet, digital office,
software and hardware products, evaluating them for
usability, performance, technology, innovation and value.
     Prevailing over hundreds of hardware products including
Sony’s VAIO 505FX and Hewlett-Parkard’s Sojourn, the Portege
3010CT challenges the limits of portable design and offers
the perfect blend of ultraportability and performance.
Weighing only 2.9 pounds and measuring 3/4-inch thin, the
Portege is a thin as a spiral-bound notebook.  Developed for
highly mobile users, the Portege 3010CT is equipped with an
Intel(tm) 266MHz Pentium® processor with MMX(tm) technology, an
ample 4.3 billion byte hard drive, 32MB of EDO DRAM, and a
3Com 56K PC card modem.  Combined with a brilliant 10.4-inch
TFT display and fast 128-bit NeoMagic graphics accelerator,
the Portege 3010CT is well-suited for general office
applications, Internet access, presentations and remote
communication.
     At $1,399, the Satellite 2505CDS offers an exceptional
value opening up portable computing to more customers than
ever.  The Satellite 2505CDS efficiently handles popular
office applications with a fast 233MHz Pentium processor
with MMX technology, 32MB of EDO DRAM and a 2GB hard drive.
Easy to carry, the Satellite 2505CDS includes Toshiba’s
popular all-in-one design that combines the diskette drive,
20X max speed CD-ROM and hard drive for quick and convenient
access to data.  Web sites come alive with a large 12.1-inch
Color-Bright dual-scan display and Yamaha sound system.  The
fast K56flex modem allows for quick access and fast
downloading from the Internet.

About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

     Toshiba continues to be the leading vendor for portable
computers with 18.8 percent market share in the U.S. market
and 20.1 percent worldwide in Q2 '98 according to
International Data Corp.  The company offers portable,
desktop and server computing solutions for business
customers under the Toshiba brand name.  For dealer referral
and product literature, call 1-800-TOSHIBA, or visit the
company’s World Wide Web site at http://www.toshiba.com.
     Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with annual sales of
approximately $3 billion, TAIS is comprised of nine
divisions which manufacture and market a wide range of
business and information-oriented products in the United
States and Latin America and one wholly owned subsidiary
which operates a network of copier/fax dealers.  Products
include portable and desktop computers; monitors; PC
servers; plain-paper copiers; facsimile systems; voice mail
systems; digital business telephone systems; toner products;
systems solutions for the cable industry; digital cameras
and network systems.
     TAIS is an independent operating company, owned by
Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of the $44 billion
Toshiba Corp., the sixth largest electronics and electrical
equipment manufacturer, and the world’s 37th largest
corporation in terms of sales.  Toshiba Corporation is a
world leader in high-technology products with 315 major
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
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