Toshiba Strata CIX Certified with AT&T IP Flexible Reach

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Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:00am EDT

IRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication
Systems Division (Toshiba -- www.telecom.toshiba.com) today announced
that its Toshiba Strata(R) CIX(TM) family of IP business communication
systems has been certified as interoperable with AT&T's IP Flexible
Reach service. The combination of Toshiba voice communication systems
and AT&T IP Flexible Reach is now available from Authorized Toshiba
Dealers nationwide.

   "We are pleased to announce the certification of the Toshiba
Strata CIX family with the AT&T IP Flexible Reach service," said Brian
Metherell, vice president and general manager, Toshiba America
Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division. "The
Toshiba-AT&T IP solution gives our customers the reliability and
investment protection of Toshiba equipment coupled with the voice
quality, affordability and business-class performance of the AT&T IP
Flexible Reach service."

   "We're pleased to certify Toshiba's Strata CIX family of IP
business communication systems, enabling its nationwide dealer network
to work with AT&T to offer the AT&T IP Flexible Reach service to
Toshiba customers," said Shawn Conroy, AT&T vice president of Voice
Networking.

   AT&T IP Flexible Reach is a managed Voice over IP communication
solution that supports inbound and outbound calling over a data
network, providing local, U.S., long distance and international
calling for U.S. sites. Delivering the efficiency and economical
benefits of network convergence, AT&T's IP Flexible Reach installs
fully configured gateway routers at each site to transport both voice
and data traffic and is connected to the Toshiba Strata CIX IP
business communication systems at each site. Both the Toshiba Strata
CIX systems and AT&T IP Flexible Reach can be TDM-enabled, allowing
enterprises to have a converged system.

   "Enterprises can depend on Toshiba and AT&T, two of the world's
largest and most respected companies, for an IP voice communication
solution that delivers Voice over IP features over a data connection,
without the need to buy separate services for voice and data," said
Eric Abing, product manager, Toshiba America Information Systems,
Telecommunication Systems Division.

   To find an Authorized Toshiba Dealer in your area, visit the
Toshiba website at www.telecom.toshiba.com.

   About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS)

   Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four
business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division,
Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division.
Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions,
including industry leading portable computers; projectors; imaging
products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage
products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics
applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.

   TAIS provides sales, marketing and services 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 Corporation, which is a global leader in high
technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic
components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure
systems. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global
network of more than 740 companies, with 198,000 employees worldwide
and annual sales surpassing US$76 billion. For more information on
Toshiba's leading innovations, visit the company's Web site at
www.toshiba.com.

   (C) 2008 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All product,
service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or
service marks of their respective owners. Information including
without limitation product prices, specifications, availability,
content of services, and contact information is subject to change
without notice.

Toshiba PR Contact:
Teri Bruno, TBPR, 714-536-8407
teribruno@aol.com

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