Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Telecommunication Systems Division

IRVINE, Calif., February 10, 2009 — Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba — www.telecom.toshiba.com) announced today that its Strata® CIX™ IP business communication system has received a 2008 Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine (www.itmag.com). The Product of the Year award winners will be published in the February 2009 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com). .

“With its Strata CIX1200 IP business communication system, Toshiba has proven its commitment to quality and excellence while meeting the real needs of IP business telephone system users,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. “We’re proud to honor Toshiba’s accomplishments in the advancement of IP communications.”

“We are excited to receive INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine’s Product of the Year Award for our Strata CIX IP business communication system,” said Brian Metherell, vice president and general manager of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division. “The Strata CIX1200 brings the reliability, durability and functionality of the Toshiba Strata CIX family to medium-sized enterprises.”

Toshiba’s Strata CIX1200 IP business communication system is a welcome addition to the Strata CIX family, providing expanded capacity up to 1,000 users or 440 trunks and a total of 1,152 ports, offering all the benefits of Toshiba’s other Strata CIX systems in a larger size.

As with all of Toshiba’s Strata CIX systems, the new Strata CIX1200 can be TDM-enabled, can be networked with any other Strata CIX system, offers Toshiba’s FeatureFlex adaptability capabilities, and provides a smooth migration path from other Toshiba Strata CIX and CTX® systems.

Twist’s trunks easily connect to the Toshiba Strata CIX IP business communication system through least cost routing so that the transition to the new service is virtually invisible to users and allows customers to start saving immediately, even if they want to maintain some or all of their current phone connections during the transition.

Features included in the Strata CIX1200 include:

1. Strata Net Networking — Strata CIX1200 can be networked with all the Toshiba Strata CIX family systems, including the CIX40, CIX100, CIX200, CIX670, and other CIX1200 systems. This allows large companies to use the Strata CIX1200 for their main sites and smaller Strata CIX systems for branch offices, and it allows smaller companies to expand as they grow.
2. Virtually All Features to All Toshiba Users, on Fixed or Mobile Devices — Strata CIX1200 has been designed to deliver virtually every feature to every user, regardless of the type of Toshiba endpoint they are using, whether they are fixed or mobile. The system supports IP phones, IP wireless telephones, IP soft phones on notebook PCs and PDAs, and digital (TDM) and analog telephones.
3. Choice of Endpoints — Strata CIX1200 is compatible with Toshiba’s IP and digital telephones, Attendant Consoles, Toshiba SoftIPT soft phone for laptops and PDAs, and third-party SIP telephones (as tested by Toshiba).
4. Traditional Business Telephone Features in an IP System — Strata CIX1200 delivers virtually all the features and functionality of Toshiba’s traditional digital business telephone systems, taking advantage of decades of experience serving enterprises with voice solutions.
5. Ability to Mix and Match IP and Digital on a Single System — Unlike many competitive IP systems, Strata CIX1200 can be TDM-enabled, giving users a choice of running a pure IP system or a mix of IP and digital TDM. This allows users to choose how they will maximize their systems and migrate existing equipment. Because it supports open standards, Strata CIX also works with certain SIP telephones.
6. Strata Media Application Server (MAS) Compatibility — Multiple applications can be combined on a single media application server platform. Applications include Auto Attendant, Voice Mail, Automated Speech Recognition, Text to Speech, Unified Messaging, Fax Integration, Interactive Voice Response, Automatic Call Distribution and Reporting, Web-based Personal and System Administration, Web-based Telephone Applications, FeatureFlex adaptability tool that allows users to customize and add features, and Video Communication Server (VCS) for video conferencing and collaboration. Strata MAS comes standard with Toshiba’s Voice Processing/unified messaging solution, My Phone Manager personal administration tool, and eManager system administration tool.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine
INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998™. Beginning with the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine reaches more than 225,000 readers, including pass-along readers.

For more information, please visit www.itmag.com.

About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO and Communications Developer Conference.

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.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 and innovator in pioneering high technology and a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electrical and electronic components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba has more than 198,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US $76 billion (FY2007).

For more information on Toshiba’s leading innovations, visit the company’s Web site at www.toshiba.com.

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