Toshiba to Support Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition on Future Notebook PCs

Business Wire, Jan 9, 2003

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003

Toshiba's Award-Winning Satellite Series of Notebook Computers to Integrate Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition Operating System

Toshiba's Computer Systems Group (CSG) today announced that it will support Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system on future Satellite(R) Series notebook PCs. Available later this year, Toshiba's Media Center notebook PC will bring personal entertainment, digital convergence and single remote capabilities into a solitary mobile computing device for consumers at home or on the go.

"Pairing a Toshiba Satellite notebook with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition completely demonstrates how new technology touches various parts of our lives in the home, and ultimately arms consumers with more functionality," said Oscar Koenders, vice president of product marketing and worldwide product planning, Toshiba CSG. "The design of Toshiba's next generation Satellite notebook is our vision of how customers will use computers in the future -- from recording TV programs and watching DVDs to managing video, music and photo collections."

"As a leading vendor for portable computers, Toshiba's support of Windows XP Media Center Edition on future notebook PCs will provide consumers with unprecedented opportunities to enjoy entertainment wherever and whenever they want," said Rick Thompson, vice president of the Windows eHome Division at Microsoft Corp. "Toshiba shares Microsoft's vision of unlocking the power of computing to help people realize their full potential."

The ultimate digital convergence notebooks, Toshiba's Satellite Series features the best performance and multimedia experience at the best price. With an all-in-one design, the Satellite Series delivers impressive graphic-display capabilities allowing users to experience sophisticated graphics and extreme multimedia performance. Features include a 15-inch diagonal display and the NVIDIA(R) GeForce4(TM) 460 Go(TM) graphics processing unit with 64MB of dedicated graphics memory, offering the fastest 3D mobile graphics performance in the industry.

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