Toshiba to Highlight PMR Leadership at DiskCon 2005; Toshiba SDD Head to Lead PMR Panel, Highlight Implications of New Recording Technology

Business Wire, Sept 13, 2005

IRVINE, Calif. -- Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the industry leader in mobile hard disk drive (HDD) technology, will showcase its leadership in perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) with panel moderation and presentations on the technology at DiskCon 2005, the premiere HDD industry event, Sept. 20-21, at the Westin Hotel/Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.

Scott Maccabe, vice president and general manager of Toshiba SDD, will moderate the PMR presentation and present "Implications for a New Era of Hard Disk Drive Technology," which explores the advantages that perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) will bring to HDDs over other storage technologies. The presentation showcases Toshiba's first-to-market position with PMR, which has been in development by HDD manufacturers for more than 30 years. In addition, Hiroshi Okamura from Toshiba's Storage Design Center in Fremont, Calif., will present "Introduction of the Perpendicular Hard Disk Drive," detailing Toshiba's path to achieving the first mass produced PMR HDD.

Maccabe will moderate the "Perpendicular Recording - Innovation Achieved" session on Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. This session also will outline the implications for the consumer electronics and computing industries in their quest to deliver a truly digital experience. Okamura's presentation in the Intermag/MMM/TMRC Conference - Related Highlights session will take place on Sept. 21 at 8 a.m.

Toshiba is the first HDD manufacturer to commercialize PMR, providing unsurpassed recording density and high operating reliability on its 1.8-inch HDD platform. The company's MK4007GAL HDD 1.8-inch HDD packs 40GB of storage space on a single platter - the largest single-platter capacity yet achieved in the 1.8-inch form factor. The 1.8-inch PMR HDD is now shipping in Toshiba's new Gigabeat F41, enabling the MP3 player to store up to 10,000 songs. In addition, Toshiba plans to incorporate PMR on its 0.85-inch HDD in 2006, bringing capacity in the world's smallest HDD to 6GB-8GB.

About Toshiba Storage Device Division

Toshiba SDD, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., leads the market in the development, design and manufacturing of optical disk drives and small form factor 0.85-inch, 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch hard disk drives. Toshiba SDD markets high-quality peripherals to original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, value-added dealers, systems integrators and distributors in the United States. Inherent in the Toshiba storage family are the high-quality engineering and manufacturing capabilities that have established Toshiba products as worldwide leaders. For more information, visit www.sdd.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of three divisions: Digital Products Division, Digital Solutions Division and the Storage Device Division. Together, the three divisions provide mobile products and solutions, Internet access plans, communications, storage and imaging products and services. Products include industry-leading portable computers, projectors, DVD/CD recordable products and hard disk drives for computers, telephony products, digital imaging systems, wireless solutions and services.

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 world leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems. Toshiba has global sales of over $52 billion and more than 300 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For more information, visit the company's website at www.toshiba.com.