Toshiba Notebook PCs are EPEAT Gold

First Gold-rated recipient to join in EPEAT green product registry for Singapore

SINGAPORE, 4 February 2010 - Toshiba's Computer Systems Division (CSD), a division of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd, today joined in the international EPEAT green electronics rating program to become the first company to register products in Singapore, as well as being the first Gold level rating recipient in that country. This is in response to customer demands for environmental-responsible products and to help advance uniform measurement of green information technology.

"This is a significant milestone for Toshiba, to achieve a double firsts in double quick time at the EPEAT Gold level in Singapore, that lends more credibility to our product sustainability," says Mr. Hidemi Murata, Managing Director of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd. "We are committed that each notebook PC is evaluated with stringent criteria that includes resource conservation, energy savings, reduction in the use of toxic substance and end of life reuse and recycling." All 23 Toshiba models registered in Singapore have achieved the EPEAT Gold rating.

EPEAT (www.epeat.net) is one of the world's most expansive and influential green IT product rating systems, with a registry of more than 1,000 PC and display products and more than 40 participating manufacturers, from global giants to small integrators. The system operates in the United States, EU and European Free Trade Area countries, Japan, China, Taiwan Brazil and Mexico - and from today forward, in Singapore.

"EPEAT is among the most rigorous, practical and comprehensive environmental standards available to IT purchases today," Mr. Jeff Omelchuck, EPEAT's Executive Director, "By providing EPEAT Gold rated products to purchases in Singapore, Toshiba is making a significant contribution to environmental improvement in the country's IT operations."

Products that meet 23 required environmental performance criteria may be registered at the EPEAT Bronze level. Depending on the number of 28 additional optional criteria the product meets it can be rated EPEAT Silver or EPEAT Gold, the highest level. The U.S. government requires federal agencies to buy EPEAT-registered products for at least 95 percent of their needs, and hundreds of government, education, healthcare and enterprise purchasers worldwide are using EPEAT to select products that demonstrate the highest levels of environmental performance.

With the Singapore EPEAT registry announced today, IT purchasers can evaluate, compare and select products based on the products' specific environmental performance in their country. See addendum for the current listing of Toshiba models registered at Gold level in Singapore.