Notebooks. Power stations. Satellites. Robots. All in a day’s work.
Three things make Toshiba Corporation unique amongst the world’s major computer companies:
We have an unusually wide range of skills in areas ranging from power generation to robotics.
We make a significant annual commitment to R&D.
We have a strong focus on mobile computing technology.
These factors have helped make Toshiba the world’s leading Notebook brand.
In fact, we introduced the world’s first Notebook in 1985, and we’ve led the way ever since, with a string of innovations that have since become industry standards.
This process is driven by three objectives – to make our Notebooks as powerful, versatile and reliable as possible.
To find out more about the latest generation, read on.
Toshiba. The company behind
the Notebook.
Toshiba is | the world’s | ninth largest |
integrated | manufacturer | of electronic |
equipment. We have 161,000 employees distributed across 750 group companies in 55 countries.
Group sales in fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 totalled A$73 billion.
Toshiba is a world leader in technology with activities centered around three key domains. These are Digital Products, Electronic Devices
&Components, and Infrastructure Systems. These domains cover an array of products including PCs, mobile phones, AV equipment, portable personal equipment, semiconductors, electron tubes, optoelectronic devices, LCDs,
batteries, printed circuit boards, industrial apparatus, power generating equipment, transportation equipment, social automation equipment, telecommunication systems, broadcasting systems, elevators & escalators, medical systems and more - the list goes on. Toshiba also focuses on Consumer Products such as digital home entertainment systems and home appliances.
Our annual R&D budget is in excess of A$4 billion – close to the total R&D expenditure made by all Australian businesses in 2003.
Toshiba’s activities
in Australia.
Toshiba (Australia) Pty Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. It has four divisions.
InformationSystems: markets Notebooks, projectors and other mobile computing products and accessories.
Electronic Imaging: markets high quality business photocopiers, facsimiles and multifunction printers. The division was named ‘Most Favoured Manufacturer’ in seven of the past eight years by the Business Technology Association.
Medical: markets advanced medical imaging systems to private and public hospitals and clinics. The range includes CAT scanners,
R&D: develops new features and products for our Information Systems and Electronic Imaging divisions. Work done by this group in Australia has now been incorporated into our product range and marketed worldwide.
Meet the Toshiba ApriAlpha Robot,
one of TIME magazine’s ‘Most Amazing Inventions of the Year’ in 2005.
The Toshiba ApriAlpha is a prototype of a sophisticated new class of robot designed to interact closely with people. It pioneers some important capabilities in this area, including being able to identify which direction a voice is coming from, follow spoken instructions, and handle voices coming from more than one direction at once. It can also recognise and respond to up to 100 different people, thanks to its image recognition software. Its primary purpose is to act as a personal assistant, so it can read out the news and
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