Brussels, October 2007 – TOSHIBA TEC Europe, a leading retail and industrial automation solutions provider, announced that TOSHIBA TEC was awarded the coveted 2007 G-Mark Good Design Award in Japan for two of its new state of the art technology products marketed in Europe.

The 51st edition of G-Mark, organized by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) is supported by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

One of the companies from various areas and fields participating in Japan’s most prestigious Design competition, TOSHIBA TEC captured two prizes for the TOSHIBA TEC Corporation. TOSHIBA TEC is one of the largest independent divisions of TOSHIBA Corp. and focuses on Retail Automation, Auto ID solutions and MFPs.

The new TRST-A15 (double-sided) label printer and the ST-A10 Touch POS terminal were chosen by the jury out of 1,043 contenders of a total of 2,945 entries.

The TOSHIBA TEC team consisted of the Design Department, Corporate Technology Division and the Systems Products Department, Retail Information Systems Company.

About TOSHIBA TEC

TOSHIBA TEC Europe (TERIS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a total solution provider, TOSHIBA TEC Europe offers a complete package from consulting and system design to system installation, operation and maintenance.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium TERIS has three divisions: the Retail division; the Auto ID division and the Services division.
TERIS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the sixth largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 72nd largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune magazine as the 9th Most Admired Electronics Company in the World, Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2005 was approximately $54.5 billion.
For more information on TOSHIBA TEC point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems, or for a dealer in your area, call +32 2 410 2100 or visit the TERIS web site at www.toshibatec-eu.com.

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TOSHIBA TEC Europe Retail Information Systems - Headquarters
Rue de la Célidée, 33
BE-1080 Brussels
Belgium
Contact: Mr Eric Dauchy
European PR Manager
Tel: +32 2 410 21 00
Fax: +32 2 410 79 87
E-mail: edauchy@toshibatec-eu.com.

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