Toshiba enters monitor market
The Japanese company enters the computer display market in the United States and adds to its business PC line.
Toshiba's entry into the desktop monitor business allows it to offer a branded product in a high-profile PC market, as well as complement its desktop computer offerings.
The Japanese company will compete with top display makers such as NEC, Sony, Mag Innovision, and Viewsonic. Compaq Computer, IBM, and other companies also ship large numbers of branded displays with their systems.
Toshiba will launch its display line with a 17-inch model. The TekBright 700PM monitor uses Toshiba's Microfilter technology, which the company claims increases brightness by 30 percent and improves color purity by 10 percent over traditional monitors.
The monitor also has built-in stereo speakers, headphone jacks, and speakers. Available immediately, the TekBright 700PM is priced at $749.
Toshiba has also filled out its line of business desktops, with new systems targeting large corporate customers. The Equium 6260M computer line is based on technology that makes it easier for information system personnel to remotely manage desktop PCs linked together in large networks.
Housed in a minitower case, the 6260M supports the Desktop Management Interface 2.0 and comes with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager v3.0. The Windows NT 4.0 operating system is included.
Toshiba is also setting the stage to enter server computer market in 1998.