New Toshiba IP Network PTZ Camera Provides High-Resolution, Wide-Range Remote Surveillance Coverage

ORLANDO, FL, September 12, 2005 (ASIS Show)-- In a move to capitalize on its strengths in enterprise-class networking and digital video technology, Toshiba Surveillance and IP Video Products Group today unveiled the IK-WB21A surveillance camera, offering ultra-fast Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) capability, razor-sharp SXVGA resolution (1280 x 960), and network functionality to help security professionals achieve new levels of remote monitoring performance with a wider field-of-view than standard TCP/IP cameras.

Able to connect to a network by 10/100T-Base Ethernet , the IK-WB21A’s integral web server transmits its video with audio signals at rates approaching 30 frames per second by means of highly efficient M-JPEG compression streams.  Using only a standard web browser , camera images can be remotely viewed and the camera’s PTZ and multiple presets controlled via a desktop PC, notebook or Internet-ready cellphone on a LAN, WAN, Intranet or the Internet without additional software or plug-ins. Multiple clients are able to simultaneously access the same IK-WB21A on a network without any degradation in frame rate.  Plus, the camera features a slot for a removable SD memory card, allowing for an added “at-the-camera” recording option that works in conjunction with an alarm.

Key to the success of the IK-WB21A is its fast, wide-range PTZ system, a benefit that makes the camera ideal for a variety of applications, and especially effective in smaller retail, office and residential applications where a single unit can cover an entire premise area.  The 300-degree per second panning speed (-175 to +175 degree range) and 200-degree per second tilt speed (-30 to 90 degree desktop, -90 to 30 degree ceiling) permits the camera to immediately pinpoint a location without delays due to compression.  The high quality, auto focus lens (f=4.0 to 88 mm) has a built-in 22x optical zoom to scan in on tight areas, such as visual verification of a cash register transaction.

Incorporating a powerful 1.4-inch CCD, the IK-WB21A provides superior images with more detail and improved brightness than any other network camera in its class.  Even at challenging lighting conditions, the IK-WB21A outperforms the competition thanks to its versatile backlight compensation, auto gain control, and extreme low-light sensitivity (0.13 lux @ F1.6).

Sleek, lightweight and remarkably compact, the all-in-one IK-WB21A offers the flexibility of being ceiling mounted or placed on a flat surface.

The Toshiba IK-WR21A camera is expected to ship in September 2005. MSRP has not been determined.

For more information and the name of a local Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products distributor, call 1-877-696-3822. Or visit www.cctv.toshiba.com.

ABOUT TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. (TAIS)
With headquarters in Irvine, California, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS) is comprised of multiple divisions that provide computer, communications and imaging products and services. Products include industry leading portable computers, PDAs, mobile computing accessories, servers, including communications and portable servers, storage subsystems, cable modems, digital business telephone systems, voice mail, security systems and projectors. TAIS provides sales, marketing, services and manufacturing 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 Corp., which is a world leader in high-technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems. Toshiba has global sales of more than $40 billion and more than 300 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

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