Housed in a compact white dome measuring only 5.5-inches in diameter, the new IK-WB01A has a discreet appearance that readily blends into the décor of retail stores, shopping malls, restaurants, educational facilities and offices. By incorporating a robust feature-set that includes its own built-in webserver, along with dual codec Motion-JPEG and MPEG4 (SP) compression, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), detailed VGA (640 x 480) resolution, and a streaming video rate of 30 frames-per-second, the IK-WB01A is network-ready straight out of the box.

"The IK-WB01A offers an affordable, high-performance platform for integrating the benefits of IP video into new and existing surveillance programs," explained Sergio Collazo, -- of Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products. "Its inconspicuous design is a perfect solution for retailers, schools and other users who want state-of-the-art IP video performance from components that also preserve the esthetics of the surrounding area."

Key to the camera's ability to reproduce crisp video images is its 1/4-inch CMOS image sensor and wide-angle Varifocal fixed lens (F=1.4-1.8, f=2.0-4.0 mm) with 4X digital zoom. This progressive scan system is complimented by b acklight compensation, flickerless imaging, auto gain control, and auto white balance that yields excellent video in most lighting instances.

To allow for audio monitoring and warnings, the IK-WB01A features a microphone input and line out for speakers. Camera set-up is achieved using the included Installation Wizard, a web browser or via SMTP or FTP.

For more information on Toshiba IP surveillance products, please visit www.toshibasecurity.com . Or call 1-877-696-3822.

Headquartered in Irvine , Calif. , TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.

TAIS provides sales, marketing and services 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 Corporation, which is a global leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba has more than 172,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US $54 billion (FY2005). For more information on Toshiba's leading innovations, visit the company's Web site at www.toshiba.com .