The Orange County Bar Association Recognizes Toshiba's Donald S. Gray as Corporate Counsel of the Year.

Business Editors & Legal/High-Tech Writers

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999

The Corporate Counsel Section (CCS) of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) has named Donald S. Gray, Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.'s (TAIS) vice president, general counsel and secretary, the 1999 Corporate Counsel of the Year.

In addition to his work with Toshiba, Gray also serves as the 1999 president of the OCBA. He is a 25-year legal industry veteran and has been employed with Toshiba since 1987.

"Toshiba is delighted the Corporate Counsel Section of the OCBA has chosen to recognize Mr. Gray with such a prestigious award," said Yoshihiro Maeda, president TAIS. "It is an honor to call such a valuable member of the legal community one of our own. This award is a testament to the quality of Mr. Gray's work both within our organization and the local community."

Gray was presented with the 1999 Corporate Counsel of the Year award at the culmination of a Charity Golf Classic held on Dec. 6, 1999, at the new Aliso Viejo Country Club. Proceeds from the Golf Classic, in the sum of $15,000, will be donated to the Public Law Center, through which the OCBA's pro bono work is administered.

The proceeds will be presented to the Public Law Center by principals of the OCBA Corporate Counsel Section at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999, at the Public Law Center, located at 601 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana.

"More than 1,400 cases benefited from the efforts of the Public Law Center last year," said Gray. "I am proud to be a part of an organization that facilitates lawyers' professional obligation to ensure equal access to justice."

About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.

Toshiba continues to be the world's leading vendor for portable computers with 17.6 percent market share worldwide in Q3 '99 according to International Data Corp. The company offers portable, desktop and server computing solutions for business customers under the Toshiba brand name.

For more information, call 800/TOSHIBA or visit the company's Web site at http://www.computers.toshiba.com. Dealer referrals and brochures are located at http://www.buy.toshiba.com.

With headquarters in Irvine, and annual sales of approximately $2.5 billion, Toshiba America Information Systems (TAIS) is comprised of six divisions, organized into two business groups, which manufacture, market and service a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States and Latin America.

Products include portable and desktop computers and PC servers; voice mail systems; digital business telephone systems; interactive voice response systems; network systems and digital cameras.

TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of the $42 billion Toshiba Corp., the seventh largest computer and electronics company and the world's 26th largest industrial corporation in terms of sales. Toshiba Corp. is a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.