15 TOSHIBA CORPORATION A VIEW TO THE FUTURE The 57-inch Projection TV uses Liquid Crystal on Silicon technology (LCOS) to achieve a resolution of 1080 pixels. business. With Audiovox Corporation, our business partner in North America, we will venture beyond the mid-range models that have, until now, been the nucleus of our strat- egy, to reveal our strengths in high-value-added markets. In Europe, we started to supply 2.5G GSM mode GPRS Method i-mode terminals to Holland’s KPN Group in November 2002. From there, we now hope to work with the world’s largest mobile service provider, allow- ing us to enter Europe’s value-added service market and further develop our business. We also brought multimedia to the Chinese mar- ket, when we introduced terminals supporting movie mail in March 2003. China is expected to see substantial growth in demand, and we want to win in the market by continuously supplying advanced high-end products. sential areas: the home, the office and the pub- lic environment. The breadth of our capabilities covers computing, visual imaging, data storage, wireless and security technolo- gies, and finds form in market-defining products, a long list that includes portable PCs, computer network equipment, HDD and ODD drives, TVs and other visual equip- ment, and new generations of personal mobile devices. In bringing cutting-edge capabilities to ad- vanced products, we are guided and informed by VOC, the voices of our customers. Listen- ing closely to the market and what people want, right from the point of concept develop- ment, allows us to create highly original, practical products and services that meet real needs to the fullest. Drawing on Toshiba’s rich storehouse of technological know-how, and making full use of our abundant experience in PCs and software assets, we create imaginative, differentiated products that assure the Digital Media Network Company’s continued leader- ship in the age of ubiquitous networks. The Digital Media Network Company is leading the way to the future of ubiquitous networking with core technologies in three es- The immense broadband capacities of ubiqui- tous networks will soon make wireless transmission of high-quality streaming video and other data-rich content a fact of daily life. Wherever we are, even while traveling, we will be able to access and enjoy a vast range of en- tertainment content, downloading it to a PC, PDA, or even a mobile phone. The same is true of access to information, whether we are at home or on the move—fast, easy access that will expand the possibilities of telecommuting from home or a mobile office. The future is drawing near, and it offers dramatic changes that will enhance work styles and lifestyles. Vision, Products and Technology Digital Media Network Company