Kingston Technology to Supply Toshiba with Notebook Memory on Global Glatform; Kingston to Provide Toshiba with System and Upgrade Memory Modules FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Kingston(R) Technology Company, Inc., the world's leading independent manufacturer of memory products, has been selected by Toshiba(R) Singapore, Computer Systems Division (CSD) as the official supplier of memory upgrades for Toshiba's entire line of notebook computers. In this agreement, Toshiba, the world's leading notebook powerhouse, will endorse Kingston memory in its markets which include South East Asia, Indian Sub-continent, the Middle East, and Africa. Kingston is the only independent memory manufacturer that is qualified and approved by Toshiba Corporation to manufacture Toshiba memory for both its standard and upgrade memory. "This endorsement is a significant milestone in the Kingston-Toshiba partnership, a relationship that goes back more than 10 years," stated John Tu, President, Co-founder, Kingston. "This announcement comes on the heels of a recent agreement where Kingston now manages Toshiba America Electronic Component's supply chain business outside of Japan." "Kingston's ability to provide global support for Toshiba is just cause for the inclusion of this relationship into our region," stated Wu Tengguo, Deputy General Manager and division head for the Computer Systems Division, Toshiba Singapore Pte. Ltd. "Toshiba is committed to providing our customers with the highest level of quality products and services. This relationship will allow us to meet our customers' memory requirements for quality memory products at more competitive prices." "Kingston will continue to work in direct conjunction with Toshiba's engineers to develop proprietary memory modules that meet Toshiba's stringent quality standards, and to reflect our customer's fast-evolving computing needs," stated Scott Chen, Director, Asia Business Development. Kingston memory modules can be purchased through Toshiba's distribution channels. For more information about Toshiba notebook computers, visit the company's website at http://www.toshiba-acmea.com. For additional information on Kingston products, please visit Kingston's web site at http://www.kingston.com. Kingston, Computing Without Limits and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Company. All rights reserved. All other marks may be property of their respective titleholders. SOURCE: Kingston Technology Company, Inc. CONTACT: Jaja Lin of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., 714-445-3431, [email protected]; or Mary Lim of Toshiba Singapore Pte. Ltd., (65) 270-9989, fax, (65) 275-1086, [email protected]/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/107936.html or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 107936/ Web site: http://www.toshiba-acmea.com/ Web site: http://www.kingston.com/ -END-