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All of the descriptions of fabulous technology and cutting-edge innovation
cannot answer one of your most important questions: "How will these
products work for me?". We have collected stories from a variety of real
users --- ranging from multinational corporations to courageous adventurers
--- who have used Toshiba products to solve problems, lower costs, increase
productivity, or make their dreams realities. Read about their experiences
to learn how you can make the most of your IT investment.
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As part of a special "Fit for Future" project, employees of German bank Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (WestLB) and its wholly owned subsidiaries are being given an Internet enabled
Toshiba notebook for personal use in addition to their desktop PC. In return for a small monthly payment, WestLB staff can access the online world and familiarise themselves with the latest developments in information technology. Including training and support costs,
WestLB is investing some DM 30 million in the purchase of 6,000 - 7,000 portable PCs for its employees in Germany. At a later date, staff outside Germany are also due to be equipped with notebooks. Read more
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For years, the sales force at German life insurance company WWK Lebensversicherung relied on pen, paper and pocket calculator to work out the best policies for their customers.
Not any more. With the introduction of the new premiums scales for life insurance on 1 July 2000, more than 650 members of the WWK sales force were equipped with Toshiba notebooks. As well as streamlining the calculation of premiums and services, the new portable
computers can be used for on-site multimedia presentations of WWK's comprehensive range of insurance products. Read more
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IT services and management consultancy are Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's business. Whether it's e-business, customer relationship management or enterprise resource planning — this company's specialists have all the answers when it comes to modelling and optimising business processes with the aid of state of the art IT solutions. Read more
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Organising a 14-country, 50-city, 83-show tour for one of today's hottest music attractions is complex to say the least. But for the four core teams of individuals that are charged with sending U2 around the world to entertain millions of screaming fans, it's just another day at the office. Read more
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The new high-speed InterCity Express (ICE) rail line between Cologne and Frankfurt is not only one of Germany's most ambitious transportation projects in recent decades, it's easily one of the most expensive. By the summer of 2002, by which time the new ICE-3 train will be carrying passengers at speeds of up to 300 km/h, the current journey time of 135 minutes will be slashed by more than half to just 58 minutes. That's a significant amount of time saved compared with both road and air and the principal motivation behind this momentous feat of engineering.
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Friday night, and it's time to party. In hundreds of clubs up and down the country, the weekend begins with a high-octane mix of progressive, trance, techno and house. All it takes to set the place rocking is a boxful of vinyl and a pair of Technics SL-1200 Mark II turntables. At least that's how it's been until now. Tonight, however, one of Germany's most exciting DJ pairings is using Toshiba notebook technology to create a radical new dance sensation.
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In parts of Europe, the future has already arrived. Take Vilvoorde, for example, a small town north of Brussels, the Belgian capital. We're visiting Living Tomorrow 2, a modern group of buildings that provides many valuable pointers to how environmental awareness and advanced technology will co-exist in the future, in a world where work and leisure have ceased to be opposing concepts. This ambitious project has attracted considerable interest in business and scientific circles and triggered a steady stream of visitors.
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British American Tobacco, the world's most international tobacco group has found that the best way to maintain a flexible worldwide IT network is to impose rigid quality standards throughout. As a result, planning has become one of the most important components in British American Tobacco's IT infrastructure.
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On the 4th January 2000, Sgt Mike Thornewill, a sergeant with the Notts
Police in the UK and his wife Fiona entered the record books as the first-ever
married couple to walk overland to the North Pole, in so doing Fiona became the
first British woman to achieve this. For most people this achievement might
have been enough; not so for Mike and Fiona. They have just disclosed details
of their latest project to help raise money for charity.
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The motor racing industry attracts enthusiasts in droves to circuits around the world, to
watch a variety of races from Formula 1 Grand Prix to Touring Cars, Go-Karting and Motor
Bike racing. The appeal for all these aficionados lies not just in the sleek machines,
the innovative engineering, or the rivalry between opposing teams - but also in the skill
and courage displayed by each driver and rider as they strive to achieve faster speeds,
cleaner cornering and better judgement than their rivals.
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The winds of change are blowing through the telecommunications market. No longer dependent on one provider, telecommunications customers are demanding higher levels of service, convenience and technology. In order to optimise its business customer service, Deutsche Telekom has expanded its "Saturn" project to allow more than 2,000 service engineers use of sophisticated information and communications applications on Toshiba notebooks.
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The Challenge: St. George's Episcopal Church needed a better way to share applications and information.
They had tried connecting their desktops directly but found that peer-to-peer connection led to major
crashes. They turned to a truly networked solution featuring the Toshiba Magnia 3000 server.
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Burning the midnight oil playing the latest adventure computer game may seem like the type of usage that could push your PC to the limits of its performance, but it is tame stuff compared to the activities of some Toshiba users. Read about the Canadian climber who took his Toshiba up Mount Everest.
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