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Jim Recob, Iomega Corporation, (801) 332-4430 recob@iomega.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June
8, 2000--Iomega Corp.
(NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data management solutions,
announced today that it has achieved another milestone
by shipping more than 10 million Jaz(R) disks worldwide.
"This is another remarkable achievement for Iomega,"
said Mark Lucas, executive vice president, global marketing
and product management, Iomega Corporation. "Our
Jaz drives and disks are a popular storage solution
among design professionals and other content creators
in need of high storage capacity. We're happy to be
able to provide our customers with a reliable, high-capacity
storage solution that allows them to save, protect and
share their important digital content." The Jaz(R)
1GB drive was introduced in 1995, followed by the Jaz
2GB drive 1998. Both products were met with enthusiastic
reviews and won numerous awards from industry publications
and trade groups. Several connectivity solutions are
available including SCSI, USB, PCMCIA and parallel port,
allowing for more versatility between computers. To
date, more than 2.7 million Jaz drives have been shipped
worldwide. About Jaz(R) drives and disks The Jaz(R)
1GB and 2GB drives and disks are commonly used in industries
such as graphic design and publishing, software development,
industrial 3D CAD/CAM, enterprise management systems
and entertainment authoring markets. Iomega Jaz(R) drives
and disks help unleash the creativity of professionals
in these fields by giving them virtually unlimited space
for their dynamic digital content. The Jaz drives and
disks serve as unique tools, helping graphic arts professionals
capture, create, edit, store and share dynamic digital
content directly on Jaz disks. The high speeds of the
Jaz drive allow for these creative professionals to
quickly and easily edit large graphic projects and download
and store large image files and video clips. Both external
and internal Jaz(R) 2GB drives are available at an estimated
street price of $349.95 (U.S.) and Jaz 2GB disks are
available at an estimated street price of $99.95 (U.S.)
each, when purchased in a 3-pack. Jaz drives and disks
are available at retailers and distributors worldwide
and directly from Iomega at www.iomegadirect.com. About
Iomega Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and
markets the award-winning Zip(R), Jaz(R) and Clik!(TM)
drives and disks and markets the ZipCD(TM) CD-RW drives
and discs. Iomega's products help people to save, share,
manage, and create important information such as spreadsheets,
slides, Internet downloads, audio files and personal
photographs, while helping protect that content from
viruses and hackers. Used in home, businesses, government
and educational facilities and by creative professionals
everywhere, Iomega's storage solutions are the enabling
technologies preferred by millions. The Company can
be reached at 1-800-MY-STUFF (800-697-8833), or on the
Web at http://www.iomega.com. Copyright(c)2000 Iomega
Corporation. Iomega, Zip, Jaz, Clik! and ZipCD are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries. Certain
other product names, brand names and company names may
be trademarks or designations of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Iomega Corporation, Roy Adam Anderson, 801/332-4522
(Media) andersad@iomega.com Chris Romoser, 801/332-3678
(Media) romoser@iomega.com Jim Recob, 801/332-4430 (Analysts/Investors)
recob@iomega.com
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