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Iomega Partners With IBALL Media For Club Iomega
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Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, (801) 332-3678 romoser@iomega.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Iomega Partners With IBALL Media For Club Iomega

ROY, Utah, December 4, 2000 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, recently welcomed iball Media, Inc. as an initial partner in providing unique content to Club Iomega, the company's recently announced multimedia content site.

For music enthusiasts, iball Media will offer exclusive audio downloads, webcasts, and online experiences from a wide range of music genres. Throughout December, iball Media will be providing select audio downloads from jazz legends Les McCann,Keith Anderson, and Patricia Barber, as well as invitations to upcoming webcasts of leading R & B, hip-hop, and jazz artists. Last month in Las Vegas, at one of the technology industry's top trade shows, Comdex 2000, visitors to the Iomega booth were entertained by the soothing groove of iball artist Keith Anderson on the saxophone.

"iball Media brings entertainment and technology together to make a full range of music genres available on the Web," said Germaine Ward, vice president of software and eBusiness solutions, Iomega Corporation. "We're pleased to provide Club Iomega members with unique selections from the iball Media playlist."

"We are thrilled to join with Iomega as a content partner in its new Club Iomega venture," said Kelly Hickel, CEO iball Media, Inc. "We at iball are passionate about delivering music and entertainment, and we see this partnership as an incredible opportunity to reach the loyal customer base of today's premier storage media company, Iomega. We look forward to providing music and entertainment to the best new club in town, Club Iomega."

Iomega Zip(r) disks destined for retail sales worldwide, beginning in January, will also contain a link to Club Iomega. Iomega ships nearly five million Zip disks a month, offering iball Media the opportunity to reach a broad customer base.

About iball Media
iball Media, Inc. represents a revolutionary new model for the music and entertainment industry. By merging old-economy businesses with a new-economy online model, iball provides enthusiasts with the complete music experience. iball is breaking new ground with the globalization of premier music festivals and new and established recording artists, all via the convergence of digital media. iball has formed alliances with leaders in the entertainment and technology industries to ensure the delivery of music and events through traditional means as well as secure digital channels. As a vertically-integrated entertainment company, iball is in a position to provide unique content and exclusive access to cutting-edge entertainment. iball Media - revolutionizing the music experience. For additional information, please visit our website (www.iball.com) or contact Cynthia Semon at CS Communications, (818) 788-4468.

About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip(, Jaz( and PocketZip( drives and disks, the HipZip(tm) digital audio player, the FotoShow(tm) digital image center, LifeWorks and Iomega Quik Sync 2 software; Iomega also markets Iomega CD-RW drives and discs. Iomega's products help people to save, share, manage and create important information such as Internet downloads, audio files, personal photographs, spreadsheets, and slides, while protecting that content from viruses and hackers. Used in homes, businesses, government and educational facilities and by creative professionals everywhere, Iomega storage solutions are the enabling technologies preferred by millions. The Company can be reached at 1-888-4-IOMEGA (888-446-6342), or on the Web at http://www.iomega.com.

Special Note: The statements in this release relating to Club Iomega and Iomega's content providers or the expected benefits from this new product, new distribution, merchandising and advertising are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested, implied or indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: retail and OEM market acceptance of and demand for the Company's existing and new products, general market demand for PCs and consumer electronics products, the Company's success in timely producing and marketing its products, ability to maintain stringent quality assurance standards and enhanced customer service, availability of critical product components, success of the Company's new marketing initiatives, manufacturing and inventory issues, dependence upon third-party providers of the media content, intellectual property rights, competition, litigation, general economic and/or industry-specific conditions and the other factors described in Iomega's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and its most recent quarterly reports filed with the SEC. Iomega disclaims any intention or obligation to update any formal statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

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