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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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Copyright (c) 2000 Iomega Corporation.
Iomega, Zip, PocketZip, HipZip, and FotoShow are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.
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