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Iomega Products to be Offered at Intelisys-Powered(tm)E-Marketplaces(tm)
Media please contact:
Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, (801) 332-3678 romoser@iomega.com
Julie Miller, Intuit Inc. (858) 784-4469; julie_miller@intuit.com

Analyst/Investors, please contact:
Jim Recob, Iomega Corporation, (801) 332-4430
recob@iomega.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Iomega's Zip(r), Jaz(r), Clik!(tm) and ZipCD(tm) Drives Will be Available to
Internet-Based Trading Communities

ROY, Utah - July 31, 2000 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, today announced that it will become a key supplier to Intelisys(tm), a builder of dynamic Internet-based trading communities that provide e-procurement solutions to private companies and large public sector organizations. Beginning this week, Iomega will offer its award-winning Zip(r), Jaz(r), Clik!(tm) and ZipCD(tm) drives and disks to buyers using Intelisys' business-to-business e-Marketplaces(tm), which are being rolled out to more than four million businesses with almost $1 trillion in annual purchasing power.

With more than 37 million Zip(r) drives and more than 223 million Zip disks shipped worldwide, Iomega's data management products are the preferred solutions for millions of computer users for sharing, storing, transporting and protecting their critical information. Iomega products that will be available through Intelisys' e-Marketplaces include Zip(r) 100MB and 250MB drives and disks; Jaz(r) 2GB drives and disks; Clik!(tm) 40MB drives and disks; ZipCD(tm) CD-RW drives and discs; RecordIt digital recording software; Quik Sync 2 software and Norton(tm) Zip(r) Rescue software.

"We look forward to offering the businesses throughout Intelisys' e-Marketplaces our easy and convenient solutions for saving, storing and sharing important information," said Mark Fox, senior director, e-business, Iomega Corporation. "These online exchanges are an important new venue for connecting with customers, and part of our vision at Iomega is to be the global leader in providing solutions that enable businesses, homes, government and educational facilities to more easily and confidently manage the different kinds of digital content that are a part of all our lives today."

Michael J. Collins, vice president of worldwide marketing, Intelisys, said, "Having Iomega as an Intelisys supplier means that millions of small businesses will have a convenient connection to the world's leading provider of data management products. Bringing Iomega into Intelisys-Powered e-Marketplaces reflects our focus on ensuring that our customers, as well as their customers, have access to the most trusted products and services when they choose which
e-Marketplace to call their e-commerce headquarters."

Intelisys is a market leader in powering Internet-based e-Marketplaces that allow sponsors and their customers an easy way to increase their purchasing power, grow revenues and strengthen trading relationships. Intelisys-Powered(tm) e-Marketplaces include bPurchase, sponsored by Chase Manhattan Bank; Intuit's QuickBooks Purchasing Service; First Union Corporation's online business exchange; Union Planters Corporation's business exchange; Westpac's premier business-to-business e-Marketplace for Australia; the State of Maryland's eMaryland Marketplace; the commonwealth of Massachusetts' EMall; and Commonfind, the first
e-Marketplace designed specifically for the education market.

About Intelisys
Intelisys(tm) is a leading provider of e-Marketplace(tm) solutions used by Global 2000 companies, large public sector organizations, and small businesses. The Intelisys ConnectTrade(tm) suite of products is a dynamic, open e-procurement solution that connects businesses of all sizes as buyers and suppliers over the Internet to deliver the true promise of B2B e-commerce. Intelisys ConnectTrade automates corporate purchasing online, and is based on open standards, real-time Supplier-Managed Catalogs(tm) and Point-and-Click Purchasing(tm). Intelisys solutions deliver the easiest and fastest way to dramatically reduce the high cost of enterprise purchasing, while generating new revenue streams by turning buyers into suppliers overnight. For information on Intelisys or to learn more about Intelisys Powered(tm) B2B e-Marketplaces, visit the Company's Web site at www.intelisys.com.

About Iomega
Iomega Corporation manufacturers 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 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 1-800-MY-STUFF (800/697-8833), or on the Web at http://www.iomega.com.

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Special note: Statements contained in this release relating to Iomega's plans to offer products through Intelisys-Powered e-Marketplaces are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including market acceptance of, and demand for, Iomega's products offered through Intelisys-Powered e-Marketplaces, manufacturing issues, including component availability and pricing, development and distribution issues, product pricing and conformity to specifications, competition, intellectual property rights and other risks as identified in Iomega's Annual Report to Stockholders for 1999 on Form 10-K, and its most recent quarterly reports filed with the SEC.

Copyright (c) 2000 Iomega Corporation. Iomega, Zip, Jaz, Clik! and ZipCD are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United Sates and/or other countries. Certain other product names, brand names and company names may be trademarks or designations of their respective owners.