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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June
27, 2000--Iomega Corporation
(NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data management solutions,
today announced availability of its new internal Zip(R)
250MB drive for leading notebook computers from IBM
and Dell Computer Corporation. The new drive, in the
"bay tray" configuration, offers high-capacity
portable storage in a convenient, easy-to-use platform
without compromising mobility. The new internal Zip(R)
250MB drive is now an option for the new line of ThinkPad(R)
by IBM, and Dell's Latitude(TM) and Inspirion(TM) notebooks,
offering IBM and Dell users the convenience and ease-of-use
of Zip drives. In addition VST, a market leader in design,
engineering and marketing of high performance personal
storage systems for the Internet and computer industries,
has included Iomega's new Zip 250MB drive in the latest
Macintosh(R) PowerBook products. "As we all grow
to depend more on digital content, notebooks with built-in
Zip drive capabilities provide the business road warrior
with additional options for managing important documents
and presentations," said Mark Lucas, executive
vice president, global marketing and product management,
Iomega Corporation. "Iomega added the internal
Zip 250MB drive to the product line in response to customer
requests for a high-capacity solution that provides
protection of valuable digital content with the ease
of a built-in device." Future products under development
include the built-in Zip(R) 250MB drives for Compaq
laptops. 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 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.
Special note: Statements contained in this release relating
to Iomega's plans for built-in Zip 250MB drives into
IBM, Dell and Compaq notebooks and the expected availability
and functionality of the built-in Zip 250MB drives 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
plans for built-in Zip 250MB drives into IBM, Dell and
Compaq notebooks, 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 States and/or other countries. Certain
other product names, brand names and company names may
be trademarks or designations of their respective owners.
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