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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,
announced today that it is expanding its presence in
the digital imaging market this fall with the release
FotoShow(TM), its new digital image center. Developed
with digital photography enthusiasts in mind, the FotoShow(TM)
image center, powered by PictureIQ(TM) software (www.pictureiq.com),
will allow consumers to view photos on a television,
making it possible to store, organize, edit and share
photos with family and friends. The FotoShow(TM) image
center is Iomega's first-branded product for the digital
imaging arena. "The digital camera market is experiencing
incredible growth and this trend is expected to continue
over the next several years, making storage and management
of images a primary focus to a wide range of consumers,"
said Bruce Albertson, president and CEO, Iomega Corporation.
"We are committed to creating user-friendly storage
devices that meet the needs created by the technology
explosion. We expect this product to be particularly
important to the consumer who not only wants to safely
store images taken with their digital camera equipment
but who also wants the convenience of sharing those
images away from the confines of their personal computer."
Iomega Zip(R)-Based Portable FotoShow(TM) Image Center
Digital photos saved onto digital camera memory cards
can be inserted into the Compact Flash or Smart Media
card slots on the FotoShow(TM) image center. With the
press of a button, pictures can be quickly transferred
from a memory card to a Zip(R) disk even when the device
is not connected to a TV or PC. When connected to a
PC, the FotoShow(TM) image center functions as a Zip
250MB USB drive, enabling consumers to transfer photos
easily to the FotoShow(TM) image center from any source
- including the hard drive, scanned pictures, pictures
attached to personal e-mails, or those downloaded from
the Internet - for later viewing on the television.
When connected to the television, the FotoShow(TM) image
center functions as a photo viewer, editor, organizer
and storage device, thus creating a portable "digital
photo album." Built-in PictureIQ(TM) technology
will give consumers easy-to-use digital photography
capabilities including red-eye removal, one-touch instant
photo fixing, cropping, image rotation and the ability
to add creative touches such as artistic viewing templates.
The portability and ease of use of the FotoShow(TM)
image center will make it an ideal appliance for sharing
photos with family and friends anywhere a television
is available. The storage capability of Iomega's Zip(R)
drive creates a safe, practical environment for enjoying
family memories anytime, anywhere. "One of the
most significant advantages of digital pictures is that
you get to see them instantaneously," said Bill
McCoy, president and CEO, PictureIQ Corporation. "The
FotoShow image center, powered by PictureIQ, brings
this benefit into the living room, giving consumers
an extremely easy way to not only display their pictures
on a TV, but to also organize, enhance and be creative
with their pictures. Based on the consumer-friendly
and cost-effective Iomega Zip drive, the FotoShow image
center is a breakthrough product that makes digital
photography much more accessible to mass market consumers."
Kristy Holch, principal of InfoTrends Research Group,
a leading digital imaging market research and consulting
firm, said, "We estimate 13.9 billion consumer
digital photos will be created this year alone. Consumers
need a convenient way to store, organize and share all
of these pictures. By letting consumers transfer pictures
from both their digital cameras and directly from their
PC, the FotoShow image center with PictureIQ technology
gives consumers a convenient digital photo album - and
with its ability to connect to the TV, products like
these could become the `slide projector' for the digital
age." Freeing the Business Consumer The FotoShow(TM)
image center also has business applications, since multi-media
presentations can be saved to Zip(R) disks as a series
of JPEG images and then viewed on television monitors,
eliminating the need for laptop computers or expensive
projectors to run programs. "The FotoShow image
center will have tremendous potential for the professional
who regularly gives presentations and who wants the
opportunity to showcase material without the need for
computers or projectors," said Mark Lucas, executive
vice president, global marketing and product management,
Iomega Corporation. "With this product, the days
of having to arrive 15 to 30 minutes before a meeting
to set up a presentation, or the need to purchase expensive
equipment, will be gone. Presenters will be able to
literally `plug and play' their material on available
television sets." Leveraging a Growing Market The
market for digital camera equipment is expected to be
explosive over the next five years. Iomega will use
a generational product development plan in order to
capitalize on advances in digital equipment at the consumer
level. "We recognize that in order to continue
to be successful, we must develop products with an eye
toward technological advances in the vertical markets
that our product lines enhance," said Lucas. "Our
plan is to introduce a line of products in this category
over the next several years that will significantly
enhance the digital photography experience." Product
Specifications The FotoShow(TM) image center will incorporate
a Motorola PowerPC processor and include a Zip(R) 250MB
drive. It will also feature a remote control Compact
Flash and Smart Media slots to accommodate the most
common memory card formats, S-Video and composite video
and audio outputs. Additionally, it will be AC powered
with an optional DC auto adapter and most importantly,
will feature a USB device port that will allow connection
to a computer as a Zip drive. Iomega's FotoShow(TM)
image center is expected to be available in the fourth
quarter of 2000. About PictureIQ PictureIQ Corporation
(www.pictureiq.com) develops and licenses the leading
digital picture editing and creativity software solution
for the Internet and consumer electronics devices. PictureIQ
technology is rapidly becoming the industry standard
infrastructure for Web sites or consumer electronics
manufacturers looking to easily integrate advanced digital
photo capabilities directly into their products and
services. PictureIQ-powered sites and devices enable
people to quickly and easily enhance and be creative
with their digital pictures. PictureIQ Corporation is
the only third-party company with a license to the core
imaging and video technologies from Adobe Systems, Inc.,
creator of industry-leading products including Adobe
Photoshop(R) and Adobe Premiere(R). 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 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 1-800-MY-STUFF (800-697-8833), or on the
Web at http://www.iomega.com. Special note: Statements
contained in this release relating to the expected availability
and functionality of Iomega's FotoShow product, product
develop plan and future product introductions 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
FotoShow product, manufacturing issues, including component
availability and pricing, encountered by Iomega, development
and distribution issues of Iomega's FotoShow product,
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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