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Iomega Selects Musicmatch To Expand Portability Of Digital Music Worldwide
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MusicMatch Jukebox Becomes the Most Widely Distributed Jukebox Software
With More Than 50 Portable Digital Audio Players, Mass Storage Devices,
Consumer Desktop PCs and Laptops

SAN DIEGO - December 6, 2000 -MusicMatch Inc., inventor of the world's first all-in-one digital music jukebox, today announced that Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, has added MusicMatch® JukeboxTM software to its line of Zip®, Jaz®, and PocketZipTM drives shipping worldwide. With the fully integrated MusicMatch Jukebox, Iomega customers can make their entire music collection portable by transferring their favorite music from the desktop to Iomega storage media for easy playback wherever they go.
Music fans who purchase Iomega storage products will have immediate access to the PC and Macintosh versions of the award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox software for playing, recording, organizing and discovering digital music in one easy-to-use program. MusicMatch Jukebox Plus, a $19.95 retail value, is currently shipping with Iomega's HipZipTM digital audio player and with all newer-model Iomega CD-RW drives shipped worldwide. The standard version of MusicMatch Jukebox, which is available today with Zip drives shipped in the Americas, will be featured with all Zip, Jaz and PocketZip drives shipping worldwide by mid-2001.
"Iomega's goal is to offer digital music fans the best available options for making their entire music collection portable," said Bruce Albertson, president and CEO, Iomega Corporation. "MusicMatch is a trusted leader in the digital music space, and its ability to seamlessly integrate MusicMatch Jukebox into our product lines ensures that we will reach that goal."
MusicMatch Jukebox is now the most widely distributed jukebox software among leading hardware OEMs, giving millions of new digital music fans around the world instant access to the software right out of the box. By the end of 2000 nearly 10 million copies of MusicMatch Jukebox will have shipped with more than 50 brand-name hardware devices.
Hardware devices featuring MusicMatch Jukebox:
* 29 Portable MP3/Audio Players and PDAs such as the Iomega HipZip(tm), RCA Lyra and HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC;
* 4 desktop PC and laptop lines including Dell Dimension PCs and Inspiron notebooks, and HP Pavilion PCs and laptops;
* 11 Mass Storage Devices including Iomega Zip®, Iomega® CD-RW and Jaz® drives, and CD-RW drives from TDK and Yamaha;
* 4 Hardware Jukeboxes and Digital Home Entertainment Systems including the AudioReQuest from ReQuest and the Music Store from DigMedia; and
* 2 Wireless MP3 Phones/Accessories including the Samsung Uproar and the Ericsson MP3 Handsfree HPM-10.

"We're very pleased leading hardware manufacturers like Iomega have chosen to offer our state-of-the-art digital music technology to millions of its customers around the world," said Dennis Mudd, CEO of MusicMatch, Inc. "By fully integrating MusicMatch Jukebox with Iomega's digital audio player and mass storage products, we are giving consumers a variety of options for experiencing the freedom and portability of digital music."

About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip®, Jaz® and PocketZipTM drives and disks, the HipZipTM digital audio player, the FotoShowTM digital image center, LifeWorksTM and Iomega Quik Sync 2 software; Iomega also markets Iomega CD-RW drives. 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.

About MusicMatch Jukebox
The award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox software is the first all-in-one jukebox software that delivers a personalized, customized music experience, giving music fans access to music they love, the way they want it. MusicMatch offers music lovers the freedom to play, record, organize and discover music in a multimedia-rich listening environment and also delivers personalized music recommendations based on listeners' individual tastes.

About MusicMatch, Inc.
MusicMatch, Inc. (www.musicmatch.com) is a music company focused on giving people the music they want, the way they want it. The company's award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox is enjoyed by more than 12 million music fans worldwide who trust MusicMatch to deliver personal fulfillment through music.

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NOTE: The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding the expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies of Iomega regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Iomega as of the date hereof, and Iomega assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of, and demand for, the Iomega technology or the MusicMatch Jukebox software, 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 the reports filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Iomega, including Iomega's Annual Report to Stockholders for 1999 on Form 10-K and its most recent quarterly reports filed with the SEC.


MusicMatch is a registered trademark of MusicMatch, Inc.
MusicMatch Jukebox is a trademark of MusicMatch, Inc.
Iomega, Zip, Jaz, PocketZip, HipZip, and FotoShow are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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