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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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