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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROY, Utah,
Aug. 30, 2000 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM),
a global leader in data management solutions, announced
today that the company's Clik!(tm) line of removable
storage products has been re-branded PocketZip(tm),
building on the company's equity in the popular Zip(r)
brand of removable storage products. PocketZip disks
offer low cost, durability, and convenience for a new
generation of portable electronic devices, including
a number of digital audio players expected to hit the
market this fall.
"PocketZip offers consumers
outstanding value," said Bruce Albertson, president
and CEO, Iomega Corporation. "Downloading digital
content is here to stay, and PocketZip technology is
the unbeatable alternative to expensive solid-state
memory cards in portable electronic devices. Consumers
will prefer PocketZip-enabled devices for low-cost,
dependable storage of their digital content."
PocketZip(tm) 40MB disks are approximately
one-quarter of the size of CD audio discs, are encased
in a metal shell for better durability than a CD, store
more minutes of music than a CD using the Microsoft
Windows Media Format, and are serialized to enable the
digital rights management (DRM) of licensed content.
PocketZip disks incorporate the same technology as Iomega's
award-winning Zip(r) disks.
Iomega will begin shipping PocketZip-branded
disks this fall, which will be available for about $10
per disk when purchased in a 10-pack. PocketZip disks
will work interchangeably in all existing Clik!-branded
products.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets
the award-winning Zip(r), Jaz(r) and PocketZip( 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.
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Copyright (c) 2000 Iomega Corporation. Iomega, Zip,
Jaz, PocketZip, 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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