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Iomega(r) Pocketzip(tm) Drive To Be Featured In Jazpiper Digital Audio Player
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Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, (801) 332-3678 romoser@iomega.com
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Jim Recob, Iomega Corporation, (801) 332-4430
recob@iomega.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PocketZip Media To Provide Secure, Low-Cost, Durable Audio Storage

ROY, Utah, October 9, 2000 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, today announced that the Iomega(r) PocketZip(tm) drive will soon make its debut in the jazPiper CVR40U PocketZip(tm) Digital Audio Player from Richfield Innovations Pte Ltd. The jazPiper CVR40U player is being shown this month at PC Expo in Tokyo and SMAU in Milan, and will have its official product launch at Fall Comdex in Las Vegas this November.

The jazPiper CVR40U PocketZip(tm) Digital Audio Player has a translucent body with snap-on covers that are available in a wide variety of colors. Key features include compatibility with MP3 and Microsoft(r) Windows Media(tm) Format; secure, low-cost, durable storage using 40MB PocketZip disks; fast USB connectivity; large backlit display; and customizable DSP settings. The jazPiper CVR40U player will ship with one 40MB PocketZip disk and a version of the popular MusicMatch Jukebox software specially tailored for easy file transfers from the computer to the player.

Richfield Innovations has announced that the jazPiper player, the latest digital audio player to feature PocketZip(tm) removable storage, is scheduled for availability in Europe this December. Other manufacturers who have announced digital audio players using PocketZip include Addonics Technologies Corporation, Varo Vision Co., OptoMedia Corporation, LG International Corp., Rexon Technologies, Frontier Labs, and I-Jam Multimedia. Sensory Science released the first PocketZip-based digital audio player, the rave:mp 2300, in July 2000, and Iomega's HipZip(tm) digital audio player shipped to retailers in September 2000.

About PocketZip(tm)
Iomega's 40MB PocketZip(tm) disks break the price barrier for digital audio storage. At a cost of about $10 per disk when purchased in a 10-pack, PocketZip disks are the affordable new alternative to flash memory cards, which at today's prices typically cost about $80 for 32MB of storage. PocketZip disks are approximately one-quarter the size of CD audio discs, are encased in a metal shell for better durability than a CD, can store more minutes of music than an audio CD using the Microsoft Windows Media(tm) Format, and are serialized to enable the digital rights management (DRM) of licensed content.

About Richfield Innovations Pte Ltd
Richfield Innovations Pte Ltd (formerly known as RFC Distribution (S) Pte Ltd), one of Singapore's leading computer hardware manufacturers and product development companies, strives to provide quality products and excellent service to its customers, both locally and worldwide. Awarded the prestigious ISO9002 Industrial award for Quality Assurance in Production, Installation and Servicing in 1994, Richfield Innovations has complied with and met the highest standards dictated and expected by the industry. Richfield Innovations will continue to strive for excellence and customer service in the new millennium.

Advanced Products Group (APG), the innovative wing of Richfield Innovations, developed pcPiper, the world's first USB cordless phone. Other projects of the APG include digital RF development, advanced PC interface design, embedded systems design, man/machine interface design and speech technology for command and control of appliances. Further extensions to the jazPiper range of products are also expected in the near future.

For more information on jazPiper range of products, please visit http://www.jazpiper.com.sg.

For more information on Richfield Innovations Pte Ltd, please visit our corporate website at http://www.rfcd.com.sg.

About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip(, Jaz( and PocketZip( drives and disks and the HipZip(tm) digital audio player; Iomega also markets Iomega CD-RW drives and discs. 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.

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Copyright (c) 2000 Iomega Corporation. Iomega, Zip, Jaz, PocketZip, and HipZip are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft 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.