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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July
20, 2000-- Agreement
Highlights Iomega's Strategic Move into the Consumer
Marketplace and Signals Surging Retail Confidence in
Iomega Products Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global
leader in data management solutions, today announced
it has signed a sales and marketing agreement with RadioShack
Corporation (NYSE: RSH), the nation's largest retailer
of consumer electronic products and services. Under
terms of the agreement, RadioShack stores and dealers
nationwide will sell popular Iomega drives and disks
from Iomega's Zip(R), Clik!(TM) and ZipCD(TM) product
lines. It is expected that Iomega products will be available
in September. "Approximately ninety-four percent
of Americans live or work within five minutes of a RadioShack
store," said Bruce Albertson, president and CEO,
Iomega Corporation. "This massive popularity attests
to its emphasis on excellent customer service and convenient
locations. We are absolutely thrilled to begin a working
business relationship with such a fine organization
that has such a strong presence on Main Street America."
Rick Borinstein, Senior Vice President of Merchandising
for RadioShack Corporation said, "We take pride
in our role as a well known and trusted source of great
products and technical knowledge. There is a strong
demand for Iomega's high-quality products, and we anticipate
our customers will appreciate the convenience of having
Iomega drives and disks available in local RadioShack
stores." "The relationship between RadioShack
and Iomega will be a great asset to both companies and
to consumers," said Phil Raleigh, director of retail
sales, Iomega Corporation. "The combination of
both company's strengths will ensure a win for all parties
and is an exciting beginning to Iomega's push toward
greater retail expansion." Iomega's award-winning
Zip drive, introduced in 1995, has become an extremely
popular storage solution in both PC and Macintosh markets.
Iomega Zip(R) drives and genuine 100MB and 250MB disks
offer an easy to use solution for consumers to save,
protect and share information on their computers. Fast
enough to run business and multimedia applications,
the Zip drive brings a new level of performance to today's
powerful personal computers. The Zip 250(TM) drive also
reads and writes to Zip 100MB disks, ensuring that current
customers who use the Zip 250MB drive still have the
ability to share information with family, friends and
colleagues. With the introduction of its ZipCD CD-RW
product line in August 1999, Iomega made a strong entrance
into the optical market. Iomega has furthered its presence
with the introduction of several variations of its ZipCD,
including the uniquely-designed ZipCD USB. The ZipCD(TM)
4x4x6 external USB drive enables both PC users running
Windows(R) 98, and Macintosh(R) computer users running
Mac OS 8.6-9.x, to record, archive, share and distribute
up to 650MB of data on a common CD format. Iomega's
ZipCD drives are high-capacity, easy-to-use and ideal
for saving and sharing original music, personal photos,
games, Internet content and more. In addition, the USB
interface allows quick and easy installation and "plug-and-play"
capability for the drive. Offering the ultimate in portability
and ease of use, Iomega's credit card-sized Clik!(TM)
PC Card drive fits inside the PC Card slot on most laptops
and comes ready to use - no cables, batteries or software
required for compatibility with Windows(R) 98 or 2000.
The Clik! PC Card drive is one of the most convenient
ways to share content between laptop users and was recently
awarded first place for best mobile storage device at
Mobile Insights' Sixth Annual Mobility Awards. In April
2000, Iomega announced shipping of its Clik! PC Card
dock. The Clik!(TM) PC Card dock allows laptop users
to easily share data with most USB-enabled PC and Mac(R)
desktops without complex network connections, lengthy
e-mail downloads or the capacity limitations of floppy
drives. 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 helping protect 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. 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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