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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Iomega Corporation Announces Availablility
Of Internal Zip Drive For Toshiba Laptops
ROY, Utah,
November 17, 2000 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE:
IOM), a global leader in data management solutions,
and the Computer Systems Group (CSG) of Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc. today announced the availability
of Iomega Notebook Zip(r) 250MB drives for Toshiba laptops
in the United States and Europe. The drive, in the "SelectBay(r)"
configuration, offers high-capacity portable storage
with the mobility benefits of an internal drive and
is available for the Tecra 8100 notebook and the multimedia
port replicator for the Portégé(r) 3440CT
and 3480CT notebooks.
"An Iomega Notebook Zip(r) 250MB
drive enables Toshiba users to seamlessly back up important
files without having to connect to a network,"
said Doug Collier, vice president of product management
and business development, Iomega Corporation. "Thousands
of copy centers and business service bureaus are equipped
to receive Zip disks, which are an ideal way to share
large amounts of information with clients and partners."
Steve Andler, vice president, marketing,
Toshiba CSG, said, "We are proud to offer our customers
this option as an added benefit to their Toshiba purchase.
The Iomega Zip drive's portable storage makes doing
business on the road more convenient and allows mobile
users the flexibility to store, transport and protect
valuable data."
The Iomega Notebook Zip(r) 250 MB
drive is available today to residents of the United
States and Europe. The drives can be ordered directly
from Toshiba at www.shoptoshiba.com or by phoning 1-800-316-0920.
For more information about the Notebook Zip 250MB drive,
please visit www.iomega.com/zip/products/notebook.html.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets
the award-winning Zip(, Jaz( and PocketZip( drives and
disks, the HipZip(tm) digital audio player, the FotoShow(tm)
digital image center, LifeWorks(tm) software, and Iomega
Quik Sync 2 software; 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 www.iomega.com.
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Copyright(c)2000 Iomega Corporation.
Iomega, Zip, HipZip, FotoShow, PocketZip, and LifeWorks
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Tecra, Portege, and SelectBay are trademarks of Toshiba
America Information Systems, Inc. or Toshiba Corporation.
Certain other product names, brand names and company
names may be trademarks or designations of their respective
owners.
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Special Note: The statements
in this release relating to the availability of the
Iomega Notebook Zip 250 MB drive for Toshiba laptops
or the expected benefits from this new product include
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those referred to
in this press release. Such factors include, but are
not limited to, retail and OEM market acceptance of
and demand for the Company's existing and new products,
general market demand for PCs and consumer electronics
products, the Company's success in timely producing
and marketing its products, ability to maintain stringent
quality assurance standards and enhanced customer service,
availability of critical product components, success
of the Company's new marketing initiatives, manufacturing
and inventory issues, dependence upon third-party providers,
intellectual property rights, competition, litigation,
general economic and/or industry-specific conditions
and the other factors described in Iomega's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and
its most recent quarterly reports filed with the SEC.
Iomega disclaims any intention or obligation to update
any formal statements as a result of developments occurring
after the date of this press release.
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