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Iomega Corporation Announces Product Compatibility With Windows Millennium Edition
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Windows Me Users to Enjoy Easy Connectivity with Iomega Hardware and Software Products
ROY, Utah - September 14, 2000 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, today announced that Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Microsoft Corp.'s latest operating system designed solely for the home user, provides native support for Iomega drives and adaptors in a variety of interfaces, including USB, ATAPI, FireWire(r), PCMCIA, and SCSI. In addition, Iomega announced that both IomegaWare(tm) 2.5 and Iomega Quik Sync 2 software version 2.02 are fully compatible with Windows Me and are available now.
IomegaWare(tm) 2.5, released in early summer 2000, provides users of Iomega Zip(r), Jaz(r), PocketZip(tm), and CD-RW drives with additional disk protection and file management tools as well as support for Iomega parallel port drives under Windows Me. Iomega Quik Sync 2 software version 2.02, available for download now at www.iomegadirect.com and coming to store shelves soon, gives Windows Me users a flexible, automatic file backup system that works in combination with any Iomega drive. Together, Windows Me and Iomega software and hardware products will let users manage, protect, and share their digital lives with confidence.
"Windows Me and Iomega products work effortlessly together," said Bruce Albertson, president and CEO, Iomega Corporation. "And using them together as a system helps you work better. When you've got Iomega Quik Sync 2 software running in the background under Windows Me, automatically creating on-the-fly backups and storing multiple file revisions to your Iomega drive, you can virtually guarantee you won't be stuck when you accidentally change, delete, or damage a protected file."
Windows Me is the incremental upgrade from Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition and is designed to improve the home computing experience by offering advancements in four key areas: PC health, digital media, home networking and the online experience.
"Providing built-in driver support for Iomega products offers a real benefit to our customers," said Art Pettigrue, product manager for Windows Me at Microsoft Corp. "As the PC becomes a more important device in the home, consumers increasingly expect it will perform as simply as their other home appliances. We are pleased to be working with Iomega to make Windows Me a hassle-free platform for users of Iomega's products."
In conjunction with the launch of Windows Me, Iomega and OfficeMax have also announced a promotion that will give OfficeMax customers who buy Windows Me, either in the full version or as an upgrade, a free (after rebate) Zip(r) 100MB USB drive with their purchase.
Windows Me offers features designed specifically for home users, and gives customers the power to network household computers, communicate more efficiently over the Internet, and work with rich multimedia content such as photos, videos, and music. For more information about Windows Millennium Edition, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/newsroom/winme.

About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip(r), Jaz(r) and PocketZip( drives and disks and markets Iomega 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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