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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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Copyright (c) 2000 Iomega Corporation.
Iomega, the stylized "i" logo, Zip, Jaz, and
PocketZip 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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