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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PocketZip 40MB Disks s Provide Affordable Alternative
to Solid State Media
ROY, Utah, March 19, 2001
- Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in
data management solutions, today announced the compatibility
of the Iomega® PocketZipTM PC Card drive with the
newly announced Dual PC Card Expansion Pack for the
Compaq iPAQTM Pocket PC. The combination will provide
iPAQ Pocket PC users with the most affordable and versatile
portable storage alternative, Iomega's PocketZip 40MB
disks.
"We are pleased to work with a leading company
like Compaq to introduce the advantages of the PocketZip
drive to a pocket PC," said Doug Collier, senior
vice president, marketing and product management, Iomega
Corporation. "The premium features of the Compaq
iPAQ Pocket PC extend far beyond basic PDAs, and PocketZip
40MB disks offer users proven storage technology to
support those added capabilities at a fraction of the
cost of solid-state memory cards."
Matchbook-sized PocketZipTM disks fit easily in a shirt
pocket, and a strong metal shell makes the disks durable
for portable use. PocketZip disks are also serialized
to integrate with digital rights management (DRM) systems
for secure music downloads. During planned promotions
in the second quarter of 2001, Iomega PocketZip 40MB
disks will retail for as little as $8 per disk.
"PocketZip disks offer robust storage for the
iPAQ Pocket PC, the industry's most advanced Pocket
PC," said Cindy Box, director of marketing for
wireless Internet solutions, Compaq Computer Corporation.
"The combination of the Compaq Dual PC Card Expansion
Pack and a PocketZip 40MB drive will give customers
an easy way to archive data, share information with
co-workers, and manage multi-media content such as MP3s,
digital images and video files."
The Compaq Dual PC Card Expansion Pack will be available
in mid-April. Additional information on the Compaq iPAQ
Pocket PC and options can be found at http://www.compaq.com/products/handhelds/pocketpc.
Windows® CE drivers for the PocketZipTM drive will
be downloadable free of charge from http://www.iomega.com.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets
the award-winning Zip®, Jaz® and PocketZipTM
drives and disks, the HipZipTM digital audio player,
the FotoShowTM digital image center, LifeWorksTM software,
and Iomega QuikSyncTM software; Iomega also markets
Iomega CD-RW drives and Iomega MicrodriveTM. 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.
NOTE: The statements contained in this release regarding
development, production and distribution of the PocketZip
drive and disks for use with the Compaq iPAQ Dual Slot
PC Card Expansion Jacket, anticipated product pricing
and availability, expected product performance and specifications,
future applications for the new product and all other
statements that are not purely historical, are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking
statements are based upon information available to Iomega
as of the date hereof, and Iomega disclaims any intention
or obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from current expectations. Factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences include, but
are not limited to, the successful completion of product
development and testing, market acceptance of, and demand
for, PocketZip products and the iPAQ Pocket PC, any
difficulties encountered in ramping up production or
other manufacturing issues, including component availability
and pricing, co-development, production, and distribution
issues, product pricing and conformity to specifications,
dependence upon third party suppliers, competition,
intellectual property rights and other risks and uncertainties
identified in the reports filed from time to time by
Iomega with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including Iomega's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999, and its most recent Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q.
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Copyright© 2001 Iomega Corporation. All rights
reserved. Iomega, Zip, Jaz, PocketZip, HipZip, FotoShow,
and LifeWorks are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries. Microdrive is a trademark of IBM Corporation
and is used with permission. Certain other product names,
brand names and company names may be trademarks or designations
of their respective owners.
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