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For Immediate Release
One Touch Means Easy-To-Use
Video Archiving to Any Industry Standard DVD or CD
Format
SAN DIEGO,
November 11, 2003 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE:
IOM), a global leader in data storage, today introduced
the Iomega® Super DVD QuikTouch™ Video
Burner, an all-format USB 2.0 external drive for
Windows® PCs. Featuring an integrated video
capture card and one-button video transfer to any
industry standard DVD or CD format, the Iomega QuikTouch
Video Burner external drive is the easiest and most
flexible option yet for preserving video memories.
Next week, Iomega will display the new Iomega Super
DVD QuikTouch Video Burner at Comdex Las Vegas 2003,
November 17-19, in its meeting space at the Venetian
Hotel.
“Unlike other video burners that require the
user to install a video capture card separately, and
then limit the user to one or two DVD formats, Iomega’s
new Super DVD QuikTouch Video Burner records to any
industry standard DVD or CD format and does so more
simply, with just one press of a button,” said
Sean Burke, vice president and general manager of mobile
and desktop solutions, Iomega Corporation. “Iomega’s
reputation for ease of use is well earned with this
new drive, and I’m hopeful that Iomega will quickly
become a market leader in this hot new category.”
Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR), the Japanese research
firm, forecasts that the DVD-writable drive category
will grow from 17 million drives in 2003 to 55 million
drives in 2005. The QuikTouch Video Burner is Iomega’s
newest all-format DVD writer. The first-generation
Iomega Super DVD drive was named the “Best of
CeBIT America” winner for personal hardware in
June 2003.
Key Features and Benefits
Like Iomega’s Super DVD internal and external
drives, the QuikTouch Video Burner USB 2.0 external
drive can play and record all major CD and DVD formats.
By integrating the video capture electronics with the
DVD writer Iomega has made the entire video transfer
and burning process as simple as pressing a button.
Key features of the new drive include the following:
- QuikTouch button. Simply press the QuikTouch button and push “Play” on the source VCR or camcorder. QuikTouch detects the recording media, launches the software, captures the video and burns the disc automatically.
- Built-in video capture card. No need to open the
PC, an integrated video capture card handles high-quality
video transfer from any VCR or camcorder.
- One-Step recording. One-step recording from source
tapes.
- Dolby® Digital encoding. Helps fit up to 50
percent more video on each disc.
- All-format capability. DVD+R/+RW (4x2.4x12x), DVD-R/-RW
(4x2x12x), DVD-RAM (3x), and CD-R/RW (24x16x32x).
- Fast CD ripping. 24x DAE (digital audio extraction)
of audio CDs.
- Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) interface. Standard high-speed
connectivity.
- Versatile capture options. High, medium, or low
resolution settings for up to six hours of video transfer. Captured
file also
remains on hard drive for easy editing.
- End-of-video detection. Automatically detects end
of captured video.
“In developing the new Iomega QuikTouch Video Burner, Iomega set out to give creative freedom to music, video, and digital photo enthusiasts and to eliminate DVD compatibility issues,” said Burke. “The QuikTouch Video Burner USB 2.0 external drive is perfect for ordinary users because it accepts any disc format and radically improves ease of use. Most tasks are now more intuitive; tasks like performing backups and creating digital copies of videotapes are now automatic.”
Software
Iomega’s DVD Wizard takes the guesswork out of
burning a DVD or CD. Just choose the task and the DVD
Wizard does the rest–launching the right software
title and suggesting the best disc type for the task.
Bundled software includes Sonic MyDVD® video-editing
software, Sonic Cineplayer™ software for the
highest quality video playback, MusicMatch™ Jukebox
music management software and Adobe® Photoshop® Album
SE photo management software.
Also included is Iomega’s HotBurn® Pro software
for easy DVD and CD burning, which complements Windows® XP
by adding true drag-and-drop file recording, an integrated
console interface, integrated DVD and CD copying and
imaging, audio and MP3 compilation creation, and a
jewel case editor. Other features include a graphical
audio layout editor; pop, click and hiss removal filters;
and bootable CD creation.
To complete the package, Iomega’s QuikTouch
Video Burner drive also includes Iomega® Automatic
Backup software, a PC Magazine Editor’s Choice
for real-time backup software (June 17, 2003, edition).
Iomega Automatic Backup provides continuous real-time
backup to any drive letter, optionally saves multiple
revisions and keeps multiple backup sets on different
destination drives, allows users to exclude files by
file type, and can perform scheduled backups and even
cache backups temporarily when the destination drive
is not available. Iomega Automatic Backup is also available
separately at www.iomega.com for $39.95.
Pricing and
Availability
The Iomega® Super
DVD QuikTouch™ Video Burner USB 2.0 external
drive for Windows® PCs is expected to begin shipping
in early December 2003 for $399 (U.S. suggested retail).
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation provides easy-to-use, high value
storage solutions to help people protect, secure,
capture
and share their valuable digital information. Iomega’s
award-winning storage products include the popular Zip® 100MB,
250MB and 750MB drives, high-performance Iomega
HDD External Hard Drives in portable, desktop,
and network configurations, Iomega
Mini USB Drive, Iomega
external CD-RW drives, Iomega
DVD drives and the Iomega
Floppy USB-Powered Drive. Iomega simplifies data
protection and sharing at home and in the workplace
with Iomega
Automatic Backup software, Iomega
Sync software, HotBurn® CD-recording
software, and Active
Disk technology. For networks, Iomega
NAS servers offer capacities of 160GB to 2TB. For
unlimited capacity and anytime, anywhere access, Iomega
offers iStorage™ secure online
storage. Iomega also offers businesses and consumers
a comprehensive data
recovery services solution for recovering lost
data due to hardware failure, file corruption or media
damage. The Company can be reached at 1-888-4-IOMEGA
(888-446-6342), or on the Web at www.iomega.com.
NOTE: The statements contained in
this release regarding development, production and
distribution of the Iomega product, 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, the
Iomega product, any difficulties encountered in ramping
up production or other manufacturing issues, including
component availability and pricing, third party supplier
agreements, co-development, component availability,
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, 2002, and its most recent Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q.
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All rights reserved. Iomega, Zip, Active Disk, iStorage
and HotBurn are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other
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