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For Immediate Release
Iomega Network Attached Storage Servers
Now Range From 160GB to 2TB
SAN DIEGO,
September 25, 2003 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE:
IOM), a global leader in data storage, today released
two new NAS (network attached storage) servers for small
and medium-sized businesses and enterprise workgroups:
the Iomega NAS 400m 1TB server and the Iomega NAS 800m
2TB server.
“Iomega is continuing to bring enterprise-level
performance to mid-range NAS customers with the debut
of two new NAS products,” said Tom Kampfer, vice
president, general manager of network storage solutions
at Iomega Corporation. “These new high capacity
servers offer our customers more choices to meet their
storage needs. Iomega has also improved the customer
experience with a superb support infrastructure and
reseller network to further enhance the Iomega NAS purchase
and user experience.”
NAS 400m 1TB
Server: A Mid-Range Powerhouse
The Microsoft® Windows® powered Iomega®
NAS 400m 1TB server is the capacity leader in the Iomega
NAS 400m Series, which also includes 320GB and 640GB
models. All models deliver a complete storage solution
right out of the box, with full versions of Iomega®
Automatic Backup software and Computer Associates eTrust™
Antivirus 7.0 software and a live trial version of Veritas™
Backup Exec™ 9.0 for Windows Servers™.
Hardware features include four 250GB drives for 1TB
total capacity (735GB configured as a RAID 5 array),
dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, 1GB of ECC DDR RAM,
an Intel® P4 2.6 GHz processor, and a SCSI 160 LVD
port for tape backup, in a 1U form factor. High-availability
features include a redundant OS, true hot-swap drives,
and Ethernet failover.
NAS 800m 2TB
Server: Enterprise-Level Performance, Priced for Departments
The Microsoft Windows powered Iomega NAS 800m 2TB server
is designed for superior performance. With eight 250GB
drives in a 2U rackmount enclosure, the 800m 2TB server
delivers speed and reliability for data-intense backup,
file serving, server consolidation, and business continuity
roles.
Hardware features include a full 1.67TB of RAID 5 capacity,
dual Intel® Xeon™ 2.4 GHz processors with
Hyper-Threading technology, dual Gigabit (Cu) Ethernet
connectivity with a TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) for
enhanced performance, 2GB of ECC DDR RAM, and a SCSI
160 LVD port for tape backup. High-availability features
include a redundant OS and true hot-swap drives, fans,
power supplies, and Ethernet connections.
Warranty
Both the 400m 1TB server and the 800m 2TB server come
standard with Iomega Gold Plus warranty coverage, which
includes three years of next-business-day on-site service
along with free dedicated 24/7 phone support and email
technical support. Service upgrades are available.
Price and Availability
The Iomega NAS 400m 1TB server is available for $6,999;
The Iomega NAS 800m 2TB server, for $17,999. Both products
are shipping now and available through Iomega resellers
(all prices are U.S. estimated 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 Portable Hard Drives, Iomega
HDD Desktop Hard Drives, Iomega
Mini USB Drives, 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 products, anticipated product pricing
and availability, expected product performance and specifications,
future applications for the new products 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, software integration, 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,
agreements with third party suppliers, 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, 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
countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Server are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and other countries. Certain other
product names, brand names and company names may be
trademarks or designations of their respective owners.
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