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Iomega Debuts New NAS 400m, 800m Windows Powered Storage Servers
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Iomega Network Attached Storage Servers Now Range From 160GB to 2TB

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Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, (858) 795-7148 romoser@iomega.com

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Barry Zwarenstein, Iomega Corporation, (858) 795-7188

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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