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For Immediate Release
Iomega Corporation Announces Adoption of Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 for Iomega Network Attached Storage Servers
SAN DIEGO,
September 10, 2003 — Iomega Corporation
(NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage, today
announced that the Iomega line of Windows-based network-attached storage (NAS) servers will begin transitioning to Microsoft
Windows® Storage Server 2003 operating system software
in the fourth quarter of 2003. The operating system
update is expected to provide Iomega NAS customers with
enhanced scalability and data protection, bringing increased
enterprise-level features within reach of small and
medium-sized businesses.
Iomega will be at Storage Decisions
2003 in Chicago, Sept. 10 to 13, demonstrating Microsoft
Windows Storage Server 2003 running on an Iomega NAS
P305m server.
“Microsoft has been a terrific
ally in the growth of Iomega’s Windows-based NAS
product line,” said Wayne Arvidson, director of
marketing for network storage solutions at Iomega Corporation.
“Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 gives our
customers an excellent foundation for building reliable
storage systems that are easy to manage and maintain,
which is especially important for small and medium-sized
businesses that often do not have a dedicated IT staff.”
New Features
Iomega NAS servers with Microsoft Windows Storage Server
2003 are preconfigured and ready to deploy in minutes.
Windows Storage Server 2003 offers a highly scalable
solution ranging from 160 gigabytes to 40+ terabytes.
Windows Storage Server 2003 offers advanced capabilities,
such as Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), which provides
an intelligent infrastructure for “shadow”
copies, or point-in-time copies, of a single volume
or multiple volumes.
Other new features include:
- Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) Capability.
Servers can employ multiple data connections between
host and storage for improved availability.
- iSCSI Support. Client-side
iSCSI capabilities will allow systems to make use
of new iSCSI storage devices.
"Iomega brings a deep understanding of the storage needs
of small and midsize businesses," said Charles Stevens,
corporate vice president of the Enterprise Storage Division
at Microsoft Corp. "These businesses need secure, reliable
storage solutions, and they often don't have the benefit
of a dedicated IT staff. An Iomega NAS server with Windows
Storage Server 2003 provides them with the storage resource
management tools and reporting tools they need to help
ensure data integrity across the network." About
Iomega NAS Servers
Iomega offers a full line of entry level and mid-range
NAS products that range in capacity from 160GB to 1.4TB,
putting reliable file serving and backup functions within
reach of even the smallest IT budgets. The Iomega®
NAS A205m server breaks the $1000 price barrier for
Windows Powered NAS servers, offering 160GB of usable
capacity, RAID 1 (disk mirroring) capability, 10/100
Fast Ethernet, and Iomega Automatic Backup client software.
The Iomega® NAS A305m server, with 240GB of storage
capacity, adds mid-range features like RAID 5 (disk
striping with parity) capability and a Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) network connection. The NAS P400 series features
four-drive RAID arrays in a 1U enclosure with up to
720GB usable capacity, dual GbE connectivity and an
Ultra 160 SCSI port for external backup. The recently
introduced NAS P800 series features eight-drive RAID
arrays with dual processors, up to 1440GB of storage
capacity and virtually 100 percent uptime, thanks to
hot-swappable power supplies, fans and drives.
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 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 1.4TB.
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, integration of hardware and software, 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, co-development, production, and distribution
issues, product pricing and conformity to specifications,
dependence upon third party suppliers, software compatibility,
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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Copyright© 2003 Iomega Corporation.
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. Certain other product names, brand names
and company names may be trademarks or designations
of their respective owners.
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