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For Immediate Release
Iomega Announces New 8.5 Gigabyte Dual-Layer DVD Recorder
SAN DIEGO,
May 24, 2004 -
Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage, today introduced
the new Iomega® Super DVD Writer 12x Dual-Format USB 2.0 Drive. Scheduled
to ship in June, Iomega’s dual-layer DVD drive is the first in a new generation
of external Iomega DVD recorders that can store up to 8.5 GB* on a single DVD+R
DL (double layer) disc. Together with an outstanding collection of software,
the new drive gives users a convenient tool for managing their videos, data,
music and photos.
Iomega will unveil the new Iomega Super DVD Writer
12x Dual-Format USB 2.0 Drive at this week’s
CeBIT America tradeshow in New York City, May 25-27,
2004.
New 8.5 GB Capacity DVD+R DL discs have two recording layers rather than
one, providing users with 8.5 GB total capacity, or
80 percent more than the previous generation of 4.7
GB DVD discs. This new capacity confers a number of
important benefits:
- Users can store DVD-quality home video at higher bit rates, improving picture and resolution and quality.
- Businesses can archive up to 12 CDs worth of data on a single DVD+R
DL disc, reducing cost and complexity.
- IT departments can build system images for their clients PC's.
- Filmmakers can master and test new DVD titles using inexpensive discs
before pressing a batch of discs with traditional equipment.
Key Features
Iomega’s Super DVD Writer 12x
Dual-Format USB 2.0 Drive is quick and easy to set up, operate and share among
multiple computers and operating systems, making it an excellent choice for virtually
any writable disc format, including CDs, single-layer DVDs and dual-layer DVDs.
Supported formats include DVD+R and DVD+RW (12x4x16x write, rewrite,
and read speeds), DVD-R and DVD-RW (8x4x16x), and CD-R and CD-RW discs
(40x24x40x). Ripping music CDs is also faster than ever, thanks to 40x
digital audio extraction.
The new drive also features buffer underrun protection for reliable burns and comes with the Iomega DVD Solutions Wizard, which takes the guesswork out of recording tasks by helping users select the appropriate software and type of disc for different tasks.
The DVD+R DL Standard
DVD+R DL recording technology is a “write-once” recording
technology that was developed by Philips and media
manufacturer MKM. It has been adopted by the DVD+RW
Alliance, whose members include Dell, Hewlett-Packard,
Mitsubishi Chemical/Verbatim, Philips, Ricoh, Sony,
Thomson, Yamaha and Microsoft.
The dual-layer disc format consists of two recording
layers of organic dye film. The top layer is semi-transparent,
allowing the recording laser to focus on either the
top layer or the bottom layer. When recording data,
the laser heats microscopic regions on one of the recording
layers, creating permanent dots in the organic dye
film. The resulting data can be read in virtually any
standard DVD player or DVD-ROM drive.
Software
Bundled software includes Iomega’s DVD Solutions
Wizard, Iomega Automatic Backup, Iomega HotBurn Pro,
Sonic MyDVD™ video-editing software, Sonic™ Cineplayer
software for the highest quality video playback, MusicMatch™ Jukebox
music management software and Adobe® Photoshop
Album™ Starter Edition. For Mac® OS users,
Charismac® Discribe™ and MusicMatch™ software
are included.
Iomega’s DVD Solutions Wizard launches directly
from the desktop and takes the guesswork out of writing
DVDs by helping users select the appropriate software
and type of disc for different tasks.
Iomega® Automatic Backup software, a PC Magazine
Editor’s Choice for real-time backup software
(June 17, 2003, edition), provides continuous real-time
backup to any drive letter, the ability to save multiple
revisions and keep multiple backup sets on different
destination drives, the ability to exclude files by
file type, to schedule backups, and to cache backups
temporarily. Iomega Automatic Backup is also available
separately at www.iomega.com for
$39.95.
Iomega’s HotBurn Pro software complements Windows® XP
by adding true drag-and-drop file recording, an integrated
console interface, integrated DVD and CD copying and
imaging, compilation creation, and a jewel case editor.
Added features include a graphical audio layout editor;
pop, click and hiss removal filters; and bootable CD
creation.
Price, Availability,
and Requirements
The Iomega® Super DVD Writer 12x Dual-Format
USB 2.0 Drive is scheduled to begin shipping in June,
with availability at retail, catalog, and online
at www.iomega.com for
$249.95 ( U.S. suggested retail).
The new drive will be compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE,
2000, Me, or XP; Mac® OS 10.2.7 or newer with a
Macintosh G4 or faster with built-in USB 2.0 connection.
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 new Iomega REV™ 35GB Drive,
popular Zip® 100MB,
250MB and 750MB Drives; high-performance
Iomega® HDD
External Hard
Drives in desktop and portable configurations; Iomega
Mini USB Drives and Micro Mini™ USB Drives;Iomega
external CD-RW Drives; Iomega
Super DVD Drives and the QuikTouch™ Video
Burner; and Iomega
Floppy USB-Powered Drives. 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 1TB.
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 new Iomega® Super DVD Writer
12x Dual-Format USB 2.0 Drive , anticipated product
pricing, availability, and shipping dates, 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,
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, 2003, and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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* 1 GB = 1 billion bytes.
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