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For Immediate Release
New Features and Form Factor Ideal for Small Business Office Environment
SAN DIEGO,
May 24, 2004 Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM),
a global leader in data storage, today announced
two new entry-level network attached storage (NAS)
servers: the Iomega® NAS
200d Series 320GB* and Iomega NAS 200d Series 480GB* servers. Designed for small
and medium-sized businesses, remote office and department workgroups, Iomega’s
new NAS servers come standard with Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server
2003, an industry first in a convenient desktop form factor.
“This is a breakthrough network-attached storage
product in this form factor,” said Wayne Arvidson,
director, professional storage services, Iomega Corporation. “Iomega
is offering the first Microsoft-based solution in a
package that is perfect for an office environment,
sensitive to desktop real estate and noise issues,
yet still leveraging the power and protection afforded
by our popular rack-mounted models. Because most small
offices today are Microsoft-based, Iomega’s new
200d Series ensures seamless integration with Microsoft
computing environments while also supporting heterogeneous
client PCs and network file protocols. Compared with
the alternative or proprietary operating systems typically
found on products in this range, Iomega’s adoption
of Microsoft Storage Server 2003 is a huge benefit
to our customers.”
Iomega will unveil these exciting new NAS products
at a variety of venues this week, including CeBIT America
in New York, CA (Computer Associates) World in Las
Vegas, and TechEd in San Diego.
Iomega NAS
200d Benefits
- Improves office productivity by facilitating information and file-sharing
- Protects business-critical information
- Uses Windows Storage Server 2003 for ease of installation and familiar
management tools
- Uses an extremely quiet and space-efficient enclosure
- Employs SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives for improved RAID integration,
system performance, ease of serviceability and upgradeability
- Provides 4 USB 2.0 ports and 1 Ultra SCSI 320 port (480GB only) for
integrating high-speed backup devices such as Iomega's
revolutionary REV™ drive
- Provides storage and file-sharing in remote locations with limited
IT staff
- Employs RAID 1 or 5 (200d 480 GB) to protect data against loss due
to a hard disk drive failure
- Supports mixed computing environments—Windows®, Mac®,
Linux UNIX and Netware
- Includes Iomega's award-winning Iomega Automatic Backup Software and
Computer Associates' eTrust Anti-virus Software for
data protection right out of the box.
Compatibility with existing Microsoft Windows environments greatly reduces
training needs, operating expenses and total cost of ownership, enabling
Iomega’s NAS 200d servers to deliver a superior combination of
capacity, performance and ease of use in the sub-$2,000 NAS product category.
Benefits of Microsoft Storage Server 2003
The Iomega NAS 200d Series products offer Microsoft Windows Storage
Server 2003. Microsoft’s operating system software is preconfigured
and ready to deploy in minutes. Among the key features
in the Iomega implementation of Windows Storage Server 2003 are:
- Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS). Up to 64 point-in-time
data restore points can be created per volume, allowing quick restores
of deleted or corrupted data.
- Distributed File System (DFS). Simplifies locating and
managing data on multiple network servers.
- File Replication Service (FRS). Maintains identical
sets of files & directories on different servers & workstations
so when a file is updated on one server, the file replication service replaces
the corresponding files on other servers
- Encrypting File Systems (EFS). Stores encrypted data
so even if the disk is moved to another system the data remains secure.
Price and Availability
Iomega’s new NAS 200d Series products will be
shipping in the U.S., Canada and Latin America in June
and will be available from Iomega-registered resellers,
direct marketers and catalog retailers. The Iomega
NAS 200d Series 320GB has a list price of $1,399; the
Iomega NAS 200d Series 480GB has a list price of $1,999
(all prices are U.S. suggested retail). The products
are expected to begin shipping to other international
markets later in the summer.
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™ 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 the performance, competitive
positioning, and benefits of new products including the NAS products described
herein, as well as any statements about 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, actual performance of new products once distributed, unique features
of particular environments, 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, loss of key personnel,
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 = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
Copyright© 2004 Iomega Corporation. All rights
reserved. Iomega, Zip, REV, Active Disk, iStorage,
HotBurn and QuikTouch 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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