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For Immediate Release
Iomega Announces New Line of Economical Storage Servers with Enterprise-Class Features
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Iomega NAS 300r Storage Servers Provides 320GB to 500GB of Critical Business Data Protection and Management
SAN DIEGO,
March 29, 2005 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage, today announced the new Iomega® NAS 300r Series with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003. Available in three models with capacities ranging from 320GB* to 500GB, the NAS 300r Series storage server is an economical, safe and secure repository for important files in small to medium-sized businesses, corporate workgroups, and remote offices.
"Business owners and managers generally work with tight budgets but have to manage rapidly growing storage needs, so they want data solutions that keep installation and support costs low," said Wayne Arvidson, director, professional storage solutions, Iomega Corporation. "For companies with little or no IT support, a plug-and-play Iomega NAS 300r Series storage server is an ideal solution. It delivers enterprise-quality data protection for as little as $2,000 with an easy installation and no network or application server downtime."
Painless Installation and Management
Deploying an Iomega NAS 300r Series storage server is virtually automatic with Iomega's plug-and-play configuration and self-discovery software, requiring no network downtime. Windows Storage Server 2003 comes standard with unlimited client access licenses (CALs), so the 300r integrates seamlessly into existing Microsoft Windows networks. Because it uses the network services that people already know how to use, the NAS 300r Series storage server also offers easy manageability and low total cost of ownership.
An Advanced Client Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution
By including Iomega Automatic Backup Pro (IAB Pro) software with each Iomega NAS 300r Series storage server, Iomega transforms the 300r Series server from a conventional network storage device to a complete client backup solution. Each client PC on the network can choose continuous backup or scheduled backup to the 300r Series server. With continuous backup, every file the user creates or changes on a client PC will be automatically copied to the 300r Series server as a backup destination.
Data security is further enhanced with IAB Pro software's ability to back up multiple file revisions and its easy configuration of scheduled backups if preferred. And with up to 2.6:1 file compression**, IAB Pro can also make each NAS dollar go farther.
"The forgotten piece of the puzzle in many businesses is the ability to back up the day-to-day work that may be located on client PCs rather than on a centralized server," said Arvidson. "IAB Pro makes it happen automatically without any impact whatsoever on administration costs."
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
The 300r series is designed as a hardened storage vault for a business's most valuable data, meeting high reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) requirements at an affordable price with features like the following:
RAID 1 (mirrored) hard drives to protect against data loss;
True hot-swappable drives to enable recovery from disk failure without downtime;
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 database support off-loads database tasks from Exchange servers to improve performance;
Microsoft Active Directory Services and Distributed File System provide seamless network integration.
Computer Associates eTrust™ Antivirus software to protect against virus attacks;
Volume Shadow Copy Service to enable point-in-time file recovery;
Iomega Automatic Backup Pro software to enable automatic client-level backup and scheduled backup of desktops, laptops, and workstations to an Iomega NAS server.
All Iomega NAS 300r storage servers are supported by all standard Windows enterprise backup applications.
Affordable Business Performance
Iomega NAS 300r storage servers deliver superior performance in the sub-$2,000 NAS product category by using advanced components for improved speed and reliability:
High-speed 7200 rpm SATA hard disks for fast data reads and writes;
2.8 GHz Intel® Celeron® processor speeds throughput;
Dual 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (some models) to ensure availability and improve network performance;
Ultra 160 SCSI interface to enable high-speed archival backup to REV 1000 autoloader, REV SCSI drive, or local tape devices (500GB model);
All Iomega NAS 300r storage servers support mixed computing environments including Windows, Mac®, Linux, UNIX and Novell. And in RAID-1 (mirrored) configuration, a 300r Series server costs only about 1.2 cents per megabyte, providing excellent insurance against accidents, operator errors, virus attacks and hardware breakdown.
New Microsoft Windows Print Server Option
All Iomega NAS 300r storage servers come with Microsoft Windows Print Server to provide centralized support and management for up to five network printers. Support for unlimited network printers is an available upgrade option.
Price, Availability, and Requirements
The Iomega NAS 300r Series storage servers are expected to start shipping in April. The Iomega NAS 300r Series 320 GB server will be available for $1,999; the Iomega NAS 300r Series 320 GB with Microsoft Windows Print Server, for $2,599; and the Iomega NAS 300r Series 500 GB with Microsoft Windows Print Server, for $2,999 (all prices are U.S. suggested list). Upgrade options include Microsoft Windows Print Server support for an unlimited number of network printers for $425, and Iomega's Gold Plus service plan for $399. All 300r Series servers include a standard three-year warranty with telephone, e-mail, and web-based customer support.
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® External
Hard Drives;
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
1.6TB. 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 NAS 300r series products, 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, 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, 2004, and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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* 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
** 2.6:1 data compression assumes the use of "high" compression on Iomega Automatic Backup Pro software with highly compressible files such as typical office spreadsheets and documents. Capacity may vary and is data and software dependent.
Copyright© 2005 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserved. Iomega, Zip, REV, Active Disk, Micro Mini, iStorage, HotBurn and QuikTouch are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein, belong to their respective companies. Certain other product names, brand names and company names may be trademarks or designations of their respective owners.
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