Unsurpassed Convenience and Data Protection in Two Bold New Designs For
On-The-Go and At-The-Desk Storage Needs
SAN DIEGO, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomega Corporation (NYSE:
IOM), a global leader in data storage and protection, today introduced two
exciting new choices in portable and desktop storage: the stylish Iomega(R)
eGo(TM) USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive and the speedy Iomega(R) eSATA/USB 2.0
Professional Hard Drive.
Iomega's Latest Portable Hard Drive
The Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 is a fast and fun
notebook hard drive that delivers on form and function. Iomega's new eGo
Drive has an elegantly curved cherry-red chassis with chrome endcaps that
sets it apart from other portable hard drives. With the new eGo Drive,
Iomega introduces flair and panache to the HDD market, something rarely
seen in any competitor's product. The eGo Drive also packs a lot of storage
capability - the 160GB* 2.5-inch drive is USB-powered for simple operation
(no power supply required), and it comes with EMC(R) Retrospect(R) HD
software for automatic backups, scheduled backups, or on-demand backups.
DropGuard(TM) technology protects the drive from accidental damage caused
by drops of up to 51 inches so users can carry up to 640,000 photos, over
2,900 hours of music or 240 hours of video** with confidence.
"The Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive calls attention to itself with its
beautiful red contoured case, while its automatic backup software works
transparently to protect your digital life," said Ashley Ettwein, HDD
Product Manager, Iomega Corporation. "The eGo Drive gives users a high
capacity portable hard drive as well as a fashion statement that says
they're different than all the rest."
Iomega's Latest eSATA External Hard Drive
Also announced today is the Iomega(R) eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard
Drive, a slender silver hard drive that uses the new 3 Gbit/second eSATA
interface for the fastest possible access to its 500GB storage capacity.
Its high performance makes it a perfect match for the demands of advanced
graphics software, video editing applications, and small server or network
environments. This Iomega eSATA Professional Hard Drive also comes with
award-winning EMC Retrospect Express software for automatic backups,
scheduled backups, or on-demand backups, as well as other advanced
features. For computers that do not have an eSATA interface (PCI eSATA
cards are available separately), the USB 2.0 interface offers a universally
popular alternative.
"Iomega's new 500GB eSATA Professional Hard Drive combines blazing
speed with high capacity and an industrial design that's rugged and
futuristic," said Ettwein. "In today's data-intensive world, both of
Iomega's new external hard drives dispense with boring design and give
users an eye-catching excuse to focus on safeguarding their digital files."
Compatibility
Both drives are compatible with Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64, and Windows Vista(TM).
The eGo Portable Hard Drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1.5 or above;
the Professional Hard Drive eSATA is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2 or
above.
The eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive requires a system with an
eSATA interface for operation as an eSATA drive (PCI eSATA card not
included).
Price and Availability
The Iomega(R) 160GB eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 is now
available for $159.95. The Iomega(R) eSATA/USB 2.0 500GB Professional Hard
Drive is also now available for $209.95. (All pricing is estimated U.S.
retail.) Both products are available from online retailers, VARs, resellers
and select retailers, as well as at http://www.iomega.com.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation, headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader
in innovative storage and network security solutions for small and
mid-sized businesses, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than
400 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980.
Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading network
attached storage products, external hard drives, and our award-winning
removable storage technology, the REV(R) Backup Drive. OfficeScreen(R),
Iomega's managed security services, available in the U.S. and select
markets in Europe, provides enterprise quality perimeter security and
secure remote network access for SMBs, which help protect small enterprises
from data theft and liability. To learn about all of Iomega's digital
storage products and managed services solutions, please go to the Web at
http://www.iomega.com. Resellers can visit Iomega at http://www.iomega.com/ipartner.
NOTE: The statements contained in this release regarding development,
production and distribution of the Iomega(R) eGo(TM) USB 2.0 Portable Hard
Drive and the Iomega(R) eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive, 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, 2006,
and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
* 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
** 4 photos/MB - highly compressed 3-megapixel JPG photos; 1.1 min/MB -
128 kbps MP3 audio; 11 MB/Min - DVD MPEG 2 (720 x 480).
All rights reserved. Iomega, Zip, REV, eGo, StorCenter and OfficeScreen
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks, trade names,
service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective
companies.
Media please contact:
Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, (858) 314-7148 romoser@iomega.com
Analyst/Investors, please contact:
Preston Romm, Iomega Corporation, (858) 314-7188
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