Iomega debut Home Media Network Hard Drive

Internet Business News, Jan 6, 2009

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Iomega, a specialist storage and data protection company and part of the EMC group (NYSE:EMC), announced on 6 December the debut of the Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive.

The company said that the drive, supplied in 1TB or 500MB versions, has an on-board processor and runs a Linux-based operating system to provide networked access to data on the drive from all network connected devices, from PCs to games consoles.

The drive is supplied with EMC LifeLine Home software which allows users to configure networked PCs to automatically backup files onto the Home Media Network drive. The drive also supports streaming media to attached devices or applications running on attached devices.

The 500MB Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive will be available in early January at an RRP of GBP135 while the 1TB version will cost GBP180. Included in the cost is 2GB of on-line storage via EMC's MozyHome on-line backup service. This can be upgraded to unlimited storage for an additional USD4.95 per month.

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