Iomega Reaches Amazing Milestone of 200 Million Zip Disks Shipped Worldwide - Product Announcement

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Feb 21, 2000

Iomega Corporation. a leader in smart, portable storage solutions, Thursday announced that 200 million Zip 100MB and 250MB disks have been shipped worldwide, marking an amazing new milestone for Iomega and re-emphasizing that Zip disks are The SuperFloppy Preferred by Millions.

"Shipping more than 200 million Zip disks in five years is a truly remarkable achievement, and with this many disks in the market today, it makes them compatible virtually anywhere on the planet," said Mark Lucas, executive vice president, product management and global marketing, Iomega Corporation. "With Zip disks, users can save, protect and share a seemingly endless variety of important information, such as downloaded MP3 songs, critical files, photographs, large multimedia presentations, spreadsheets and documents. The possibilities are virtually limitless."

Users can protect their important information from computer viruses, hackers and other disruptions by regularly backing up to Iomega Zip disks. And with the security-enhancing software from Iomega, such as QuikSync and Norton Zip Rescue, users have even more protection. With Iomega's QuikSync software, users can automatically back-up files every time a file is saved to a pre-determined folder on the hard drive. Norton Zip Rescue helps users recover their Windows operating system quickly and easily, should the computer fail to start properly.

Since its introduction in 1995, the Zip drive has received enthusiastic reviews and numerous awards from industry publications and trade groups. Just five years after its introduction, Iomega has shipped 32 million Zip drives, making them available for virtually every type of computer connection including external parallel port, SCSI, USB (for PC and Macintosh) and PC card connections and connections for internal notebook, ATAPI and IDE interfaces.

Zip 100MB disks are available at an estimated street price of $9.99 (U.S.) each, when purchased in a 10-pack, and Zip 250MB disks are available at an estimated street price of $16.65 (U.S.) each, when purchased in a six-pack. Zip 100MB drives are available at an estimated street price of $99.95 (U.S.), and Zip 250MB drives are available for an estimated street price of $169.95 (U.S.).

Iomega Zip drives and genuine 100MB and 250MB disks offer an easy to use solution for consumers to save, protect and share information on their computers. Fast enough to run business and multimedia applications, the Zip drive brings a new level of performance to today's powerful personal computers. The Zip 250 drives also read and write to Zip 100MB disks, ensuring that current customers who use the Zip 250MB drive still have the ability to share information with family, friends and colleagues. Iomega Zip drives and disks are available worldwide through retailers, OEMs, VARs, system integrators, distributors and direct at www.iomegadirect.com.

Iomega Corporation manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip, Jaz and Clik! drives and disks and markets the ZipCD CD-RW drives and discs that help people organize, manage, create, exchange and share their important information. Used in homes, businesses, government and educational facilities and by creative professionals, Iomega storage solutions are the enabling technologies preferred by millions. The Company can be reached at 1-800-MY-STUFF (800-697-8833), or on the Web at http://www.iomega.com.