LONG ON IOMG, Here's another reason why...
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IBM to Include lomega Zip Drive in New Aptiva PC
June 10, 1996, 12: 00 PM EDT
ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1996-Iomega Corporation (NASDAQ:IOMG) today announced that IBM plans to incorporate Iomega’s
award-winning Zip drive into a select model of its new Aptiva line of
PCs, as announced by IBM today. The model is expected to be available
in the third quarter of this year.
With the addition of the Zip drive, the Aptiva will allow customers to
significantly expand the storage capacity of their computers in 100MB
disk increments. This will be ideal for home businesses and for use
with popular new multimedia and Internet programs.
"Our goal is to deliver choice to our customers -- we want each user to feel that their Aptiva PC is the one best suited to meet their
computing needs," said Jose Garcia, general manager, consumer desktop
systems, IBM.
"Customers with significant storage requirements will enjoy the flexibility, convenience and additional hard drive expansion
capabilities that the IBM Aptiva with the Zip drive provides."
The Iomega Zip drive has won numerous accolades throughout the
industry, including one of Business Weeks Best Product Picks of 1995,
PC/Computing's Most Valuable Product and PC Magazine's Best of 1995
award.
Iomega’s Zip drives use 100-megabyte Zip disks, 70 times the capacity
of today's floppy disk, and can also be used as a built-in backup
system. "The Zip drive has truly reached a milestone in gaining
acceptance from an industry leader such as IBM" said Timothy L. Hill,
vice president of worldwide marketing at Iomega. "We are very excited
about working with IBM and providing its customers with one of the
best storage options available."
IBM Aptiva is an industry-leading personal computer for the home that
features high quality full-screen video, sound, voice recognition,
communications capabilities, software and support. IBM Aptiva PCs have
been lauded by publications such as PC Magazine, which called Aptiva
"the system that comes closest to achieving our home PC ideal" and
Computer Life, which identified Aptiva as the top multimedia choice
for home users.
Iomega Corporation provides personal computer storage solutions that
help people manage their computer stuff-- anywhere. These solutions
include: Zip drives and disks; Jaz one-gigabyte drives and disks;
Ditto tape backup drives and tape cartridges; and the Bernoulli line
of removable drives and disks. Used in homes, business, government and
education, and by creative professionals, Iomega storage solutions are
available through computer retail stores, resellers and major
distributors. The Company can be reached at 800-MY-STUFF
(800-697-8833).
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