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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 February 1998-IOMEGA: Iomega's Zip drive to be integrated into new HP Brio small business PCs (C)1994-98 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Iomega International S.A., a subsidiary of Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company will integrate
Iomega's internal 100MB Zip drive into part of its new HP Brio PC range as a standard feature. Shipments are expected to start in mid-February,
1998.
Two of the Advanced Business Communication Model configurations of HP Brio PCs will include the Zip drive in Europe. HP also plans to
offer the internal Zip drive as part as part of its Channel Assembly Program (CAP) in Europe and Asia. The Zip drive is also an optional feature
of HP Vectra corporate PCs and HP Kayak PC Workstations.
"HP Brio PCs are designed to address the real-life needs of small businesses, particularly those without a dedicated IT department," said Eric
Cador, general manager of HP's Small Computing Operation. "By adding Iomega's Zip drive, HP is providing an extra dimension of flexibility to
enable HP Brio PC users to share, store and back-up important information easily."
"With over 12 million Zip drives shipped worldwide, the Zip drive continues to increase its presence in the high capacity removable storage
market." commented Leslie Finn, OEM Director at Iomega International. "PC manufacturers across the globe, like HP, are responding to this
growing end-user demand and, by integrating the Zip drive, are adding real value to their products and to their customers."
Iomega's Zip drive is an affordable personal storage solution for today's increasingly sophisticated computing needs. It's 100MB Zip disks can
store 70 times the capacity and run at up to 20 times the speed of a traditional floppy. Fast enough to run business and multimedia
applications, the Zip drive's unlimited capacity enables customers to maximise their computers' ability to download Internet files, store and
transport digital photographs and create multimedia presentations, as well as providing a built-in backup system. Iomega's Zip Tools software,
also included with the drive, makes it easy for consumers to manage, share and save their information.
Zip drives and disks are available through VARs, resellers, system integrators and distributors. Iomega's Zip drive is also available as a
standard or optional feature in many computer models from top PC vendors around the world including Acer, Apple, Compaq, Dell, Gateway,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Micron, Packard Bell NEC, Sony, UMAX and Unisys. Iomega has also established relationships with other notebook
computer manufacturers including Acer, ASE, Compal, Chicony, Clevo, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Micron, NEC, Sharp and Siemens
Nixdorf that offer notebook Zip drives as either standard or optional features in selected notebook models. The notebook Zip drive is also
available from CNF Technologies for notebook computers manufactured by Compaq, IBM and Toshiba; and from VST Technologies for
notebook computers manufactured by Apple and IBM.
Iomega Corporation provides personal computer storage solutions that help people manage their computer stuff -- anywhere. These solutions
include: Zip drives and disks; Jaz 1 GB drives and disks; and Ditto tape backup drives and tape cartridges. Used in homes, business,
government and education, and by creative professionals, Iomega storage solutions are available through computer retail stores, resellers and
major distributors. Iomega International S.A can be contacted via the following customer inquiry telephone line: in the UK:07000.466342 or on
the world wide web at iomega.com.
Iomega International S.A. is represented in 36 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East through a network of distributors, retailers and
sales offices. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The company's European network provides sales and technical support direct to its
customer base.
Special Note: Statements in this release relating to the plans of HP to incorporate notebook Zip drives into selected models of HP Brio PCs and
the expected time of availability of such products are forward looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause
actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements including market acceptance of, and demand, for
Iomega's drive and removable disk products, manufacturing, development and distribution issues, delays in meeting scheduled shipment
dates, product pricing, competition, intellectual property rights and other risks identified in Iomega's prospectus filed in June 1996, in its annual
report for 1996 on Form 10K and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10Q files with the SEC.
Iomega, Zip, Jaz the Iomega logo and the stylized 'i' are registered trademarks of, and ZipPlus, Zip Built-In, Ditto, Clik! and Recordlt are
trademarks of, Iomega Corp. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective companies.
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