Iomega Announces OEM Relationship With Canon Computer Systems Inc.
BusinessWire, Monday, September 16, 1996 at 09:30
ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1996--Iomega Corporation
(NASDAQ:IOMG) today announced that Canon Computer Systems Inc.
plans to incorporate Iomega's 100 MB Zip drive as a standard feature
in two multimedia PCs from its home computer line. Canon is
currently shipping one PC with the internal Zip drive and expects to
ship another model by the end of September.
"Canon has chosen to offer consumers the Zip drive, recognizing
it as the ideal solution for managing the explosion of personal
computer information, including internet files, images, graphics,
back-ups and entertainment applications," said Andy Grolnick, Zip
product line manager for Iomega. "Our relationship with Canon,
coupled with similar relationships with leading PC vendors to include
the Zip drive in PCs, is just the latest step in making the Zip drive
a viable successor to the floppy drive."
Iomega's 100MB Zip drive is currently shipping in Canon's Innova
Media( MT 9350 Multimedia PC, now available at some retail outlets.
Canon intends to ship the Innova Media( MT 9800 Multimedia PC by the
end of September, which will also include the Zip drive as a standard
feature.
"With the advent of multimedia, customers need more than the
traditional floppy to meet all their storage needs," said Tom
Perrier, director of PC sales and marketing from Canon. "The Zip
drive is a proven personal storage solution our customers can depend
on and part of our effort to offer customers the latest available
technology. We selected Iomega's 100 MB Zip drive as the perfect
storage choice for our new line of home PCs."
Iomega's 100MB Zip drive and disks provide more than 70 times the
capacity of traditional floppy disks, giving consumers unlimited
capacity, increased flexibility, and a built-in back-up system. With
speed fast enough to run applications and multimedia, the Zip drive
brings a new dimension of flexibility to today's versatile PCs.
Iomega's Zip tools software, also included with the drive, makes it
easy for consumers to manage, share and save their information.
In addition to Canon Computer Systems Inc., several other PC
manufacturers provide the 100MB Zip drive as either a standard or
optional feature in retail and commercial PCs.
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).
Note to Editors: Iomega and Bernoulli are registered trademarks
of, and Zip, Ditto, Jaz and the Iomega logo are trademarks of, Iomega
Corporation. All other brand and product names are property of their
respective companies. Any statements contained herein that are not
statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause
actual events or the company's actual results to differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements including
market acceptance of, and demand for, the company's drive and
removable disk products, manufacturing issues including the supply of
components, product pricing, competition, intellectual property
rights and litigation, general economic conditions, and other risks
identified in Iomega's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
CONTACT: Iomega Corporation
A. Cory Maloy, (801) 778-3712
maloy@iomega.com
or
Copithorne & Bellows
Catherine Malone, (415) 975-2277
catherine.malone@cbpr.com
or
For Investor Relations information:
Iomega Investor Relations Department (801) 778-3585
Howard Kalt, Kalt & Rosen Associates (415) 397-2686
or
Canon Computer Systems
Sherri Snelling, (714) 438 3075
pr@ccsi.canon.com
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