Iomega and Symantec Announce New Disaster Recovery Solution Utilizing 100 MB Zip Drive and Disk
Business Wire - November 10, 1997 08:00
ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--
Micron Electronics is first PC supplier to offer Norton Zip Rescue
Iomega(R) Corp. (NYSE:IOM) and Symantec(R) Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC) Monday announced Norton(TM) Zip Rescue(TM) (NZR), a Windows(R) 95 recovery system that will combine extensive and innovative rescue utilities incorporated into the upcoming 3.0 release of Symantec's award-winning Norton Utilities with an Iomega Zip drive and disk to offer a powerful disaster recovery solution that quickly and easily fixes common Windows 95 problems. NZR will provide Windows 95 users with valuable recovery capabilities from Windows registry corruption, partition table damage, missing or damaged system files, boot record damage, lost or damaged CMOS and virus attacks. "We are pleased that our partnership with Iomega makes Windows 95 system recovery a long-awaited reality," said
Enrique Salem, vice president of Symantec's Security and Assistance Business Unit. "With Norton Zip Rescue users will have state-of-the-art disaster recovery capabilities." With this new technology, users can easily create a Norton Zip disk tailored to their unique system utilizing a blank Zip disk. Then, when a system disaster occurs, the user simply inserts the NZR disk into the Zip drive, restarts the computer, and a simple-to-use Wizard automatically
attempts to fix the problem, guiding the user through the rescue process step-by-step. Once the problem is fixed, the user simply restarts the computer and continues working. The cost of
PC ownership is increasing for both individual and corporate users. For individual users, technical support is often expensive, frustrating, and time-consuming. For corporations, busy help desks signal costly downtime and lower productivity. Norton Zip Rescue is designed to augment help desk and technical support services by providing users with a simple yet powerful tool for solving system problems. "The Zip drive is emerging as the standard that is
succeeding the floppy drive," said Ted Briscoe, president, Iomega Personal Storage Division. "NZR provides a compelling reason for corporations both large and small to standardize on systems with Zip drives built-in." Norton Zip Rescue is designed exclusively for use with Windows 95 based systems that include either an internal or external Iomega Zip drive.
Micron Electronics will provide bootable drive a: Zip drives, which will be available in early 1998, making the NZR solution even easier. "Micron is pleased to be the first PC system supplier planning to include Norton Zip Rescue with our systems," said Jeffrey K. Moeser, vice president of Desktop Products for Micron Electronics Inc. "This new solution perfectly complements Micron's commitment to replace the floppy with bootable Zip disks configured as drive a: across our Millennia systems."
Price and Availability
Norton Zip Rescue will be a standard feature of Symantec's Norton Utilities 3.0 for Windows 95, which is planned to begin shipments in November 1997 at a suggested retail price of $79.95. Norton Zip Rescue is scheduled to be available with all Iomega Zip drives beginning
in the first quarter 1998. Norton Zip Rescue is scheduled to be available for existing Iomega Zip drive customers during the first quarter 1998 on the Iomega.com web site. In addition,
Norton Zip Rescue is planned to be shipping with Micron Zip drive based systems beginning in early 1998. A Windows NT(TM) version of Norton Zip Rescue is scheduled for availability in the second quarter of 1998.
Iomega and Symantec have filed for patent protection covering various features and aspects of the recovery system.
About Iomega
Iomega Corp. provides personal computer storage solutions that help people manage their computer stuff -- anywhere. These solutions include: Zip drives and disks; Jaz one-gigabyte and two-gigabyte 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 and
OEMs. The company can be reached at 800/MY-STUFF (800/697-8833),
iomega.com, and additional Iomega press releases can be accessed through the toll-free fax-back line: (888/88-IOMEGA)
About Symantec
Symantec Corp. helps make users productive and keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction and product brand recognition. The company is focused
on addressing customer needs in three main application areas: the Norton product line of anti-virus and PC-assistance products; the pcANYWHERE, WinFax, and ACT! Product lines that cater to remote user productivity; and the Cafe product lines in Internet development
tools. Founded in 1982, the company's global operations span North America, Europe, Japan, and several fast-growing markets throughout Asia Pacific and Latin America. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC, Symantec Corp. is based in Cupertino, Calif., and employs more than 2,000 people. Information on the company and its products can be
obtained by calling 800/441-7234 toll free, 541/334-6054, or accessed on the World Wide Web at http//www.symantec.com .
NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corp. and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at symantec.com on Symantec's web site.
NOTE: Statements in this release related to the Zip drive as the emerging successor to the floppy and the corporate standardization, availability of NZR with Micron Drive a: Zip drive based systems in early 1998 and all Iomega Zip drives in first quarter 1998, availability of NZR on Norton Utilities in November of 1997, NZR on Iomega's website first quarter 1998, and a Windows NT version of NZR at a later date 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 and distribution issues, competition, intellectual property rights and other risks identified in Iomega's prospectus filed in June 1996, its annual report for 1996 filed on Form 10K and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10Q filed with the SEC.
Iomega, Jaz, and the Iomega logo are registered trademarks of, and Zip, Ditto, Zip Built-In are trademarks of, Iomega Corp. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Iomega Corp., Roy
Wendy Foster, 801/778-3261
E-mail: fosterw@iomega.com
Susan T. Stillings, 801/778-3585 (Analysts)
E-mail: stilling@iomega.com
or
Symantec Corp., Cupertino
Genevieve Haldeman, 310/449-4309
E-mail: glhaldeman@symantec.com
or
Network Associates, Salt Lake City
Sherri Walkenhorst, 801/373-7888
E-mail: sherri@netassoc.com |
