Iomega Extends Industry-Leading Jaz Family, Ships Highest-Performance Removable Storage Solution Available to the Market
Business Wire - February 13, 1998 06:47
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ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1998-- New Jaz 2G High-Performance Storage Solution Sets Industry Standard in Reliability and Speed
Extending its leadership in removable storage solutions, Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) began U.S. shipments of Jaz(R) 2GB drives and 2GB disks -- a two-gigabyte (GB) high-performance storage solution offering high capacity, flexibility and the highest performance available to the market to meet the toughest demands of today's cutting-edge power users. The Jaz 2GB drive and 2GB disks are an extension of the acclaimed Jaz family of removable storage products which have earned endorsements from top PC manufacturers, awards from multiple publications and have been purchased by more than 1 million customers. Jaz 2GB drives are also compatible with Jaz 1GB disks, protecting the investment in millions of Jaz disks. The Jaz 2GB drives and 2GB disks exceeds the performance of other removable storage products in its class by operating at an impressive maximum sustained transfer rate of 8.7 megabytes (MB) per second -- fast enough to deliver full-screen, full-motion video. The Jaz 2GB drive, which includes a complete software suite, provides twice the capacity and up to 40 percent higher performance than the original Jaz 1GB drive for desktop and mobile computing. Customers can expect shortly to be able to purchase Jaz 2GB drives and 2GB disks through mail order, computer superstores, distributors and resellers for a minimum advertised price in the U.S. of $649 for the external model and $549 for the internal model, with Jaz disks priced at $149 each when purchased in a 3-pak. Jaz 2GB drives and 2GB disks are expected to be available internationally in early March. "With an installed base of over 1 million drives, Jaz drives and disks have set the standard in the high-end segment of the removable storage market," said Fred Forsyth, president of Iomega's Professional Products Division. "Jaz 2GB promises to be the ideal capacity for the next generation of customer needs -- taking into consideration the advancement of audio/video creation applications -- making the Jaz family the premium solution for professional computer users." Jaz 2GB disks provide the ultimate storage solution for professionals in the graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, CAD/CAM, audio and video markets that need hard drive expansion combined with high-performance, portability and compatibility with a wide range of service bureaus. Jaz 2GB drives and 2GB disks enable users to create, store, catalog and share large files, such as space-consuming scans; entire web sites; digital movies, sounds and photos; large graphic files; and databases on a single Jaz 2GB disk.
Jaz 2GB's Key Features
-- High Performance and Speed: Jaz 2GB drives operate at a maximum
sustained transfer rate of up to 8.7 MB per second and have a
20MB per second burst transfer rate. With an average transfer
rate of 7.4MB per second, Jaz 2GB drives back up 2GB of
information in as little as 20 minutes. The drive has a minimum
transfer rate of 4.9MB per second, delivering a 10 millisecond
read/12 millisecond write average seek time, with a 512 kilobyte
read/write cache.
-- High-Capacity: A single Jaz 2GB disk can store: -- more than 3
hours of CD quality (44.1 kHz, 16 bit) audio; -- 111 minutes of
MPEG2 compressed DSS satellite quality video; and -- 2,000
pictures (640x480, 24 bit/pixel, full color).
-- Backward Compatibility: The original Jaz drive is emerging as the
high-end removable storage standard, with an installed base of
over 1 million drives that exceeds all competitive offerings
combined. Offering maximum flexibility, the original Jaz 1GB
disks are compatible with both the original Jaz drive and the new
Jaz 2GB drive.
-- Utility Software: Iomega's new Jaz Tools software includes
applications designed to easily organize, move and protect
information, including 'Tools,' 'Guest,' 'Copy Machine,'
'Find-It' and 'App Mover.'
-- 1-Step Backup: Offering true 1-step point-and-click backup, a
single click of the mouse on the '1-step' icon will back up
crucial information onto a single Jaz disk while the user
continues working.
-- Compatibility with Other Industry Standards: Compatible with DOS,
Windows 3.X, Windows 95, Windows NT, MacOS 7.0 or higher,
Irix(1), and Solaris(1)((1) via FlexStor-RMM by Rorke Data).
Iomega Corporation manufactures personal read/write storage solutions that help people manage their stuff -- anywhere. Iomega's products provide consumers with what they want, when they want it, at a price they're willing to pay. The Company's industry standard storage solutions, designed for all types of computer users, include Zip(R) drives and genuine Zip 100 disks; Jaz one- and two-gigabyte drives and disks; and Ditto(TM) tape backup drives and tape cartridges. Whether used in homes, business, government and education, or by creative professionals, all Iomega storage solutions ensure high levels of quality and reliability when using authorized Iomega media products. Iomega products are available through computer retail stores, resellers, 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).
The statement concerning that the Jaz 2GB drives and 2GB disks are expected to be available internationally in early March is a forward-looking statement. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such a forward-looking statement, including market acceptance of, and demand for, the Company's Jaz 2GB drives and 2GB Jaz cartridges, manufacturing, development and distribution issues, product pricing, competition, intellectual property rights and other risks identified in Iomega's prospectus filed in June 1996, its annual report for 1996 on Form 10K, and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10Q filed with the SEC.
Note to Editors: Iomega, Zip, Jaz and the Iomega logo and the stylized "i" are registered trademarks of, and Ditto, Buz, Buz Multimedia Producer and Clik! are trademarks of, Iomega Corporation. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners. For maximum reliability, use only genuine Zip 100 disks featuring the genuine Zip 100 symbol in your Zip drive.
CONTACT: Iomega Corporation
Jonathan Graham, 801/778-3678
grahamj@iomega.com
or
Susan T. Stillings, 801/778-3585 (Investors)
stilling@iomega.com
or
Copithorne & Bellows
Andrea Mahoney, 415/975-2277
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