IOMEGA: Iomega and Symantec announce new disaster recovery solution
utilising 100 MB Zip
FEB 18, 1998, M2 Communications - Iomega International S.A., a
subsidiary of Corporation (NYSE: IOM) and Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq:
SYMC) has announced Norton Zip Rescue (NZR), a Windows 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 utilising 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 Randy Scott, European Zip product manager at Iomega
International. "NZR provides a compelling reason for corporations both
large and small to standardise 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.
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 included 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. A Windows NT"! 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 Corporation provides personal computer storage solutions that
help people manage their computer stuff -- anywhere. These solutions
include: Zip drives and disks; Jaz( 1GB 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. 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
companys European network provides sales and technical support direct
to its customer base.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation 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 caf 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
Corporation is based in Cupertino, California, 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.
Special note:
Statements in this release related to the Zip drive as the emerging
successor to the floppy and the corporate standardisation, availability
of NZR with 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, Zip, Jaz, and the Iomega logo are registered trademarks of,
and Ditto, Zip Built-In are trademarks of, Iomega Corporation. All
other product and brand names are the property of their respective
owners.
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