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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Robert Everhart who wrote (51898)	4/3/1998 5:09:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

ORB! castlewoodsystems.com Bigger: 2.16 GB Faster: 12.2 MB/sec Smaller: Only 6.5" long (drive) Lower cost: More gigs for your money The Castlewood MR product, named ORB, uses 3-1/2" removable media with a capacity of 2.16 GB, more than any other product in its category. Additionally, at an impressive 12.2 megabytes per second maximum sustained data transfer rate-the fastest transfer rate of any removable media product available today-ORB is completely "video ready." The new drive also boasts a substantial increase in reliability over competitive products, with an estimated mean-time-between-failure rating 50 percent better than the competition. And, because ORB removable media drives are true hard drives, they outperform other removable media drives, such as magneto optical, high-density floppies, optical DVD and tape. Incredibly, these capabilities come at a substantially lower cost: ORB drive retail packages, including one disk, have a suggested retail price of $199.95, about 70 percent lower than comparable packages. Separate disks have a suggested retail price of just $29.95, about 80 percent less than the cost of competitive media, driving the cost of storage to a new low of $0.0138 per megabyte. ORB disks are expected to be used in a variety of applications that require the storage of large amounts of digital data, including content authoring, like CAD/CAM, graphic design, publishing and multimedia presentations, and editing of content, like music and video. Information technology (IT) markets are expected to use ORB drives as a way to easily and quickly increase PC storage, and for backing up employee files and digital electronic sales via Web sites. Castlewood is providing ORB Tools, a feature-rich suite of functions such as cartridge copy, file copy, disk copy, write protect, "File Finder," media status reporting and more. Castlewood uses a new design, called "headerless ID," obsoleting the need for disk formatting. Also, ORB's one-step backup sets a new standard for thoroughness, simplicity and security by automating system disk and file backups. Iomega better get used to doing business without any Jaz revenue!