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To: Bob B. who wrote (5471)	1/6/1999 8:18:00 AM
From: Amadeo Mendez-Vigo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

News from "Business Wire" BW1017 JAN 06,1999 3:59 PACIFIC 06:59 EASTERN ( BW)(AGFA) Agfa Offers Free Iomega Clik! Drive With Purchase of an ePhoto 1680 Digital Camera ÷÷÷÷Business/Technology Editors ÷÷÷÷WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1999-- ÷÷÷÷Coupon Gets ePhoto 1680 Customers a Free Clik!(tm) Drive - Valued ÷÷÷÷at $249 Visit Agfa at MacWorld and CES ÷÷÷÷Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP), the world's leading provider of award-winning desktop scanners and digital cameras, announces plans to provide ePhoto 1680 digital camera customers with a free Iomega Clik!(tm) drive for digital cameras, valued at $249. The mail-in coupon-based promotion is open to any customer who purchases an ePhoto 1680, from any sales location, between January 1 and February 28, 1999 while supplies last. ÷÷÷÷"Iomega's Clik! drive is perfect for digital camera customers who capture (and store) lots and lots of pictures while they are away from their PCs," said Christophe Fremont, director, USA-DTP. "Camera users at every level can do more when they have the Agfa ePhoto 1680 and the Clik! drive from Iomega." ÷÷÷÷Coupons for this promotion will be available at all locations currently carrying the ePhoto 1680 digital camera, including retail stores, catalogs and various regional and national distributors. In addition, the coupon can be accessed via the Agfa Web site, at www.agfahome.com. ÷÷÷÷Customers will be asked to submit the coupon and the appropriate proof of purchase to Agfa, to claim the Clik! drive. Fulfillment is expected to take between six and eight weeks, depending on when the information is received by Agfa. About the ePhoto 1680 ÷÷÷÷The ePhoto 1680 is a feature-rich solution for professionals who use photos in their work or require high-quality images for personal use. The ePhoto 1680 provides photo-quality, 1.3-million pixel images, in a unique, user-friendly design. Agfa's breakthrough PhotoGenie(tm) technology further expands the overall image-quality, allowing the camera to achieve an image quality of up to 1.9 million pixels. ÷÷÷÷Several key features make the ePhoto 1680 truly unique to the marketplace. First is the camera's FlashTrack(tm) swivel zoom lens, enabling the user to zoom up to 6 times (3x optical and 2x digital). The rotating lens (up to 280(Degree)) permits maximum flexibility when taking hard-to-get photos, while the flash remains in line with the lens at all times, ensuring proper exposure. In addition, the ePhoto 1680 includes a superior 2-inch high-resolution color LCD screen, providing crisp images for framing or playing back shots under any light conditions. ÷÷÷÷The flagship model in Agfa's ePhoto family is currently shipping at the manufacturer's suggested price of $899. About Iomega ÷÷÷÷Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip(R), Jaz(R) Ditto(R) and Clik! drives and disks that help people to organize, manage, create, exchange and share their important information. Used in homes, businesses, government, education, and by creative professionals everywhere, Iomega storage solutions are the enabling technologies preferred by millions. The Company can be reached at 1-800-MY-STUFF (800-697-8833), or on the Web at iomega.com. --30--mm/bos* CONTACT: Agfa DTP Public Relations Manager Scott Signore, 978/658-5600, ext. 5567 Scott.Signore.B@bayer.com KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS