Acer Computer International Ltd. to Include Iomega Zip Drive in Latest Aspire 5000 Series of Multimedia Computers.ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1997--Iomega(R) Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IOM IOM See: Index and Option Market ) announced today that the 100MB Zip(TM) drive will be featured in select models of the Acer Computer International Ltd.'s award-winning Aspire(TM) series of home multimedia computers. Acer's easy-to-use Aspire systems are targeted toward power and novice users, and the SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. market. The new range of Aspire 5000 series will be available in the Pacific and Asia regions beginning in January 1998. The inclusion of Iomega's Zip drive See Zip disk. (hardware, storage) Zip Drive - A disk drive from Iomega Corporation which takes removable 100 megabyte hard disks. Both internal and external drives are manufactured, making the drive suitable for backup, mass storage or for moving files between computers. offers Acer's customers the ability to create, store and transport large files without occupying valuable hard drive storage space. "Customers rely on Acer's products to maximize their computing ability and have come to rely on Acer to incorporate fresh technologies in a practical way," said Teresa Hsieh, head of Desktop Systems Business Division at Acer Computer International Ltd. Iomega's Zip drive is the new standard in high-capacity removable storage, with over 10 million drives shipped since its introduction in March of 1995. In addition, Iomega's 100MB Zip disks offer up to 20 times higher performance and 70 times the capacity of traditional floppy disks, giving customers the ability to digitally store, transport and manage electronic mail, digital audio clips and storage-intensive multimedia files. "With multimedia software and hardware enjoying increasing popularity, the need for high-capacity storage is becoming more prevalent," said Mike Lynch, director, Zip OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and business for Iomega Asia Pacific. "Acer's decision to incorporate the Zip drive into their Aspire line will help their customers fulfill their computing potential." Iomega currently has agreements with top international PC vendors to include the Zip drive as a standard or optional feature in desktop systems from Apple, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Micron, Motorola, Packard Bell/NEC, Power Computing Not to be confused with the extant computer hardware company also called Power Computing. Power Computing was a short-lived manufacturer of Apple Macintosh-compatible computers. , Sony, UMAX and Unisys. In addition, Iomega has agreements with many PC manufacturers to include the notebook Zip drive as a standard or optional feature in notebook PCs from Acer, Chicony, Clevo, Compal, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Micron, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Sharp, and Siemens Nixdorf See Fujitsu Siemens. . Acer designs and manufactures a broad range of computer systems and peripherals. Award-winning product offerings include AcerNote(TM), TI(R) Extensa(TM), and TI TravelMate(R) notebooks, Acer Aspire(TM) PCs for the home, AcerPower(TM) and AcerEntra(TM) business desktop computers, the AcerAltos(TM) line of open servers, AcerView(TM) monitors, Aopen(TM) and Acer Components(TM), The Acer Computer Explorer(TM) and Out of Box Experience (OOBE (Out Of Box Experience) The experience of setting up and using a new computer or software package. (TM)) demonstrate Acer's commitment to make PCs as easy to use as other consumer products. Iomega Corp. provides personal computer storage solutions that help people manage their computer stuff -- anywhere. These solutions include: Zip drives and disks; Jaz(R) one-gigabyte drives and disks; and Ditto(TM) 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, major distributors and OEMs. The company can be reached at 1-800-MY-STUFF (800-697-8833), http://www.iomega.com, and additional Iomega press releases can be accessed through the toll-free fax-back line: (888-88-IOMEGA). -0- Special note: Statements in this release relating to the availability of Zip drives in select models of Acer's Aspire series of home computers in January 1998 is a forward-looking statement forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . 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, such computers and 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 three most recent quarterly reports on Form 10Q as filed with the SEC. Iomega, Jaz, and the Iomega logo are registered trademarks of, and Zip, ZipPlus, Zip Built-In, Ditto, and clik! are trademarks of, Iomega Corp. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Iomega Corp. A. Cory Maloy, 801/778-3712 maloy@iomega.com Susan T. Stillings, 801/778-3585 (Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) stillings@iomega.com or Copithorne & Bellows Suzanne Howard, 415/975-2229 suzanne.howard@cbpr.com |
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