Digital Includes Iomega's Zip Drive in New Creation Studio Personal Workstations.ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1997-- Animation and Video Editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. Professionals to Benefit from the New Standard in High-Capacity Removable Storage Iomega Corporation (company, storage) Iomega Corporation - A storage device manufacturer whose major products are the Zip and Jaz removable disk drives and Ditto tape drives. They became popular with an early product called the Bernoulli Box. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IOM IOM See: Index and Option Market ) today announced that Digital Equipment Corporation, a market leader in Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. solutions, plans to include the Iomega Zip drive The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system, introduced by Iomega in late 1994. Originally it had a capacity of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. as a standard feature in their new Creation Studio Personal Workstations. Designed to offer optimal multimedia ability to high-end PC customers, Zip-enhanced workstation systems will be available beginning this month. "The integration of new technologies such as animation and video editing creates a need for storage that goes beyond that of the traditional hard drive," said Reese Gautschi, Digital product marketing manager for the Creation Studio line. "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. brings our customers the flexibility they need to maximize the power of their Windows NT personal workstations." 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. "The evolution of multimedia computing has created a growing demand for increased storage capacity," said Andy Grolnick, 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. "Through access to the Zip drive in their Creation Studio workstations, Digital's multimedia customers will be able to easily store, manage and transport their audio- and video-enhanced files." Many top international PC vendors include the Zip drive as a standard or optional storage solution in desktop systems, including Acer, 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, many PC manufacturers include the notebook Zip drive as a standard or optional feature, including 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. Digital Equipment Corporation, recognized for product and service excellence, is a leading supplier of high-performance, Web-based computing solutions which help enterprises compete in the global marketplace. Digital gives its customers a winning Internet advantage through a comprehensive portfolio of Internet solutions based on award-winning systems, advanced networking infrastructure, innovative software, and industry applications -- including those from its business partners. The expertise and experience of Digital employees help customers plan, design, implement, manage and support Internet solutions in countries throughout the world. For the latest company information, visit Digital on the World Wide Web at http://www.digital.com -0- Note to Editors: Iomega Corporation 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 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). Statements in this release relating to the plans of Digital to incorporate Zip drives in their products 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 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. including market acceptance of, and demand for, the Company's drive and removable disk products, manufacturing, development and distribution issues, delays in meeting scheduled shipment dates, product pricing, 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, Zip, Jaz, and the Iomega logo are registered trademarks of, and ZipPlus, Zip Built-In, Ditto, and clik! are trademarks of, Iomega Corporation. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Iomega Corporation Cory Maloy, 801/778-3712 maloy@iomega.com Susan T. Stillings, 801/778-3585 (Analysts/Investors) stilling@iomega.com or Copithorne & Bellows Suzanne Howard, 415/975-2229 suzanne.howard@cbpr.com |
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