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Iomega, BinaryLabs Announce Marketing Agreement.


ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1999--

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

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), a leader in the smart, portable storage market, and BinaryLabs, Inc., a leading software developer of Internet-enhanced applications and multimedia CD-ROMs, today announced they have entered into a promotional agreement for BinaryLabs' PeoplePost software application and hosting service.

PeoplePost's unique, patent-pending interface makes it easy for family and friends to share digital images and messages over the Internet.

Customers will receive a 30-day "Free" trial version of the PeoplePost application software on a specially labeled Clik!(TM) disk when they purchase a Clik! disk See PocketZip disk.  4-pack distributed in the U.S. from May 1, 1999 to October 1, 1999.

At any time during the trial, customers can purchase PeoplePost with an exclusive $25 (U.S.) discount off the MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol
MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) 
 of $49.95 (U.S.) and also receive the first year of hosting services for free (a $19.95 U.S. value) if the purchase is initiated through the promotional Clik! disk.

BinaryLabs will honor the discount until December 31, 1999. See the Iomega Home Page (www.iomega.com) for the link to the Trial Version Web Page and for more details.

PeoplePost allows users to create a community "fridge door" on the Internet. Users and their invited guests can post notes, photographs and multimedia content to a password protected site A facility which is protected by the use of camouflage or concealment, selective siting, construction of facilities designed to prevent damage from fragments caused by conventional weapons, or a combination of such measures. , and engage in threaded discussions. Once a user has created a fridge door, they can invite anyone to join in on the fun.

Using any popular Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , their guests can view and comment on the postings, add their own pictures and messages, have discussions, print pictures and invite others to join the group.

"Iomega's relationship with BinaryLabs extends our digital imaging solutions which began with our Flash Reader option for Clik! drives," said Mike Joseph, vice president global strategy, Iomega Corporation. "This agreement demonstrates the value of digital imaging to the customer by providing an easy and affordable way to share digital images, making digital photography more fun and enjoyable."

Iomega also plans to feature the PeoplePost software system on its Web site, www.iomega.com, beginning May 1, 1999, as a downloadable software product. Interested users can download the system directly from the site for a free 30-day trial, or purchase immediately for the MSRP of $49.95.

"PeoplePost is providing digital camera users with a compelling way to easily share images with friends and family which advances the use of digital cameras and provides more enjoyment to the users of digital cameras," said Frank Jensen Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a Danish politician, member of the Social Democrats. He was Minister for Research 27 September 1994 to 30 December 1996 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II and Justice Minister from 30 December 1996 to 27 November 2001 in the Cabinets of , chief executive officer, BinaryLabs, Inc. "This will hopefully make digital imaging more prolific and help it to move forward in its adoption curve."

Iomega designed Clik!(TM) Mobile Drives to bring unlimited storage to handheld digital products through 40 megabyte Clik! disks. The Clik! drive is an ideal storage companion for today's portable products, from digital cameras and handheld personal computers to portable devices.

Also, with the potential to connect to virtually any portable digital or desktop product, customers will be able to easily share information between products and synchronize it back to a desktop computer.

Clik!(TM) disks are designed to store more than current mobile storage solutions and cost much less. At an estimated street price as low as $9.99 (U.S.) each when purchased in a 10-pack, Clik! disks are designed to provide the most affordable, high-capacity storage option for multiple markets. Iomega began shipping Clik! digital camera bundles in December 1998.

About BinaryLabs

Founded in 1993, BinaryLabs, Inc. develops and markets Internet-enhanced applications utilizing its proprietary multimedia bulletin board technology. BinaryLabs has also produced multimedia software applications for some of the country's most respected companies including McGraw-Hill, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics
GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French)
GTE Gas Turbine Engine
GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment
GTE Geothermal Energy
GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) 
 and Qualcomm.

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About Iomega

Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip(R), Jaz(R) and Clik!(TM) drives and disks that help people 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 http://www.iomega.com.

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 Iomega's plans to offer a free trial version of BinaryLabs PeoplePost application software, the specifications of PeoplePost's promotional offer and Iomega's plans to feature PeoplePost's application software at www.iomega.com 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.

These factors include, among others, the success of Iomega's relationship with BinaryLabs, market acceptance of, and demand for, Clik! drives and disks and BinaryLabs PeoplePost application software, manufacturing issues encountered by BinaryLabs or Iomega, component availability and prices, product costs, intellectual property rights and other factors and other risks described in Iomega's Annual Report to Stockholders for 1998, filed on March 26, 1999, on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

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Note to Editors: Iomega, Zip, Jaz and stylized styl·ize  
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 "i" logo are registered trademarks, and Clik! is a trademark, of Iomega Corporation. All other products and brand names are the property of their respective owners.
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