Iomega Ships New Zip 100MB USB Drive Starter Kit; Kit Includes Zip 100MB USB Drive, Six Zip Disks and Essential Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000 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 ), a global leader in data management solutions, today announced it has begun shipping its new Zip(R) 100MB USB Drive A flash memory card that plugs into the computer's USB port. Small enough to hook onto a keychain, it emulates a small disk drive and allows data to be easily transferred from one machine to another. Starter Kit. This bundle of hardware and software solutions is available for an estimated street price of $149.95 (U.S.) and is the easiest way to get all the necessary tools to protect, store and back up music, pictures, files and other important information. The Zip 100MB USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. Starter Kit has the capacity to record up to 10 hours of MP3 audio, capture thousands of digital images and/or back up 600MB of important files. The Starter Kit includes an external Zip(R) 100MB USB drive, USB cable, power supply, welcome packet and six Zip 100MB disks (four multicolored and two gray) to help save important files. The kit also contains two CD-ROMs - one containing Iomegaware 2.2.1 and the other containing software applications, including Adobe ActiveShare(TM), RealJukebox(TM), Iomega Quik Sync and HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. users' manual. The USB connection offers plug and play capabilities and fast transfer rates. "This package offers an easy and affordable way for consumers to begin using their new Zip 100 USB drive," said Mark Lucas Mark Lucas is the director of the United States Association of Blind Athletes. He also is currently learning physical therapy in South Carolina. , executive vice president, global marketing and product management, Iomega Corporation. "Iomega's Quik Sync software allows users to automatically back up files every time a file is saved to a pre-designated folder on a hard drive. This provides consumers with a complete security solution that can automatically protect their data from system crashes and viruses." The Zip(R) 100 USB Starter Kit, which began shipping today, is now available directly from Iomega at www.iomegadirect.com and will soon be available through retailers and distributors. The Starter Kit is available for an estimated street price of $149.95 (U.S.) and additional Zip disks can be purchased at an estimated street price of $10.00 (U.S.) each, when purchased in a 10-pack. With more than 33 million Zip(R) drives and more than 200 million Zip disks shipped worldwide, this removable storage solutions helps users to save, protect and share important files and Internet downloads. Fast enough to run business and multimedia applications, the 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 a new level of performance to today's powerful personal computers. The Zip 250MB(TM) drives also read and write to Zip 100MB disks, ensuring that customers who use the Zip 250MB drive still have the ability to share information with family, friends and colleagues. Iomega Zip drives are available worldwide through retailers, OEMs, VARs, system integrators, distributors and directly from Iomega at www.iomegadirect.com. About Iomega Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip(R), Jaz(R) and Clik!(TM) drives and disks and markets the ZipCD(TM) CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. drives and discs. Iomega's products help people to save, share, manage and create important information such as spreadsheets, slides, Internet downloads, audio files and personal photographs, while helping to protect that content from viruses and hackers. Used in homes, businesses, government and educational facilities 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. Copyright (c) 2000 Iomega Corporation. Iomega, Zip, Zip 100, Zip 250, Jaz, Clik! and ZipCD are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Certain other product names, brand names and company names may be trademarks or designations of their respective owners. |
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