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Next Generation NAS Is Industry's First 1TB Product With True Hot Swappable Drives for Less Than $800 SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data storage and protection solutions, today announced the worldwide availability of the affordable new Iomega(R) StorCenter(TM) Pro NAS 150d Server, a cost-effective, powerful network storage solution for small businesses and advanced home users alike. "Today, millions of small offices and homes rely on a network to share and consolidate data or to share an internet connection or a printer," said Tom Kampfer, President and COO, Iomega Corporation. "For these users, the new Iomega StorCenter Pro 150d NAS Server is a breakthrough product bringing the best combination of features and performance (including true disk drive hot swap capability), software and support available in the market today. The StorCenter Pro 150d NAS Server gives users an unbeatable backup location for every computer on their network. It also gives them a secure site for business files, photos, music and multimedia content and other data. And with the 1TB model of the 150d available for less than $800, small office and home users can now have their own powerful network storage solution at a fantastic price." Two models of the new Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server are included in today's announcement: a 1TB model based on four hot-swappable SATA II 250GB hard drives, and a 2TB model based on four hot-swappable SATA II 500GB hard drives.* Both StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server models can be configured for RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), or RAID 5 (striping plus parity) operation. RAID 0 provides maximum performance and operating capacity; RAID 5 provides maximum data security, protecting all data even in the event of a drive failure. Network Attached Storage Essentials - And Extras - at a Great Price In creating the StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server, Iomega focused on NAS essentials with the priority on value and simplicity for the home and small office user. The result is a fast, quiet, and easy-to-use device. A Gigabit Ethernet port speeds network performance, and Iomega's Discovery Tool software makes setup virtually automatic. The StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server provides RAID 0, 1, and 5, supporting computers running the Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac operating systems. Print server functionality for up to four printers is built in; simply connect a printer to the included USB 2.0 interface. For backup from client PCs, Iomega also includes a five-client license for EMC(R) Retrospect(R) Express. The new Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server is the first 1TB product at this price point to offer true hot swappable drives, meaning one of the four hard drives can be removed from the 150d while in operation and a replacement drive inserted, and the 150d will rebuild the new drive into the existing RAID 1 or 5 array without any interruption or downtime. Only Iomega makes this "enterprise class" feature affordable to the small business and home user market segment. Software Included For secure storage and worry-free backup and disaster recovery, every StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server includes five client licenses for EMC(R) Retrospect(R) Express software. Retrospect Express delivers automated, reliable, cost-effective protection for Windows(R) and Mac(R) users. Its award-winning design makes it easy to set up and manage highly efficient backups on any personal computer, greatly simplifying disaster recovery. Users can back up open files, verify backup integrity during the backup, have scheduled backups proceed even without logging in, and recover individual files or a complete system to any point in time. Compatibility Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Servers support clients running Microsoft Windows Vista/2000/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64, Mac(R) OS X 10.2.7 or higher, and Linux distributions, including Redhat 9, Madrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, and FedoraCore 3. Supported network file protocols include Microsoft, Linux/UNIX, Apple, Internet and FTP. Price and Availability The StorCenter(TM) Pro NAS 150d 1TB Server is available worldwide for $799; the StorCenter(TM) Pro NAS 150d 2TB Server, for $1,499. (All prices are suggested US retail.) About Iomega Iomega Corporation provides easy-to-use, high value storage solutions to help people protect, secure, capture and share their valuable digital information. OfficeScreen, Iomega's managed security service for SMBs, features industry-leading firewall/VPN, SSL VPN and IPSec bundles that create secure wide area networks that connect remote offices and workers to applications and data at a company's headquarters, while countering security threats from hackers, worms and viruses across a company's entire network. Iomega's award-winning storage products include the Iomega(R) REV(R) platform: the new Iomega REV 70GB Backup Drive, available in various computer interface models for server implementations; and the Iomega REV 35GB Backup Drive, available in several computer interface models for desktop backup and archive applications; as well as REV-based automation products such as new REV Loader 560, which utilizes a REV 70GB Backup Drive and up to eight REV disks. Iomega also offers its Zip(R) 100MB, 250MB and 750MB drives; high-performance Iomega external hard drives, network hard drives and other HDD solutions; as well as other portable storage products. For small and medium business networks, innovative Iomega NAS servers offer capacities of 160GB to 2TB, including the new Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server. Iomega also offers businesses and consumers a comprehensive data recovery services solution for recovering lost data due to hardware failure, file corruption or media damage. The Company can be reached at 1-888-4-IOMEGA (888-446-6342), or on the Web at http://www.iomega.com/. Resellers can visit Iomega at http://www.iomega.com/ipartner. NOTE: The statements contained in this release regarding development, production and distribution of the Iomega(R) StorCenter(TM) Pro NAS 150d Servers, anticipated product pricing and availability, expected product performance and specifications, future applications for the new product and all other statements that are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements are based upon information available to Iomega as of the date hereof, and Iomega disclaims any intention or obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the successful completion of product development and testing, market acceptance of, and demand for, the Iomega product, any difficulties encountered in ramping up production or other manufacturing issues, including component availability and pricing, co-development, production, and distribution issues, product pricing and conformity to specifications, dependence upon third party suppliers, competition, intellectual property rights and other risks and uncertainties identified in the reports filed from time to time by Iomega with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Iomega's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. * 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Formatted NAS capacity depends on RAID settings and will be less than the base capacity of the hard drives. For example, the 2TB model in today's announcement provides a usable RAID 5 capacity of approximately 1.41TB, a usable RAID 1 capacity of about 940 GB, or a usable RAID 0 capacity of about 1.88 TB as reported by the operating system. Copyright(C) 2007 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserved. Iomega, Zip, REV, StorCenter, OfficeScreen, Micro Mini, iStorage and HotBurn are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. Media please contact: Chris Romoser, Iomega Corporation, (858) 314-7148 Analyst/Investors, please contact: Preston Romm, Iomega Corporation, (858) 314-7188 DATASOURCE: Iomega Corporation CONTACT: Media, Chris Romoser, +1-858-314-7148, , or Analyst/Investors, Preston Romm, +1-858-314-7188, both of Iomega Corporation Web site: http://www.iomega.com/ipartner Web site: http://www.iomega.com/

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