New Iomega eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive Delivers Beauty, While New Iomega eSATA Professional Hard Drive Brings the Brawn
June 26 2007 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Unsurpassed Convenience and Data Protection in Two Bold New Designs
For On-The-Go and At-The-Desk Storage Needs SAN DIEGO, June 26
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global
leader in data storage and protection, today introduced two
exciting new choices in portable and desktop storage: the stylish
Iomega(R) eGo(TM) USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive and the speedy
Iomega(R) eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive. Iomega's Latest
Portable Hard Drive The Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive USB
2.0 is a fast and fun notebook hard drive that delivers on form and
function. Iomega's new eGo Drive has an elegantly curved cherry-red
chassis with chrome endcaps that sets it apart from other portable
hard drives. With the new eGo Drive, Iomega introduces flair and
panache to the HDD market, something rarely seen in any
competitor's product. The eGo Drive also packs a lot of storage
capability - the 160GB* 2.5-inch drive is USB-powered for simple
operation (no power supply required), and it comes with EMC(R)
Retrospect(R) HD software for automatic backups, scheduled backups,
or on-demand backups. DropGuard(TM) technology protects the drive
from accidental damage caused by drops of up to 51 inches so users
can carry up to 640,000 photos, over 2,900 hours of music or 240
hours of video** with confidence. "The Iomega eGo Portable Hard
Drive calls attention to itself with its beautiful red contoured
case, while its automatic backup software works transparently to
protect your digital life," said Ashley Ettwein, HDD Product
Manager, Iomega Corporation. "The eGo Drive gives users a high
capacity portable hard drive as well as a fashion statement that
says they're different than all the rest." Iomega's Latest eSATA
External Hard Drive Also announced today is the Iomega(R) eSATA/USB
2.0 Professional Hard Drive, a slender silver hard drive that uses
the new 3 Gbit/second eSATA interface for the fastest possible
access to its 500GB storage capacity. Its high performance makes it
a perfect match for the demands of advanced graphics software,
video editing applications, and small server or network
environments. This Iomega eSATA Professional Hard Drive also comes
with award-winning EMC Retrospect Express software for automatic
backups, scheduled backups, or on-demand backups, as well as other
advanced features. For computers that do not have an eSATA
interface (PCI eSATA cards are available separately), the USB 2.0
interface offers a universally popular alternative. "Iomega's new
500GB eSATA Professional Hard Drive combines blazing speed with
high capacity and an industrial design that's rugged and
futuristic," said Ettwein. "In today's data-intensive world, both
of Iomega's new external hard drives dispense with boring design
and give users an eye-catching excuse to focus on safeguarding
their digital files." Compatibility Both drives are compatible with
Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home/XP
Professional/XP Professional x64, and Windows Vista(TM). The eGo
Portable Hard Drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1.5 or above;
the Professional Hard Drive eSATA is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2
or above. The eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive requires a
system with an eSATA interface for operation as an eSATA drive (PCI
eSATA card not included). Price and Availability The Iomega(R)
160GB eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 is now available for
$159.95. The Iomega(R) eSATA/USB 2.0 500GB Professional Hard Drive
is also now available for $209.95. (All pricing is estimated U.S.
retail.) Both products are available from online retailers, VARs,
resellers and select retailers, as well as at
http://www.iomega.com/. About Iomega Iomega Corporation,
headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative
storage and network security solutions for small and mid-sized
businesses, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than
400 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in
1980. Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading
network attached storage products, external hard drives, and our
award-winning removable storage technology, the REV(R) Backup
Drive. OfficeScreen(R), Iomega's managed security services,
available in the U.S. and select markets in Europe, provides
enterprise quality perimeter security and secure remote network
access for SMBs, which help protect small enterprises from data
theft and liability. To learn about all of Iomega's digital storage
products and managed services solutions, please go to 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) eGo(TM) USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive and the Iomega(R)
eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive, 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,
2006, and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. * 1 GB =
1,000,000,000 bytes. ** 4 photos/MB - highly compressed 3-megapixel
JPG photos; 1.1 min/MB - 128 kbps MP3 audio; 11 MB/Min - DVD MPEG 2
(720 x 480). All rights reserved. Iomega, Zip, REV, eGo, StorCenter
and OfficeScreen 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, Iomega Corporation, +1-858-314-7148, ;
Analyst/Investors: Preston Romm, Iomega Corporation,
+1-858-314-7188 Web site: http://www.iomega.com/
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