ROY, UT (Dec. 21, 2000) -- Iomega Corporation today announced that its new FireWire (IEEE 1394) adapter for Jaz 1GB and 2GB drives is now shipping in the US. European shipments of the new FireWire adapter are expected to begin in January 2001.

"We are very pleased to introduce Jaz FireWire connectivity for the Macintosh and PC platforms," said Michael Ludgate, product general manager, Zip/Jaz, Iomega Corporation. "The FireWire adapter gives our Jaz customers leading-edge speed and flexibility, providing them with maximum performance from their Jaz drives in demanding applications."

The Jaz FireWire adapter makes the Jaz drive hot-swappable, allowing users to connect and use the drive without turning off and rebooting their computer. It is compatible with Power Macintosh G3/G4 or iMac DV with a FireWire controller running Mac OS 8.6-9.x., and with Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 PCs with a FireWire controller.

The Jaz FireWire adapter is available for $99.95 (U.S. estimated retail price) through major distributors and resellers and from Iomega at www.iomegadirect.com. A promotional bundle consisting of the Jaz 2GB drive and a free FireWire adapter is expected in the U.S. market in early January for $349.95 (U.S. MSRP).

About Jaz
With more than 2.7 million shipped, Iomega's Jaz 1GB and 2GB drives are a high capacity storage platform for professionals in data-rich environments such as graphic design, publishing, software development, 3D CAD/CAM, enterprise management systems, database management, and entertainment authoring.

About Iomega
Iomega's products help people to save, share, manage and create important information such as Internet downloads, audio files, personal photographs, spreadsheets, and slides, while protecting that content from viruses and hackers. The company can be reached at 1-888-4-IOMEGA (888-446-6342), or on the Web at iomega.com.