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Iomega Corporation Partners with Dell to Offer Zip Built-In to Corporate Desktop PCs

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Iomega Corporation, a leading OEM, has announced a partnership with Dell Computer Corporation to offer Zip Built-In with their OptiPlex line of corporate desktop PCs. This move is aimed at meeting the growing demand for fast and easy data access, mobility, and increased storage capacity. The Zip drive, with its 100MB capacity and ability to store 70 floppy disks, has become a must-have storage solution for business PCs.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dell will offer Zip Built-In as a standard or optional feature on their OptiPlex PCs to meet corporate demand for fast and easy data access, mobility, and increased storage capacity.
  • The Zip drive has sold over 12 million units, making it easy to share information between home, work, and on the road.
  • The partnership between Iomega and Dell is a significant move forward for Iomega, indicating the growing demand for removable storage.
  • Business users can use the Zip drive to download large Internet files, run multimedia programs, backup desktop PCs, and transport and share graphics files and digital images.
  • IS managers can extend the lifetime and reduce the lifecost of the PC with additional drive space, making it a low-cost solution for data transfer.
  • The Zip drive can securely store confidential files, reduce server bandwidth demands, and decrease levels of IS support.

Statistics:

  • Over 12 million Zip drives have been sold, meeting the demand for fast and easy data access, mobility, and increased storage capacity.
  • The Zip drive has a storage capacity equal to 70 floppy disks.
  • The Zip drive can run 20 times faster than traditional storage solutions.
  • The partnership between Iomega and Dell is a significant move forward for Iomega, indicating the growing demand for removable storage.
  • Business users can download large Internet files using the Zip drive, making it a useful tool in today's computing environment.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, March 2, 1998
  • Iomega Corporation press release, dated March 2, 1998
  • Dataquest, a market research firm, quoted in the press release.

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