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Microlite and Iomega Create Data Storage Revolution on
SCO® UNIX®
ALIQUIPPA, PA -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- May 19, 2004
-- Microlite Corporation now supports the new Iomega® REV™ drive for backup and disaster recovery storage on SCO OpenServer™ 5 and SCO UnixWare® 7 operating systems.The new Iomega REV
drive provides 35GB (uncompressed) to 90GB (compressed) of high performance storage in a removable disk small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. It combines the capacity and features of tape with the speed and ease of use
of a hard drive. Microlite BackupEDGE™ detects and supports the Iomega REV drive on SCO UNIX operating systems with no special device drivers required. "Our partners are
always looking for more cost effective ways to archive their clients' critical data," said Erik Hughes, Director of Product Management for The SCO Group. "Microlite's support for REV products on SCO UNIX provides
an additional layer of flexibility when it comes to archiving data and adhering to the growing number of regulations for data retention and protection." "BackupEDGE
enables the use of the REV drive for reliable backup and disaster recovery at a breakthrough price on SCO operating systems," said Brian Reeves, Product Manager for REV technology at Iomega. "Microlite continues
to open new markets for this exciting new REV technology." "Imagine storing 35-90GB of data per media at less than half the cost of a comparable capacity tape drive, and having access to any single
file to begin a restore starting within less than a second." said Tom Podnar, President of Microlite Corporation. "That's just part of the REV story." BackupEDGE 2.0
has features that allow SCO users to leverage Iomega's REV drive as a reliable storage medium…
- Compression
. The improved, standards-based compression in BackupEDGE was engineered just for devices like the REV drive, outperforming other products and doubling or in some cases even tripling
the net capacity of the media
- Verification
. Both bit-level verify and the on-archive checksum verification built into the BackupEDGE format ensures that archive integrity is intact, both at backup time and months or even
years later.
- Strong Encryption (optional)
. Provides maximum protection for those planning strategies for HIPAA, PIPEDA or SB 1386 compliance, or just wanting to better secure their data
- Instant File Restore
. Average seek time to any file on a REV disk is under a second.
- Disaster Recovery
. REV drive backups can be set to boot directly into RecoverEDGE
smart disaster recovery for safe, automated restore from catastrophic system failure or other data loss, without requiring operating system re-installation.
About BackupEDGE 2.0Microlite
BackupEDGE 2.0 provides backup and disaster recovery capabilities across a wide variety of UNIX and Linux systems. It has many "best-in-class" features and benefits, including storage format, integrity
checking, compression, device support, scheduling, disaster recovery and strong data encryption. More details about BackupEDGE 2.0
and downloadable evaluation copies are available from the Microlite Corporation web site. BackupEDGE 2.0 Availability BackupEDGE 2.0
release 02.00.02 is now available worldwide from resellers and value-added distributors. US/Canada distributors include Continental Computer Systems, DTR Business Systems, Seneca Data Inc., Team 1 Systems, Inc., Terian Solutions, and EMJ Data Systems Ltd. Prices start at $90.00(US) for personal, $200.00 for non-profit, and $300.00
for commercial licenses. Encryption is an optional supplement for non-profit and commercial licensees. Evaluation copies may also be downloaded from the Microlite Corporation web site at www.microlite.com. Important
operating system compatibility information for REV products can be found at
http://www.microlite.com/REV_Download/rev_download.html Iomega REV Drive AvailabilityThe Iomega® REV™ drive is now shipping in USB 2.0 external ($399.99 with one disk included) and ATAPI internal ($379.99 with one disk included)
configurations. REV disks are available individually ($59.99) or in a four-pack ($199.95); all prices are U.S. suggested retail. FireWire®, SCSI and SATA models are also planned for introduction in the second half
of this year. Currently, both the external USB 2.0 version and the internal ATAPI version of the Iomega REV drive are available at the Web sites of major PC OEMs and other channel partners, as well as at www.iomega.com. For more information
about the new Iomega REV drive, please go to www.iomega.com.About Microlite Corporation Microlite Corporation has been serving the UNIX community since 1983, and has been producing high-quality backup and disaster
recovery software since 1987. For more information, visit www.microlite.com or contact Microlite Sales at 724-375-6711 or 888-257-3343, or by mailing to sales@microlite.com.About The SCO Group, Inc. The SCO Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOX) helps millions of customers in more than 82 countries to grow their businesses with UNIX business solutions. Headquartered in Lindon,
Utah, SCO has a worldwide network of more than 11,000 resellers and 4,000 developers. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to all partners and customers. For more information on SCO
products and services, visit www.sco.com. SCO and the associated SCO logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of The SCO Group, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX and UnixWare, used under an exclusive license, are registered trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. About Iomega CorporationIomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM) provides
easy-to-use, high value storage solutions to help people protect, secure, capture and share their valuable digital information. Iomega's award-winning storage products include the new Iomega REV™ Drive, popular
Zip® 100MB, 250MB and 750MB drives, high-performance Iomega® HDD External Hard Drives in desktop and portable configurations, Iomega Mini USB Drives and Micro Mini™ USB Drives, Iomega external CD-RW
drives, Iomega Super DVD drives and Iomega Floppy USB-Powered Drives. Iomega simplifies data protection and sharing at home and in the workplace with Iomega Automatic Backup software, Iomega Sync software, HotBurn®
CD-recording software, and Active Disk™ technology. For networks, Iomega NAS servers offer capacities of 160GB to 1TB. For unlimited capacity and anytime, anywhere access, Iomega offers iStorage™ secure online
storage. 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 www.iomega.com. LEGAL NOTICE: The statements contained in this release regarding planned Iomega REV products,
future savings or performance, timing of future events, and all other statements about plans or estimated future performance, or that that are not purely historical, are forwardlooking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forwardlooking statements are based upon information available to Iomega as of the date hereof, and Iomega disclaims any intention or obligation to update
any such forwardlooking 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 REV product development for various models, and testing for various REV products, market acceptance of, and demand for, the REV products, any loss of key personnel, any failure to achieve OEM adoption or enter
vertical markets, 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, hardware, software or technical issues or compatibility issues discovered after REV's launch, 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 10K for the year ended December 31, 2003,
and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. # # # |
