Iomega
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Iomega was a data storage company best known for its Zip and Jaz drives, later acquired and operated as a subsidiary of EMC Corporation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data storage company
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technology company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | EMC Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionType | full acquisition ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Lenovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitor |
Imation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sony NERFINISHED ⓘ SyQuest Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ Verbatim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedProduct |
Jaz 1GB drive
NERFINISHED
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Jaz 2GB drive NERFINISHED ⓘ REV drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Zip 100 drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Zip 250 drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Zip 750 drive NERFINISHED ⓘ external USB hard drives ⓘ network-attached storage devices ⓘ |
| focusAfterAcquisition |
external hard drives
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network storage ⓘ |
| formerName | Databyte Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Iomega Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Roy, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | computer data storage ⓘ |
| keyBusinessModel | sale of proprietary removable media and drives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bernoulli Box
NERFINISHED
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Jaz drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Zip drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterBrandOf | LenovoEMC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
consumer storage
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enterprise storage ⓘ small business storage ⓘ |
| notableEvent | experienced rapid growth in the mid-1990s due to Zip drive popularity ⓘ |
| notableIssue | faced reliability concerns known as the click of death with some Zip drives ⓘ |
| parentCompany | EMC Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
external disk drives
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removable disk storage ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent company ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | EMC Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | LenovoEMC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology | proprietary removable disk cartridges ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | IOM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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