SAN DIEGO, USA: Iomega, an EMC company and a provider of  data protection, announced the worldwide launch of Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station, a device that brings USB storage into network, allowing one to connect, share and access files anywhere, even over the Internet. The device comes at $99.99.

On display this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the iConnect Wireless Data Station has no onboard storage, instead allowing users to bring all of their desktop and portable USB storage into their network. 

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Connect the Iomega iConnect device to your router in either a wired or wireless configuration, and it's as easy as plugging external USB drives or USB Flash drives (any brand) into any of the four USB ports on the Iomega iConnect device, making the drives automatically connected to and accessible from any computer on your network or remotely via the web.

Jonathan Huberman, president, Iomega and the Consumer and Small Business Products Division, EMC, said: "For computer users with plenty of USB-connected storage devices, the new Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station is great way to save money and make your USB storage drives 'smart' at the same time. For less than $100, users now have a NAS device that offers everything from remote access to torrent download capability to a built-in iTunes and media server. The iConnect Wireless Data Station is a great way to utilize what you already own in a whole new way."

Features of iConnect Wireless Data Station
The new iConnect Wireless Data Station utilizes EMC LifeLine software, a Linux operating environment and suite of applications that is designed for cross-platform support with Windows, Mac and Linux computers.

Gigabit Ethernet and wireless connectivity by connecting directly to your router in either a wired or wireless (802.11b/g/n wireless protocol) configuration. 

Device-to-device replication for data protection allows you to define a job to copy and/or synchronize files to and from the connected USB drives or any other shared storage on your network.  Iomega makes it easy with one-touch copying with the QuikTransfer button on the front of the iConnect device. 

Print Serving with intelligent print sharing capability for up to two USB printers.

Time Machine support allows Apple users to easily backup any Mac computers running OS X (10.5 or later) using Time Machine.