Lexar Media, Inc. 17/03/04

Popular JumpDrive Now Includes Support for Microsoft Outlook

HANNOVER, GERMANY, March 17, 2004 (CEBIT Hall 20, Stand D28)—Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEXR), a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance digital media and accessories, today introduced JumpDrive? Traveler 2.0, a software enhancement for its popular JumpDrive Traveler USB flash drive that allows people to take their email and personal web settings with them when they move from one Internet connected PC to another. JumpDrive Traveler 2.0 offers expanded product capabilities including support for Microsoft Outlook. For customers purchasing the original JumpDrive Traveler, a software upgrade will be available for download from Lexar?s web site free of charge in April.

?JumpDrive Traveler delivers a unique set of features to users who require professional-level portability,? said Dave Klenske, Director of Product Marketing, Lexar Media. ?Our customers appreciate knowing that their information goes with them when they leave a remote location. Moreover, the addition of Microsoft Outlook support makes JumpDrive Traveler an ideal portable storage solution for enterprise users,? he added.

Originally introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2004, JumpDrive Traveler enables Internet browsing without leaving history or session information on the host computer. In a form factor smaller than a pack of chewing gum, JumpDrive Traveler allows users to carry personal e-mail, bookmarks and other browser settings, and access them from any Internet connected PC. Additionally, the software provides file synchronization to quickly and easily update files from drive to computer, and does not require installation or additional set up on host computers.

In addition to expanding e-mail support to include Microsoft Outlook, JumpDrive Traveler 2.0 also features user options to exclude attachments when using Outlook Express. This enables users to further maximize storage capacity when synchronizing e-mail. JumpDrive Traveler 2.0 has expanded language support for the following languages: English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

JumpDrive Traveler is a USB 2.0 device and backward compatible with USB 1.1 ports. The drive itself is completely compatible with ? and does not require drivers for ? the following operating systems: Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS 10.2 and later. JumpDrive Traveler supports Outlook Express 5.5 and Internet Explorer 5.5, and later versions of both applications.

JumpDrive Traveler is currently available for the suggested retail price of $59.99 (128MB), $89.99 (256MB) and $179.99 (512MB).

About Lexar Media, Inc.
Lexar Media is a leading marketer and manufacturer of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers and ATA controller technology for the digital photography, consumer electronics, industrial and communications markets. The company holds over 70 issued and allowed controller and system patents, and licenses its technology to companies including Olympus, Samsung Electronics and Sony. For more information, please call 1-800-789-9418 or visit www.lexarmedia.com.