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Avnet Electronics Marketing Recognized as Best Distributor in China

2006-11-30 09:40 1123

Nationwide Poll of More than 400,000 Ranks Global Distribution Giant Top in

Market Share, Technology And Product Quality in Passive Component Category

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Avnet Electronics

Marketing Asia, an operating group of the leading global technology

distributor, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has announced that it has won another

top industry award in the fiercely competitive distribution market of China.

The company has been recognized as the "Best Distributor in the Component

Industry" in the passive and discrete distribution category at the China

Component Leader Award Ceremony.

The accolade comes hard on the heels of this month's announcement that

Avnet Electronics Marketing was ranked in the Top 25 of InformationWeek

China's list of 100 of the nation's best users of information technology for

the second year in a row.

"As the world's leading electronic components distribution organization,

it is indeed rewarding to see our strengths and capabilities recognized in

one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly growing markets," said Stephen

Wong, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia. "Avnet Electronic

Marketing is grateful to receive this prestigious award, which echoes our

commitment to the China market and focus on delivering what we call 'support

across the board'. The solid recognition by survey participants is concrete

proof that our focus on customer service is bearing fruit."

"More than anything else, I think this award highlights that we are not

just a leader in semiconductor distribution. We are clearly a key player in

the field of interconnect, passive and electromechanical components too.

That enables us to provide a one-stop total solution, makes the difference

for customers and differentiates Avnet Electronics Marketing from the

competition in the component distribution industry," Stephen added.

Organized by ChinaECNet, China's leading electronics web portal, in

partnership with China Electronic Purchasing Association and "China

Electronics Fair" (CEF), the "China Component Leader" award was presented to

Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia at a gala ceremony in Shanghai.

"The recognition reflects the fact that we are doing more than just

meeting our customers' requirements. Our commitment to customer satisfaction

is demonstrated through our extensive product offerings and our ability to

deliver total solutions with multiple product lines leveraging on core and

peripherals components, providing a one-stop-shop experience and time-to-

revenue benefit to customers. We are also continuing to drive for innovation

in supply chain and design chain to help our customers stay ahead of the

competition," said Peter Wong, vice president of strategic planning and

commodity business, Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia.

The award winners were identified following national surveys conducted by

both ChinaECNet and CEF to select a limited number of China Component Leaders

in each field, with a focus on passive and discrete components. The

selection criteria included market share, technology and product quality.

The exhaustive selection process polled ChinaECNet's 300,000 online

members as well as China Electronic Fair's 100,000-strong attendee database.

In addition to the recognition of their outstanding success, the successful

award winners, including Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia, received the

opportunity to speak at the China Component Leaders Open Forum and introduce

their companies, products and technologies to the 50,000 convention visitors

and thousands of ChinaECNet online viewers across the Nation.

The Grand "China Component Leader" Award Ceremony took place at The

Seagull Palace in Shanghai on Nov 23, 2006. It was attended by more than 400

of China's electronic business leaders, Chinese senior government officials

from the China Ministry of Information Industry and China's Electronic

Enterprises Association.

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia is an operating group of Phoenix-based

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company with fiscal 2006 sales of

USD$14.25 billion. Serving customers in approximately 70 countries, Avnet is

the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services companies.

Avnet Electronics Marketing has a significant presence in Asia-Pacific --

the fastest growing electronics market in the world. Headquartered in

Singapore, the company has 38 locations in 10 countries in Asia. It

distributes semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical

components to serve a wide range of customers including original equipment

manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers, and

small- to medium-sized businesses, and provides associated design-chain and

supply-chain services. The company's web site is located at

http://www.em.avnet.com .

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Source: Avnet Electronics Marketing
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