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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