Avnet Electronics Marketing Ranked 25th in Second Annual InformationWeek China Business Technology 100

Avnet Electronics Marketing Ranked 25th in Second Annual InformationWeek China Business Technology 100

November 13, 2006

    BEIJING, Nov. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Avnet
Electronics Marketing, the largest operating group of
leading global distributor of electronic components and
computer products, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced
it has been ranked No. 25 in the InformationWeek China 100
list of the nation's best users of information technology. 
This is the second consecutive year that Avnet Electronics
Marketing was chosen from a preliminary list covering more
than 35 industries and nearly every large-scale company
doing business in China to rank on the list.

    The InformationWeek China Business Technology 100
Research follows the research methodology and procedures of
the InformationWeek 500, which has tracked the technology
practices of the most innovative companies in America for
the last 18 years. 

    "The second annual InformationWeek China 100
focuses on companies' innovative use of IT architecture and
solutions, leveraging them for sustainable competitive
advantage to drive their business," said Geoffrey He,
associate publisher and chief editor at InformationWeek
China.  "It has attracted leading companies from more
than 35 industries, which represent numerous entries
detailing highly innovative projects.  Additional judging
criteria examine the benefits that accrue to the specific
industry's progress in China." 

    "With a leading global technology distribution
organisation like Avnet, we are fortunate to be able to
continue to make investments in our Asian infrastructure to
the benefit of our customers and suppliers.  They can
further leverage our global resources -- giving them total
support across the board -- in a way that will contribute
to their success in the Asian market," said Stephen
Wong, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia.

    Avnet Electronics Marketing was recognized for
excellence in a number of areas, particularly its Third
Party Logistics (3PL) Services Business-to-Business (B2B)
Model.

    "As product cycles shrink and competitive
pressures within the manufacturing industry increase, the
focus on supply chain efficiency has never been greater. 
Accordingly, the world's leading distributor of electronic
components, solutions and services, Avnet Electronics
Marketing is constantly looking for ways to add value and
efficiency to the production process," said Alfred
Tang, senior IT director, Avnet Electronics Marketing
Asia.

    In practice that means continually creating new
solutions and services that can make a major competitive
difference and provide its customers with a significant
advantage in whichever market they operate.

    The most recent example of this approach is a new 3PL
Services B2B Model that exploits Avnet Electronics
Marketing's award winning SAP implementation and the power
of RosettaNet.  Stimulated directly by the demand from
strategic customers for expanded logistics engagements,
Avnet has completely overhauled its existing logistics
management system.  The organization has created a
comprehensive new 3PL services model that stretches from
inventory management, inspection services, tagging, bar
coding, RFID, supplier management and technology
integration all the way through to industry standard
compliances and certification.

    "The most innovative aspect of the project can be
seen at the core of the solution, where the expansion of
the current 3PL inventory hub functionalities and business
processes linked to customers has been radically
transformed. 

    Today, Avnet and its customers interact through a
full-function B2B model that not only ensures maximum
efficiency and therefore reduced turnaround times, but also
maximizes cost-effectiveness, virtually eliminating wastage
or wasted effort," continued Tang.

    "We are honored to have been ranked highly for the
second year running in the prestigious InformationWeek China
100 list," said Steve Phillips, CIO at Avnet. 
"This accolade recognizes the relevance of our
philosophy for long-term business-driven IT strategies
which include providing excellent global customer service,
expanding our end-to-end connectivity with suppliers and
customers, delivering world-class materials management, and
setting our ERP strategy."

    Phillips took part in a panel discussion at the
InformationWeek China Fall Conference on Nov 13, 06 on
"Management and Innovation-constructing sustainable
competitive advantages".

    About InformationWeek
 
    InformationWeek helps more than 440,000
business-technology professionals who buy, build, and
manage technology drive business innovation powered by
technology. In addition to the weekly magazine,
InformationWeek provides a platform of information
solutions, including InformationWeek.com; InformationWeek
Research; InformationWeek Events, which includes the
InformationWeek Conference for business-technology
executives; and the InformationWeek Daily, an E-mail news
service. In May 2003, in conjunction with Optimize,
InformationWeek launched its Media Network. The Media
Network consists of Optimize, Government Enterprise, and
Healthcare Enterprise, as well as its Vertical Industry
Network publications, Bank Systems and Technology,
Insurance and Technology, and Wall Street and Technology. 
InformationWeek is consistently recognized for its
commitment to excellence and innovation, receiving several
of the industry's top media accolades, including top spots
in Technology Marketing's Influencers Report, BtoB
Magazine's annual Media Power 50, as well as awards from
ASBPE.

    About InformationWeek China

    As the leading business technology media in China,
InformationWeek China, launched in December 2004¡Acurrently
provides unique, updated and penetrating information,
innovation and industry trends to China's C-level business
technology decision-makers, helping them take advantage of
market opportunities, improve corporate management and
achieve business success.  InformationWeek China has a
four-dimensional media platform including print, online,
research and events.  The monthly InformationWeek China
magazine reaches 100,000 senior corporate executives, and
the network and e-newsletter reaches more than 50,000
senior corporate executives.

    About Avnet Electronics Marketing

    Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating
group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune
500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic
original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic
manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 70 countries,
distributing electronic components from leading
manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and
supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at
http://www.em.avnet.com .

    About Avnet, Inc.

    With more than 250 locations serving customers in 70
countries, Avnet (NYSE: AVT) markets, distributes and adds
value to the products of the world's leading electronic
component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and
embedded subsystem providers.  Additionally, Avnet brings a
breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as
supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product
assembly, device programming, computer system integration
and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year
ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25
billion. Visit http://www.avnet.com/ .

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