Avnet RF & Microwave's Wavelength Design Solutions Signs North American Distribution Agreement with Zcomax

Business Wire, March 10, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2003

Avnet Electronics Marketing announced that Avnet RF & Microwave's Wavelength Design Solutions (WDS) has signed an agreement with Zcomax Technologies Inc., a leading global supplier of wireless networking and communication technologies. Avnet RF & Microwave recently formed the Wavelength Design Solutions business unit to provide customers with a total solution for integrating wireless technology into their end products.

Since 1995, Zcomax has been focused on providing ODMs and OEMs with a wide array of wireless data solutions and form factors, such as PCI, mini-PCI, compact flash modules, USB modules and PC cards. With years of RF experience and substantial R&D resources and capabilities, Zcomax is able to consistently deliver high-performance and leading- edge products based on popular IEEE 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11a/b and 802.11g wireless technologies.

"Choosing Avnet RF & Microwave creates a powerful distribution channel to provide innovative wireless solutions to a wide variety of professional customers," noted George Zhu, president at Zcomax. "Moreover, this partnership shortens our time to market for both standard and customized products based on 802.11x and other RF technologies."

"Our agreement with Zcomax provides WDS with a proven wireless technology partner whose product offerings will help WDS meet the needs of our customers who do not have RF expertise, yet require cutting-edge wireless LAN embedded technologies in their systems," according to Joel Levine, president of Avnet RF & Microwave. "By utilizing Zcomax's innovative wireless technology solutions, WDS will also be able to offer its customers the ability to deploy wireless end products quickly and efficiently."

From product definition and design to supply chain management, Wavelength Design Solutions provides customers with a total solution for integrating wireless technology into their end products. For additional information about WDS, please visit its Web site at www.avnetRF.com/wds, or call 866/avnetRF (286-3873).

About Zcomax

Zcomax is a leading developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless communication solutions. Their innovative and highly motivated organization is focused on delivering high-performance wireless products based on IEEE802.11x and other wireless technologies serving OEMs, ODMs, service providers and channel partners. Our success is attributed to providing our customers with outstanding quality, innovative products, exceptional performance/price ratio, full service support and comprehensive worldwide logistics.

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing, serving customers in 63 countries, is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services company, and ranked 161 in the Fortune 500. Avnet Electronics Marketing, Americas (EMA) serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in North America and Brazil through four focused business units, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated services. Avnet Cilicon focuses solely on semiconductors with dedicated channels to specific end-market segments; Avnet IP&E is the leading interconnect, passive and electromechanical components specialist; Avnet RF & Microwave is the distribution market leader in the sale of components and services to the wireless electronics industry; and Avnet Supply Chain Services provides end-to-end supply chain optimization programs. The company's Web site is located at www.avnet.com

About Avnet RF & Microwave

Avnet RF & Microwave is the distribution market leader in providing components and services to the wireless electronics market. In addition to the industry's most highly technical selling organization, Avnet RF & Microwave offers value-added services, including parametric testing, hybrid assembly and design, cable assembly, evaluation boards, die handling, thin film assembly services, and hi-rel processing. Wireless design and wireless integration services are also available through Wavelength Design Solutions and its Design Services' Bluetooth lab. To learn more about Avnet RF & Microwave, visit www.avnetRF.com/.>

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