Arrow Electronics Adds Two New Partners to Lighting Business; Working with LED Specialists and Metaphase Technologies, Arrow Offers Customers Complete LED Solutions.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The North American Components (NAC) group of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today it has signed agreements with LED Specialists and Metaphase Technologies, two high brightness light emitting diodes (LED) experts.

Arrow's Lighting Group, launched in January, was created to deliver total customer solutions to designers, integrators and manufacturers of products containing high brightness LEDs.

LED Specialists and Metaphase will join the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) program, which assists Arrow's customers in quickly finding highly skilled design service firms. The addition of these firms will enhance ACES' ability to help customers with a wide variety of lighting needs.

The new partners will accelerate Arrow's customers' time to market by helping them address the complexities of designing high brightness/power LED-based lighting solutions.

LED Specialists (www.ledspecialists.com) is an engineering services firm specializing in the design and integration of high performance LED lighting solutions. LED Specialists' services include requirements analysis and rapid prototyping, optical design, electronic driver design, mechanical design, including thermal management and component manufacturing.

Metaphase (www.metaphase-tech.com) addresses customer needs for straightforward lighting solutions using LEDs in non-imaging applications. Metaphase offers expertise in the design of components such as secondary optics for LEDs and fully developed lighting systems. Metaphase's services include design team consultation, prototyping for design verification and full OEM component and system manufacturing.

"Being successful in the lighting industry is more than just specifying the LED -- it is about how the end product is used," said Robert Sagebiel, director of lighting, Arrow NAC. "Finding the best LED, the right ballast or LED driver components, optics, heat sinks and final assembly options is critical in developing a real world solution that is both easily manufactured and meets the needs of the customer. By partnering with third-party experts such as Metaphase and LED Specialists we can help our customers identify these elements and develop the best available LED lighting solution."

Arrow's new Lighting Group is dedicated to supporting manufacturers of products containing high brightness LEDs. The group consists of regional lighting specialists, lighting applications engineers, and dedicated inside sales representatives who help Arrow's customers seize opportunities in the rapidly growing lighting market.

About the North American Components group of Arrow Electronics

The North American Components (NAC) group of Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductors and passive, electromechanical, and connector products, services, and supply chain solutions tailored to serve distinct customer segments with dedicated sales teams. Three primary, customer-focused NAC groups serve these market segments: The Arrow/Zeus Electronics Group targets the aerospace and military markets; the Arrow Electronics Components Group serves local OEM and contract manufacturing customers; and the Arrow Alliance Group focuses on large customers with complex needs.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a major global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and computer products.