Avnet Web Site Selected for Forbes Magazine's 3rd Annual Best of the Web B2B Guide.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2002

In its "Best of The Web B2B Guide," Forbes Magazine once again selected Avnet's www.avnet.com as one of the 11 top business-to-business (B2B) Web sites in the electronics industry.

Avnet corporate and its three global operating groups use the Web to communicate with and serve various audiences, including customers, suppliers, vendors, shareholders, employees and prospective employees.

"The avnet.com site is a continuous work in progress; and as new technologies and innovations become available for application on the Web, Avnet will be among the early adopters when it makes good business sense to do so. We want to help make our customers', suppliers' and other constituents' lives easier, more productive or more efficient, and often it's the online services that deliver the greatest value because they're available 24 X 7," said Avnet's CIO, Bob Mason.

For additional information about Forbes "Best of the Web B2B" guide and the 80 companies cited, visit http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2b/industry.jhtml?id=40.

About Avnet

Phoenix, Ariz.-based Avnet, Inc. is one of the world's largest technology marketing and services providers. The company distributes semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, embedded systems and computer products from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 63 countries, Avnet delivers services such as inventory management, supply-chain services, bill-of-material analysis, systems integration and engineering design assistance.