Component Obsolescence Management Expert PCNalert Releases Deep Scrub Feature for Extensive Content Match in BOM Cleansing Tool BOMverifier.

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PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003

PCNalert(R), the leading provider of real-time electronic component obsolescence information, today introduced the Deep Scrub(TM) feature to its Web-based bill-of-materials cleanser BOMverifier(TM). Deep Scrub adds an extensive layer of time-critical content to BOMs scrubbed by BOMverifier, PCNalert's on-demand service that provides OEMs and EMS providers with component EOL (End-of-Life) and PCN (Product Change Notice) updates across the supply chain.

Deep Scrub gives users access to PCNalert's comprehensive Component Knowledge Library, which includes purchasable part numbers (PPNs) and datasheets. Within minutes, users can locate the closest matching orderable part numbers, receive PCNalert's part-match confidence level, and access the datasheet.

"With Deep Scrub, OEMs and EMSes will have immediate access to all of the time-sensitive component data they'll need to make informed decisions about how to proceed with their designs, purchases or production schedules," said Cliff Frescura, PCNalert's vice president of solutions. "By simply uploading a bill-of-materials to BOMverifier, OEMs and EMSes will not only be able to immediately identify EOLs and PCNs, they'll also be able to access component datasheets and locate other pertinent information - to make better-informed decisions, avoid costly mistakes and speed their products to market."

BOMverifier, PCNalert's on-demand solution, enables designers, procurement professionals and production teams to securely upload bills-of-materials for real-time EOL and PCN data - so they can catch problems in prototypes and get decision-making information prior to committing to a purchase or production.

In addition to BOMverifier with Deep Scrub, PCNalert offers a proactive application for managing component obsolescence, AVLportal(TM), which delivers real-time component information from hundreds of Electronic Component Manufacturers via daily emails to engineers, procurement professionals and production planners. AVLportal also links designers, buyers and production teams and gives them EOL and PCN information on the components in their designs - for increased collaboration and better-informed decisions throughout the development process. Users of AVLportal also have access to PCNalert's Component Knowledge Library of PPNs and datasheets. For shared parts between OEMs and EMSes, AVLportal enables shared visibility for both companies.

PCNalert has more than 200 customers.

Like AVLalert and BOMverifier, AVLportal is built on the industry's richest and most comprehensive database of PCN and EOL information - with more than two million PCN and EOL parts, frequently updated, from over 500 component manufacturers - including actives, passives, electromechanicals, interconnect devices and military parts.

For more information about PCNalert, call 626-585-2788, ext. 180, or visit www.PCNalert.com.

About PCNalert(R)

PCNalert(R) is the premier provider of real-time component obsolescence information for the electronic supply chain including End of Life Notices (EOLs), Product Change Notices (PCNs), datasheets and other critical component information. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, the company provides solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Contract Electronics Manufacturers (CEMs) and component manufacturers in the medical, aerospace and defense, communications, test and measurement, networking, computer hardware and automotive industries.