In Case You Miss Avnet Electronics at the Embedded Systems Conference

Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2008
Booth No. 1128

Can’t make it to the Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas booth (Booth No. 1128) at the Embedded Systems Conference? Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) will come to you.

Avnet is bringing a taste of the Embedded Systems Conference to its Web site, offering four brief video versions of what is exhibited on the show floor. The videos are available at: http://www.em.avnet.com/esc2008.

“This brings the Avnet experience to life for our customers who can’t make it to the Embedded Systems Conference – with videos on our offerings in portable instrumentation, embedded systems, video processing and motor control,” said Jeff Ittel, senior vice president of semiconductors for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas (EMA). “It’s another way for us to share information with designers who are looking for solutions across a variety of technologies and applications.”

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is an 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 more than 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

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 300 locations serving more than 70 countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products of the world’s leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers, accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
Contacts

Avnet Electronics Marketing, Phoenix
Jody Janusch LaRoque, Public Relations, 480-643-2547
jody.janusch {at} avnet(.)com