Working Together to Give Customers a New Competitive Advantage

PASADENA, Calif., - Sept. 20, 2000 - Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA), the world's second-largest manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber-optic interconnection products and systems, today announced a strategic alliance with eConnections, a provider of next-generation supply-chain management for the electronics industry. The eConnections partnership will give Molex new ways to help its customers manufacture products faster, better and more efficiently, increasing ROI and decreasing time to market.

"For our customers, time is the critical business issue," said Chuck Bartlett, vice president, electronic commerce and logistics, Molex. "To get to market quickly, they have to coordinate all of their supply-chain partners so they work like a single team. eConnections gives us the tools to help them begin that complex process, and to move towards supply-chain optimization."

The eConnections supply-chain engine helps Molex customers get the right products to the right place at the right time as efficiently as possible. It creates for each of them a neutral, secure, private marketplace with end-to-end supply-chain visibility and seamless integration. Available tools include quoting, bill-of-material management, forecast visibility, planning, engineering change notification and available-to-build scenarios.

"Companies no longer compete against each other, supply chains do," said Rob Rodin, chairman and CEO, eConnections. "We're very excited to link eConnections capabilities with Molex's lineup of world-class products and services."

About Molex Incorporated
Molex Incorporated is a 62-year-old manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnection products and systems; switches; value-added assemblies; and application tooling. Based in Lisle, Illinois, USA, the Company operates 52 manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and employs approximately 17,650 people

About eConnections
eConnections represents the next generation of solutions for supply-chain management in the electronics industry. Built by a team with deep domain expertise, eConnections streamlines the complex process of bringing electronics products to market, giving supply-chain partners an intelligent, integrated and customizable system with direct authorized connections to electronic component suppliers and distributors. For more information, visit www.eConnections.com

For more information contact:
Leigh MacQueen
(626) 307-6095
leigh.macqueen@eConnections.com
Margaret Batkiewicz
Public Relations, Molex
630-527-4085
mbatkiewicz@molex.com