Quote service to offer semiconductor product price/delivery information through its authorized distributors

PASADENA, Calif. - February 6, 2001 – eConnections, Inc., announced today that it would offer the Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) semiconductor product line through Quotility, eConnections' authorized online quote utility. As the newest member of the rapidly growing Quotility community, Intel has signaled its support of the importance of authorized channels within the electronics industry.

Quotility is an online quoting service that provides authorized connections to the world's leading electronic component manufacturers, distributors, and manufacturer's representatives. Independent and neutral, it gives customers needing electronic components an efficient way to request, collect and compare critical product information from distributors and manufacturers through a secure private marketplace, confident that the data is authorized, timely and reliable.

"Authorized connections allow buyers and sellers to build relationships that are critical for success," said George Smith, director, North American channels for Intel. "Quotility recognizes the importance of those relationships and answers the market demand for a neutral service that strengthens the connections between buyers and sellers."

Quotility replaces traditional inefficiencies with automated and intelligent quote distribution, tracking, consolidation, and reporting capabilities. Customers can upload quotes, select the authorized suppliers and distributors they wish to quote, then receive an automated spreadsheet containing detailed information as to price, availability, manufacturers' part numbers and standard packaging. And, because that information is from authorized sources, customers know they'll get genuine components, warranty protection, technical support, customer service, inventory management and value-added services.

"eConnections created Quotility to meet a real challenge in the marketplace today," said Rob Rodin, chairman and CEO of eConnections. "Intel's participation reflects our shared commitment to strengthening the industry through support of the ongoing relationships between distributors, suppliers, and customers."

In addition to Intel, other members of the Quotility community include: Artesyn Technologies (NASDAQ:ATSN), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Bourns Inc., FCI/Berg, Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Hitachi Semiconductor America, KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM), Micron Technology (NYSE:MU), Molex Inc. (NASDAQ:MOLX and MOLXA), Murata Electronics North America, NEC Electronics, QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK) and Toshiba America Electronic Components, All American Semiconductor (NASDAQ:SEMI), Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW), Avnet (NYSE:AVT), Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ:BELM), Kent Electronics Corporation (NYSE:KNT), The Memec Group (which includes Impact Technologies, Insight Electronics and Unique Technologies), Nu Horizons (NASDAQ:NUHC), Pioneer-Standard Electronics (NYSE:PIOS), Reptron Electronics (NYSE:REPT), and TTI, Inc.

About eConnections
eConnections represents a new web-based model for supply-chain management in the electronics industry: the private marketplace. Neutral and independent, combining deep industry expertise with authorized connections to the world's leading suppliers, distributors and manufacturer representatives, eConnections speeds a customer's time to market, coordinating supply-chain efficiency through a comprehensive toolbox of customizable services. For more information, visit www.eConnections.com.

About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.