Further Proof of Market Demand for Independent, Neutral Quoting Service

PASADENA, Calif. - February 27, 2001 - eConnections, Inc., announced today that three additional distributors, Digi-Key Corporation, Jaco Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:JACO), and Projections Unlimited, Inc., will participate in Quotility, the authorized online quote utility for 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. Since information is exchanged through a secure private marketplace, users can be confident that the data is authorized, timely and reliable.

"We've always been proud of our service at Jaco," said Ben Schwartz, vice president of strategic marketing for Jaco Electronics. "Quotility lets our customers take full advantage of the network, giving them an efficient way to find the price and availability information they need."

"Most e-marketplace sites that Digi-Key has evaluated result in additional costs and redundant efforts without any true savings to the customer. Quotility is one of the few services with the potential to add true value to the supply chain," said Mark Larson, president and COO of Digi-Key Corporation. "For this reason, we believe that our participation with Quotility will be beneficial for our customers."

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.

"PUI's personal commitment is to make it easy to do business," said Karen Gau, vice president of marketing for Projections Unlimited, Inc. "This is not an Internet venture. This is an industry standard solution developed and supported by proven customer advocates."

"eConnections remains committed to the authorized channel," said Rob Rodin, chairman and CEO of eConnections. "We are very excited to have these new members."

In addition to Digi-Key, Jaco and PUI, other members of the Quotility community include: All American Semiconductor (NASDAQ:SEMI), Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW), Artesyn Technologies (NASDAQ:ATSN), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), Avnet (NYSE:AVT), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ:BELM), Bourns Inc., FCI/Berg, Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Hitachi Semiconductor America, KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM), Kent Electronics Corporation (NYSE:KNT), The Memec Group (which includes Impact Technologies, Insight Electronics and Unique Technologies), Micron Technology (NYSE:MU), Molex Inc. (NASDAQ:MOLX and MOLXA), Murata Electronics North America, NEC Electronics, Nu Horizons (NASDAQ:NUHC), Pioneer-Standard Electronics (NYSE:PIOS), QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), Reptron Electronics (NYSE:REPT), Toshiba America Electronic Components 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 DigiKey
Digi-Key - the electronic components distributor, service and performance leader - has earned a reputation of leadership in the electronics distribution industry resulting from a unified commitment to product availability, service and performance. For information about 220+ Manufacturers; 160,000+ Products, Online Ordering; Datasheets; Industry Links; and more visit Digi-Key's Web Site at www.digikey.com.

About Jaco
Jaco is a distributor of electronic components and a provider of contract manufacturing and value-added services throughout the United States and Canada from two distribution centers located on the East and West coasts and 21 sales offices located throughout the United States. The company distributes products such as semiconductors, capacitors, resistors, electro-mechanical devices, flat panel displays and monitors and power supplies, which are used in the manufacture and assembly of electronic products. They also provide a variety of value-added services including automated inventory management services, integrating and assembling various custom components with flat panel displays ("FPD's") to customer specifications, kitting the component requirements of customers, and furnishing contract manufacturing services. For more information please contact: Jaco Electronics (631) 273-5500, info@jacoelect.co - www.jacoelectronics.com.

About PUI
For more than 20 years PUI has been proving the electronics community with high quality products and services. As a specialized electronics component distributor, PUI distributes a full line of interconnect, passive and electromechanical components. PUI provides supply chain solutions with an emphasis on exceptional customer service. With PUI, The Difference is Personal. Find us fast at www.gopui.com.