Expands Reach of Private Marketplace Platform

PASADENA, Calif. - March 21, 2001 - eConnections, Inc., announced today that Infineon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: IFX), the global semiconductor and systems application provider, will join Quotility, the authorized online quote utility for the electronics industry.

Quotility provides enhanced 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. Since information is exchanged through a secure private marketplace, users can be confident that the data is authorized, timely and reliable.

"Efficient, authorized connections are the foundation of a private marketplace," Rob Rodin, chairman and CEO of eConnections, said. "We are excited by Infineon's endorsement of Quotility".

Neutral and independent, Quotility replaces the inefficiencies of traditional quoting processes 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. Because that information is from authorized sources, customers know they'll get warranty protection, technical support, customer service, inventory management and value-added services.

In addition to Infineon, 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., Digi-Key Corporation, FCI/Berg, Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Hitachi Semiconductor America, Jaco Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:JACO), 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), Projections Unlimited, Inc., QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), Reptron Electronics (NYSE:REPT), Toshiba America Electronic Components and TTI, Inc.

Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for applications in the wired and wireless communications markets, for security systems and smartcards, for the automotive and industrial sectors, as well as memory products.

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.