Directors to Participate on eConnections Advisory Board

PASADENA, Calif. - April 11, 2001 - eConnections, Inc., announced today that the executive directors of the two leading trade associations in the electronics industry, Ray Hall with the Electronic Representatives Association, and Robin B. Gray Jr. with the National Electronics Distributors Association, will join its advisory board.

Quotility, an eConnections tool, provides enhanced connections to the world's leading electronic component manufacturers, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives. eConnections has established an independent and neutral platform that 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.

"The ERA is pleased that eConnections has recognized the importance of keeping manufacturers' field sales operations connected to their authorized distributor and manufacturer partners," said Ray Hall, executive director of the Electronic Representatives Association.

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.

"The sheer number of leading electronics companies choosing to participate in Quotility illustrates the market demand for an authorized, independent, neutral quoting service," said Robin B. Gray, Jr., executive vice president of the National Electronics Distributors Association. "The fact that manufacturers representatives, distributors and suppliers are coming together to use Quotility demonstrates the power of the electronics community working together to support their authorized channels."

"We're very excited to have the unique perspective of both Robin Gray and Ray Hall to help set the course for eConnections," said Rob Rodin, chairman and CEO of eConnections. "Their respective organizations are the foundation of the authorized channels we are committed to represent."

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, Infineon Technologies (NYSE: IFX), 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.

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 the ERA
The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA), is an international trade organization comprised of 1300 qualified, professional manufacturers' representative firms and over 400 manufacturer members who outsource their field sales. ERA works to promote, protect and enhance the multiple-line rep function while acting as the worldwide conduit for electronics industry manufacturers seeking professional field sales firms to sell their products. Collectively, ERA's educational and communications programs keep members abreast of technology advances in the electronics marketplace as well as the latest in marketing and sales techniques, all of which directly benefit their principals and customers.

About NEDA
NEDA is a not-for-profit trade association representing authorized distributors of electronic components and their manufacturer-suppliers. Dedicated to the enhancement of the distributor-manufacturer relationship, NEDA represents companies involved in the distribution of electronic components, computer and computer peripheral components and test, measurement and control equipment parts and their manufacturer-suppliers.