Dove, Force, Heilind and Sager Additions Offer Further Proof of Market Demand for Independent, Neutral Quoting Service

Pasadena, Calif. — November 13, 2001 — eConnections Inc., the leading provider of extended supply chain intelligence solutions, announced today that four additional distributors: Dove Electronic Components, Force Electronics, Heilind Electronics and Sager Electronics, have joined eConnections Quote Manager, "Quotility" community, the authorized online quote solution for the electronics industry. The addition of these innovative distributors represents the depth of the eConnections community by offering access to specialized products and services.

First introduced in January 2001, eConnections Quote Manager, "Quotility" is a comprehensive quote management solution that provides up to a 50 percent reduction in quote cycle time and associated costs. It is part of the eConnnections Suite of hosted, extended supply chain intelligence services specifically designed for collaborative management of the electronics industry's global marketplace, and offers connections to more than 1,500 suppliers.

Using Quote Manager, supply chain partners can leverage the Web to collaborate more effectively throughout the quote process. The system automatically distributes requests for quotes (RFQs) based on a customer's rules for preferred vendors. Year-to-date, the eConnections system has processed more than $3.5 billion in quotes, providing access to more than 15 million part numbers and over $10 billion in available inventory.

In addition to Dove Electronic Components, Force Electronics, Heilind Electronics and Sager Electronics, 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., Capsco, Digi-Key Corporation, FCI/Berg, Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Hitachi Semiconductor America, Infineon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: IFX), Jaco Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:JACO),
KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM), 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), ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), Pioneer-Standard Electronics (NYSE:PIOS), Projections Unlimited, Inc., QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), Reptron Electronics (NYSE:REPT), Rochester Electronics, Toshiba America Electronic Components and TTI, Inc.

About eConnections
eConnections is the leading provider of extended supply chain intelligence solutions specifically designed for collaboration to manage the electronics industry's global marketplace. eConnections offers hosted supply chain services that combine embedded domain expertise with authorized connections to a community of more than 1500 of the world's leading suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives. eConnections provides electronics companies with trusted, net-native solutions that streamline the complexity of the supply chains in which they operate and enable them to get the right product to the right place, at the right time, in the most efficient way possible. eConnections, a privately held company, is headquartered in Pasadena, Calif. For more information, please visit www.eConnections.com.

About Dove
Dove Electronic Components, Inc., headquartered in East Setauket, NY, is a specialized distributor of crystals, oscillators and various frequency control products. Dove brought the concept of a frequency control specialist to market over 18 years ago. Dove distributes more than 25 suppliers of crystals and oscillators including CTS/Reeves, Epson Electronics America, Fox Electronics, M-tron Industries and Saronix. Dove's technically competent staff will always offer a solution to your frequency control needs. We offer a full complement of value added services, including high volume oscillator programming. All operations are underscored by a rigid ISO9002 Quality System and various awards for outstanding performance. For more information about Dove Electronic Components please visit www.doveonline.com.

About Force
Force Electronics, a specialty distributor of interconnect components, headquartered in Cypress, CA, is the 15th largest distributor in the world. As a strategic distributor of the world's top connector suppliers, Force understands the importance of specialization in the Electronics Industry. The regional company, with thirteen branches located throughout North America, is committed to provide the best customer service, value-added options, and materials logistics programs in the industry. For more information about Force Electronics, please visit
www.force-elec.com.

About Heilind
Heilind Electronics, a specialty distributor of interconnect components, headquartered in Wilmington, MA, is the 15th largest distributor in the world. As a strategic distributor of the world's top connector suppliers, Heilind understands the importance of specialization in the Electronics Industry. The regional company, with thirteen branches located throughout North America, is committed to provide the best customer service, value-added options, and materials logistics programs in the industry. For more information about Heilind Electronics, please visit our web site at www.heilind.com.

About Sager
Headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts, and grounded in a century-long tradition of innovation and service, Sager Electronics is an employee-owned distributor of electronic components from leading manufacturers worldwide. Its business model, Distributing Confidence®, provides customers and suppliers a unique combination of operational excellence and innovative business solutions not available from conventional distributors. To learn more about Sager, visit www.sager.com.