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Forbes.com Names ChipCenter as One of the Best B2B Internet Companies
Winning Content and Business Strategy Convinces Editors

NEW YORK, July 5, 2000 - ChipCenter, LLC (www.chipcenter.com), the first comprehensive online service of electronic component information and sourcing for engineers and purchasers, has been named by Forbes.com as one of the 200 best Web marketplace sites in the online publication's first annual Best of the Web: B2B Guide. ChipCenter was named in the guide's Computers & Electronics category. The Forbes.com review of ChipCenter can be viewed at http://www.forbesbest.com. "As the rare e-commerce site that truly combines content with commerce, we're honored that a well-respected publication like Forbes.com sees the promise of ChipCenter's business strategy," said Girish Mhatre, chief executive officer, ChipCenter LLC. "While we have the experience and resources of an established company, including several of the top former editors of electronics industry publications, editors, it's our entrepreneurial spirit that puts ChipCenter in an excellent position to deliver both information and more efficient business transactions that today's customer needs."

Forbes.com editors have picked 200 of the most promising and competitive B2B companies in 25 industries. Each company was judged by the following criteria:
strategy, execution, financial staying power and Web site. "There is no shortage of New Economy publications already covering the B2B industry, but if you look closely at the frequent dispatches put out by this group, quantity seems to supersede quality," said Matthew Schifrin, Editor of Forbes.com: Best of The
Web: B2B. "Forbes and Forbes.com felt that a clear and concise guide to this new way of doing business was needed."

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About ChipCenter, LLC
ChipCenter is a new kind of marketing channel that consolidates editorial content, demand creation, interest fulfillment and e-commerce transactions in one seamless service. Boasting 75+ years of experience and 80 contributing editors, ChipCenter has five former chief editors and publishes more daily content than any online offering in its market. Combined with the world's largest and most comprehensive franchised network of electronic components inventory, ChipCenter allows engineers and purchasing agents to learn, find, and buy at one convenient location. ChipCenter LLC is owned by Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Aspect Development, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASDV), Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), CMP Media, Inc., and Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIOS). It is a comprehensive online service for electronic component information and sourcing, making ChipCenter the first of its kind. http://www.chipcenter.com.

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