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Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Virtual Power Forum Presentations Now Available On Demand

PHOENIX— October 13, 2011 — Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has just wrapped another groundbreaking virtual Power Forum. In case you missed any technical presentations from the industry’s leading power experts, they are now available for on-demand download from Avnet’s virtual Power Forum website.

Held on September 21, 2011, Avnet’s second annual Power Forum exceeded all predicted expectations and played host to nearly 1,000 attendees in 24 hours. With 40 in-depth technical webinars to choose from, engineers were given a practical, firsthand look at innovative products, emerging application trends and proven design techniques.

“Avnet is committed to providing the design community with real-time resources to help them with every aspect of the design lifecycle – the virtual Power Forum is no exception,” said Alex Iuorio, senior vice president, supplier marketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. “This event continues to be a successful one, and we look forward to creating and producing events like this in the future that provide true value to our customers and the engineering community.”

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