PHOENIX—January 9, 2012 — Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) announced today the addition of ILS Technology to its Americas offering. Avnet Embedded will carry the ILS Technology deviceWISE M2M Deployment Kit and deviceWISE M2M Application Platform.

As the growth of intelligent systems continues to rise, utilization of machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity will become even more pronounced. Avnet Embedded can now provide customers with a means for edge-to-enterprise enablement across various devices and through the cloud. The deviceWISE M2M Deployment Kit (powered by the Intel® Atom™ processor) enables customers to quickly implement monitoring and predictive maintenance applications that securely connect and intelligently exchange data instantly from devices to existing enterprise applications. All of this on a global scale with no custom programming required.

“We are pleased to partner with Avnet to simplify the deployment of new M2M solutions,” said Fred Yentz, chief executive officer of ILS Technology. “Together we offer a quick way to validate the business case for M2M, as well as enable support across Avnet’s broad spectrum of embedded devices to provide the ultimate choice for full scale rollouts.”

“The complexity of intelligent system deployment requires intricate coordination of hardware, software and service providers,” said Chuck Kostalnick, senior vice president of Avnet Embedded. “The ability to offer ILS products, coupled with Avnet’s superior integration and supply-chain services expertise, will help propel OEM and enterprise customers’ designs to market faster.”

To find out more, or to purchase ILS products, visit the Avnet Electronics Marketing website.