PASADENA, Calif. – June 2, 2003 – PCNalert®, the leading provider of real-time electronic component obsolescence data, today announced a free offering of component-information and BOM-cleansing solutions to customers of Arrow Electronics’ Global Information Business (GIB). Arrow announced last week the termination of several of these Web-based component obsolescence management services it had been providing under its GIB, as well as the closure of GIB as a separate business unit.   ”With Arrow folding its Global Information Business and eliminating some of the component-information services it had been offering, we anticipate many of Arrow’s customers finding themselves without access to fresh component obsolescence information, product change notices and the ability to scrub bills-of-materials on demand,” said Cliff Frescura, PCNalert’s vice president. “So we see an opportunity to give these OEMs and EMS providers access to these and other services immediately, so they won’t experience any time without service, as well as an opportunity to introduce these companies to PCNalert’s superior component-obsolescence-management solutions.”   Under the terms of PCNalert's GIB Switchover Program, current subscribers of Arrow's Web-based services will receive access to PCNalert's component-information solutions free for 30 days. For more informaltion, contact 626-585-2788, or email.   PCNalert’s Component Obsolescence Management Solutions:   AVLportal™, PCNalert’s proactive application for managing component obsolescence, delivers real-time component information from hundreds of Electronic Component Manufacturers via daily emails to engineers, purchasing professionals and production planners. AVLportal also links designers, buyers and production teams and gives them EOL and PCN information on the components in their designs – for increased collaboration and better-informed decisions throughout the development process. Users of AVLportal also have access to PCNalert’s Component Knowledge Library of PPNs and datasheets. For shared parts between OEMs and EMSes, AVLportal enables shared visibility for both companies. AVLportal includes the AVLalert™ functionality for continuous monitoring and alerting of a customer’s AVL.   BOMverifier™, PCNalert’s on-demand solution, enables designers, procurement professionals and production teams to securely upload bills-of-materials for real-time EOL and PCN data – so they can catch problems in prototypes and get decision-making information prior to committing to a purchase or production.   PCNalert has more than 200 customers.   PCNalert's obsolenscence-management solutions are built on the industry's richest and most comprehensive database of PCN and EOL information - with more than two million PCN and EOL parts, frequently updated, from over 500 component manufacturers - including actives, passives, electromechanicals, interconnect devices and military parts.   About PCNalert® PCNalert® is the premier provider of real-time component obsolescence information for the electronic supply chain including End of Life Notices (EOLs), Product Change Notices (PCNs), datasheets and other critical component information. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, the company provides solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMSes) providers and component manufacturers in the medical, aerospace and defense, communications, test and measurement, networking, computer hardware and automotive industries. For more information about PCNalert, call 626-585-2788, ext. 180, or visit the PCNalert web site. 

10/13/2003