Press Release

PHOENIX, Feb 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With a host of new features including personalized briefcases, RSS feeds and email alerts, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) has redesigned its investor relations website with investors' and analysts' needs in mind.

Shareholder tools put you in the driver's seat, allowing access to the information you need in a convenient format via your computer or PDA. The Avnet investor relations site now includes:

-- A personalized investor briefcase that allows you to store useful Avnet documents and locate them easily on your next visit

-- RSS feed functionality that has the ability to send up-to-the-minute Avnet news directly to your PDA

-- An email feature that lets you send a press release from the site to another person

-- An email alert function to ensure you receive news of Avnet events, SEC filings, stock price changes when it matters most

"Avnet's investor relations website has been improved to incorporate new features that make accessing detailed company information faster and easier. These Shareholder tools are a user-friendly way keep abreast of important financial information in a cost and time efficient manner," commented Roy Vallee, chairman and chief executive officer for Avnet, Inc.

About Avnet

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 250 locations serving 70 countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers, accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com. (AVT_IR)

Visit Avnet's Investor Relations Website at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.

SOURCE: Avnet, Inc.

Avnet, Inc.
Vincent Keenan
Investor Relations
480-643-7053
investorrelations@avnet.com

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