Solectron Begins Operations in Ibaraki, Japan

		SOLECTRON LOGO Solectron (www.solectron.com), the world's leading supply-chain facilitator, provides a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warrantyand end-of-life support. Solectron, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing. (PRNewsFoto)[AG JL] MILPITAS, CA USA

TOKYO, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), a leading provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services, said today that it has begun providing manufacturing, fulfillment and other related services, including demand forecasting, to NEC Corporation for servers, workstations and storage products in Ibaraki, Japan, as part of a multi-year supply and service agreement. As announced in October, NEC has transferred the manufacturing, fulfillment and demand forecasting service businesses of NEC Ibaraki to Solectron, which is leasing production and office space in Ibaraki at the NEC Computertechno Ltd. site. In addition, Solectron has hired about 470 highly skilled former NEC Ibaraki employees. Solectron is now able to provide NEC and other customers in the server, workstation and storage product segments with build-to-order/configure-to- order manufacturing, final test, fulfillment and demand forecasting services for the Japanese market. In combination with the company's existing Asia/Pacific enclosure, design, PCBA and repair and recycling capabilities, Solectron offers a complete one-stop solution for servers, workstations and storage products for the Japanese market. Solectron first established a presence in Tokyo in 1992, and since then has steadily expanded its leadership position in Japan. Today, Solectron's Japan locations provide new product introduction services; embedded computer solutions; high-complexity build-to-order/configure-to-order manufacturing; final test, fulfillment and demand forecasting services; repair and recycling services; and customer relationship management services. Terms of the agreement with NEC were not disclosed, and are not expected to be immediately material to Solectron's financial results. About Solectron Solectron (http://www.solectron.com) provides a full range of global manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. Solectron, the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has a full range of industry-leading capabilities on five continents. Its headquarters are in Milpitas, Calif. CONTACT: Analysts, Thomas Alsborg, +1-408-956-6614 (U.S.), or thomasalsborg@ca.slr.com, or Media, Birgit Johnston, +1-408-956-6995 (U.S.), or birgitjohnston@ca.slr.com, both of Solectron Corporation