Sun Microsystems Honors Solectron with 'Best-in-Class' Supplier Award For Electronics Manufacturing

		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) MILPITAS, CA USA 03/14/2001

Company Receives One of Sun's Highest Awards for Second Year in a Row MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solectron Corporation, (NYSE: SLR), a leading provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services, today was awarded Sun Microsystems Inc.'s "Best-in-Class" Supplier Performance Award for Electronics Manufacturing. This is the second year in a row that Solectron has received the highest honor in its category. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/SLRLOGO ) The awards recognize companies for delivering second-to-none quality, innovation and value, and helping Sun stay ahead of the competition by providing customers with industry-leading products and services. "We are delighted to have received this award two years in a row," said Keith McDonald, Solectron corporate vice president, Worldwide Global Accounts and Relationship Management. "I believe this award clearly speaks to the caliber of service Solectron provides, but also to the strong relationship we have with Sun. We have worked with Sun for 14 years, and commend and appreciate the value this world-class company has placed on its relationships with EMS providers." Solectron was chosen as this year's winner of the "Best-in-Class" Award for the Electronics Manufacturing sector for performing a bevy of manufacturing services for Sun's storage and server products. "Solectron really came through for Sun and set themselves above others in their category," said Kevin Carroll, vice president for supplier management, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "The Supplier Awards are Sun's way of publicly recognizing outstanding performance among the companies that contribute to Sun's strategies and to improving customer satisfaction." 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, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Media Contact: Robert (Bob) Kula, Solectron Corporation, (408) 935-5405 (U.S.), robertkula@ca.slr.com