Solectron Receives Stratus Technologies Supplier Excellence Award

		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

Stratus Technologies Honors Leading EMS Provider for Outstanding Performance MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), a leading provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services, today received Stratus Technologies' 2002 Supplier Excellence Award. Solectron was honored based on the services it provided in support of the successful launch of Stratus'(R) ftServer(R) 6500 and ftServer(R) 5240 servers. Solectron provides new product introduction and build-to-order (BTO) systems integration services for the fault tolerant servers at its facility in West Columbia, S.C. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/SLRLOGO ) "Our three-year partnership with Solectron continues to pay dividends. Solectron's commitment to high-quality manufacturing services is a perfect complement to our commitment to deliver cost-effective, highly reliable fault tolerant servers to customers worldwide," said Bill Lowe, vice-president of supply chain and corporate quality for Stratus Technologies. "We are honored to receive this award," said Frank Lugger, vice president and general manager of Solectron's West Columbia facility. "Stratus Technologies is a key partner and beneficiary of our BTO system integration solutions, and we intend to use the award as an important benchmark in our ongoing relationship." For the past three years, Solectron has provided Stratus with new product introduction and systems integration services at its West Columbia facility. Solectron provides comprehensive systems design, prototyping, manufacturing, integration and support services for customers worldwide. Together, these fully integrated systems solutions span all facets of the product life cycle, providing customers with flexibility, scalability and responsiveness. About Stratus Technologies Corporation Originally founded in 1980, Stratus Technologies designs, sells, and supports fault-tolerant computer servers for operations where uninterrupted processing, business continuity, and reliability are important. Through its 24-7 Technologies Division, Stratus also licenses technology for continuous computing on Intel processor-based platforms to other global manufacturers. Stratus has been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 2002 "FORTUNE(R) 100 Best Companies to Work For" and by Upside magazine among the "UPSIDE Hot 100 for 2002." Stratus is a U.S. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. For more information, visit http://www.stratus.com. 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. CONTACT: Analysts/Investors, Thomas Alsborg, +1-408-956-6614, or thomasalsborg@ca.slr.com, or Tonya Chin, +1-408-956-6537, or tonyachin@ca.slr.com, or Media, Matt Roszell, +1-408-586-4031, or mattroszell@ca.slr.com, all of Solectron Corporation.