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

		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

Company Receives One of Sun's Highest Awards MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), the world's 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. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/SLRLOGO ) Presented by Sun at its 2001 Sun Supplier Awards & Forum in Santa Clara, the awards recognize companies for outstanding contributions to delivering exceptional product and service offerings to Sun's customers. "We are honored to receive an award of this caliber from one of our world-class OEM partners," said Ko Nishimura, Solectron chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This award is a significant accomplishment for Solectron, and we intend to use it as an important benchmark in our ongoing relationship with Sun. We commend Sun for its dedication to manufacturing excellence and customer service, as well as its support for the EMS outsourcing model." Solectron was chosen as this year's winner of the "Best-in-Class" for the Electronics Manufacturing sector on the basis of the company's innovative technical capabilities, dedicated customer service and commitment to quality. "Sun's supply model fully integrates suppliers into our business to ensure best-in-class value, quality, lead time and advanced technology," said Kevin Carroll, vice president of supplier management, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Sun's Supplier Awards recognize a select group of suppliers for outstanding service and commitment to provide a decisive competitive edge for Sun and our customers. We congratulate Solectron for attaining our high performance standards leading to these awards." 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: investors, Thomas Alsborg, +1-408-956-6614 (U.S.), or thomasalsborg@ca.slr.com, or media, Robert (Bob) Kula, +1-408-935-5405 (U.S.), or robertkula@ca.slr.com, both of Solectron Corporation.