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PHOENIX -- Although it is ineligible for the Oscars, Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT) recently won two of its equivalent in the business industry. The company received International Business Awards (Stevies) in the Corporate Web Site and Corporate Film or Video categories.
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post, Stevies recognize companies and individuals who set the standard for business integrity, creativity, perseverance, humanity and profitability.
"As a global company, Avnet is pleased to see its communications efforts receive the international recognition the Stevies provide," said Al Maag, chief communications officer at Avnet. "However, winning both awards only confirms what we already knew -- we employ some of the finest communications professionals in the industry, and their work is top notch."
Winning the Corporate Information subcategory, Avnet was recognized for providing Avnet.com visitors with more comprehensive, helpful information than many other corporate sites, including expanded Investor Relations content and the addition of Press Room and Quality sections.
"Great Leaders," a video produced for Avnet's annual global leadership meeting, won in the Intro: Company/Association Meeting subcategory. In just six-and-a-half minutes, this upbeat video set the tone for the meeting while highlighting nine critical qualities of leadership by featuring more than 40 world leaders who exemplify them.
The teams working on both efforts are located at the Avnet Corporate Broadcast Center, Arizona's premier broadcast and video production facility, which brings Arizona's best webcasting/multimedia, post-production and independent news gathering services together under one roof to provide turnkey services for clients.
About Avnet
Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. is an authorized B2B distributor for the products of more than 250 of the world's leading technology manufacturers such as IBM, Motorola, Intel, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, HP and National Semiconductor. Via its two operating groups, Avnet markets, distributes and adds value to electronic components, embedded systems and enterprise computing products, and serves more than 100,000 customers including original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, value-added resellers, systems integrators and end users in 68 countries. Avnet also delivers services such as inventory management and logistics, supply-chain integration, bill-of-materials analysis, systems integration and configuration, technical assistance and engineering design. A Fortune 500 company, Avnet's revenues for fiscal 2003 (year ended June 27,2003) were $9.05 billion. Its Web site is located at www.avnet.com. The Avnet Corporate Broadcast Center Web site is www.avnet.tv.
About The International Business Awards
A celebration of great performances in the workplace, The International Business Awards are the first worldwide, all-encompassing business awards program. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the awards recognize leadership, innovation, perseverance, creativity, teamwork, and integrity through more than 40 categories. The first annual International Business Awards -- nicknamed The Stevies(TM) from the Greek word for "crowned" -- will be presented in New York City on Monday, March 22, 2004. Sponsors of The International Business Awards include the BusinessDay (South Africa), the BusinessTalk Radio Network (USA), Clickmedios (Argentina), The Financial Times (U.K.), Mundo Ejecutivo (Mexico), Propaganda & Marketing (Brazil), Selling Power Magazine and Semana Economica (Peru). For more information on the Stevie Awards, please visit http://www.stevieawards.com.
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Jan Jurcy
Vice President, Public Relations
Avnet Inc.
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