April 20, 2005 - Cisco Recognizes Avnet Enterprise Solutions for Growth, Innovation and Customer Satisfaction

Tempe, Ariz.-- Avnet Enterprise Solutions, a division of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) that specializes in Network Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that it received three prestigious awards recognizing its achievements in growth, services innovation and customer satisfaction during the Cisco Partner Summit held in Vancouver, Canada.

The Awards are:

• 2004 U.S. National IP Communications Partner of the Year - Avnet Enterprise Solutions had strong year-over-year growth and development in its IP Communications practice for work that includes its Convergence Impact Report, which is a financial and technical analysis of IT projects; and its Day 2 offering that enables efficient operation and responsive support of a customer's converged network.
  
• 2004 U.S. National Partner Innovation Award - Avnet Enterprise Solutions received this award for the development of its Avnet Managed Services (AMS) offering with Cisco Remote Operations Services. AMS allows organizations to outsource the monitoring and management of their network devices to optimize their infrastructure.
  
• Commercial Partner of the Year for the Southern Region - Avnet Enterprise Solutions excelled by delivering high customer satisfaction, exceptional growth and diversification in the commercial, education and enterprise markets in the Southern Region. This is based on number of employees, not industry type, and customer interviews.

"We are extremely proud of these awards," says Jim Teter, president, Avnet Enterprise Solutions. "Achieving these awards again proves that we have the technical expertise, experience and high customer satisfaction to help our customers streamline their networks for improved profitability and customer service through secure convergence."

Avnet Enterprise Solutions' Secure Convergence™ offering provides IP solutions to the commercial, education and state and local government markets, with Avnet integrating its end-to-end network lifecycle services through its assess, design, implement and manage methodology.

About Avnet Enterprise Solutions
Avnet Enterprise Solutions specializes in Network Lifecycle Management solutions for IP Communications, Security, Wireless and LAN/WAN. The company leverages its unique suite of technical and financial professional services to optimize a company's network performance and security posture. Avnet Enterprise Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from industry leaders including Cisco, TANDBERG, Top Speed Data and IPcelerate. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Avnet Enterprise Solutions is a division of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT). Avnet generated more than $10 billion in revenue in fiscal 2004 (year ended July 3, 2004) through sales in 68 countries.