1-Source Electronics, an affiliate of 1-Source Electronic Components, Inc., expands1-Source Central Initiative to include over 14,000 specialty products


Port Jefferson Station, NY, March 18, 2008 - 1-Source Electronics, Inc., an affiliate of 1-Source Electronic Components, Inc., has expanded its 1-Source Central Initiative to include on-line shopping for rugged enterprise PDA solutions and over 14,000 specialty electronic products, including computers, networking, scanners, auto ID, POS, and telephony.

1-Source Electronics provides partners of 1-Source Electronic Components with exclusive solution bundles wrapped around PDA technologies specifically designed for the Palm OS and Windows CE environments. These bundles include not only the hardware and software required for complete solutions, but also the marketing, sales, and services that 1-Source partners need to identify opportunities with new and existing customers, and then to cost-effectively implement those solutions.

1-Source Electronics is an operating group of 1-Source Electronic Components, Inc., a Long Island, NY-based value-added distributor of electronic components, electrical engineering and design services, contract manufacturing, enterprise computing products, and software and application services. It provides solutions for such industry sectors as medical, health care, construction, sales force automation logistics, supply chain, warehouse, and inventory management.

"1-Source Central helps our partners engage in meaningful data collection efforts for mission-critical information across their enterprise for specific business objectives - from hardware to applications and everything in between," says Bruce R. MacArthur, chief operating officer and general manager at 1-Source.

"We arm our partners with the understanding and rationale behind implementing new technologies with efficiency and a reduced total cost of ownership," adds Robert Lodato, executive VP and chief information technology officer.

"I believe that 1-Source Central is one of the best initiatives to come out of 1-Source," notes Richard Lodato, president and founder of the company. "The 1-Source Central concept is outstanding and will help us accelerate our enterprise solutions sales. By having these complete solutions available through our Web portal, we are able to deliver mission-critical applications and devices with clearly articulated ROI, which improves the customer's ability to get needed information quickly."

And Bernadette Olsen, VP of marketing at Janam, a 1-Source-certified partner, notes that "1-Source continues to develop innovative services and applications that provide great value for Janam and 1-Source customers."

For more information about 1-Source Central, call Bruce R. MacArthur at 1-800-966-8826 or visit 1-Source's Web site at http://www.1sourcecomponents.com/

About 1-Source Electronic Components, Inc.
From its inception in 2001, 1-Source Electronic Components, Inc. has built its business on providing obsolete and hard-to-find board-level electronic components [http :// 1sourcecomponents.com/linecard/] to manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and distributors, as well as to military and other government organizations.

In 2005, 1-Source allied itself with a state-of-the-art electronics contract manufacturer specializing in the design and manufacture of printed-circuit boards and associated cabling. This alliance allows 1-Source to provide its customers with not only fine, first-quality electronic components but also a complete suite of turn-key electronic manufacturing services
[http :// 1sourcecomponents.com/ems/].

1-Source's manufacturing capability extends beyond electronics to include the enclosures, chassis, circuit board backplanes, and frames necessary to secure and protect its customers' overall products.

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