Mouser Electronics Offers Complete FCI Basics+® Program


Mansfield, Texas, USA - April 19, 2007 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., the only distributor to release a new catalog every 90 days, today announced it is now offering the entire portfolio of products within the FCI Basics+® Program.

The FCI Basics+® Program offers industry-standard connectors that provide convenient solutions for interconnect design challenges. FCI continues to keep the Basics+ range of products fresh with new enhancements such as pin-and-paste products, extensions to the 2mm Minitek modular system, additional surface mount versions of traditional products, the introduction of BergStik headers to the Americas market, as well as many other modifications and adaptations to meet the ever-changing needs of the design engineering community.

The program encompasses industry-standard 2.54mm and 2mm pitch connectors for board-to-board, wire-to-board, and cable-to-board applications, including FCI brands BergStik®, Dubox(TM), PV®, Quickie®, and Minitek(TM).

"Mouser is making it easier for our engineering customers to access both the industry-standard products through the Basics+ program, as well as their newest technology products," according to Barry McConnell, Mouser Vice President of Product Marketing.

The distributor's broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations make Mouser the design engineer's one-stop shop for all the board-level components and associated development tools necessary for total project design.

Mouser Electronics, the fastest growing distributor in the electronics industry, is the only distributor to publish a new 1,800+ print catalog every 90 days. In addition, its website is updated daily and has over 785,000 products available for easy online purchase 24 hours a day. Mouser.com also provides more than 640,000 downloadable data sheets and over 1.5 million cross-references.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers. Mouser.com features over 785,000 products online from more than 325 manufacturers. Mouser's 1,800+ page catalog is published every 90 days, providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 280,000 customers in 170 countries from its 432,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About FCI
With operations in 30 countries and sales of 1.28 billion euros in 2005, FCI is a leading manufacturer of connectors. FCI's 13,500 employees are committed to providing customers with high-quality, innovative products for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications. For more information, visit www.fciconnect.com.

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