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mitsumi electronics corporation NAMED Ultimate PC Award winner 2002 By crn

CRN Ultimate PC Winner in
Floppy Drive Category

Irving, TX, May 10, 2002 – Mitsumi Electronics Corp., today officially announced that they have been awarded the CRN Ultimate PC award in the category of Floppy Drive. The Ultimate PC Award program, now in its second year, is sponsored by CMP Media’s CRN, the newsweekly for builders of technology.

The Ultimate PC event is a live demonstration where the Product and Technology Review Department of CRN, the Test Center, build the “Ultimate PC” to see how far limits can be pushed with today’s technology, by selecting best-of-breed components. Throughout the year, the Director of CRN Labs, John Yacono and the CRN Test Center review, select, and test, the most cutting-edge technology available on the market to create the Ultimate PC. The end result is a PC that uses the most innovative, feature-rich and reliable products manufactured by today’s top vendors.

The 2002 Ultimate PC Awards recognized outstanding technology vendors in 18 product categories, including CD Drive; Display; Floppy Drive; Hard Disk/Performance; Hard Disk/Capacity; Keyboard; Memory Modules; Motherboard, Mouse; Network Interface Card; Power Supply; Processor; SCSI HBA; Sound System; Speaker System; System Cabinet; Value-Added Component; and Video System. The CRN Test Center rates the vendor partners on product criteria such as quality, functionality, performance, and innovation.

“My sincerest congratulations to all of the winners. It’s very exciting to be able to present the second annual Ultimate PC awards,” commented Yacono. “With outstanding technologies and the strong CRN Test Center staff, again this year we developed an outstanding PC. ”

Mitsumi floppy drives are available through the distribution channel. For a distributor near you, please check out our distributor list.

About Mitsumi Electronics, Corp.

Mitsumi Electronics, Corp. is the world’s largest manufacturer of computer peripherals with over 33 manufacturing plants worldwide. Mitsumi produces CD-RW drives, CD-ROM drives, floppy disk drives, keyboards and mice that are sold through OEM and distribution channels. Mitsumi Electronics, Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsumi Electric, Co., Ltd., with U.S. headquarters in Irving, Texas. To contact Mitsumi Electronics, Corp. or to learn more about Mitsumi products, please visit http://www.mitsumi.com.

About CRN and CRN Test Center

CRN is the nation’s leading trade newsweekly that provides timely industry news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses building technology solutions. It is the most trusted source of news for 117,500 channel professionals. A media leader in the high-tech industry, CRN provides the most comprehensive suite of online resources: http://www.crn.com, the site where industry news breaks first; CRN Direct, a daily newsletter that brings personalized news to solution providers’ desktops; and CRN News Radio, a daily news broadcast covering the solution provider channel and the industry.

The CRN Test Center is the technology-evaluation department of CRN, providing unbiased product, technology and channel-program analysis specifically targeted at solution providers. The CRN Test Center produces single-product reviews, technology news, technology demonstrations at tradeshows, and product roundups featuring channel-program evaluations. Top products receive the coveted “Editor’s Choice” or “Recommended” designations.

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum—the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting.

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