10/23/00
eTrons Systems Demonstrates Commitment to Asian EMS Industry by Establishing Offices in Singapore and Hong Kong

Mountain View (October 23, 2000) The affordability of computer technology, the maturity of the internet, and the projected growth for business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce in the New Economy fueled the demand for e-procurement and e-marketplace products to help companies in Asia to increase their efficiency and competitiveness in order to revive the industry's economy, particularly in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector.

Such increasing demand has sparked eTrons Systems, Inc., a world-class B2B EMS solution provider of an array of neutral and comprehensive end-to-end product offerings and professional consultant services, and headquarters in Mountain View, California, to establish a permanent office in Singapore to help buyers and sellers of electronic parts and components in the Asia Pacific and ASEAN Region to boost their sales.

The newly set up office is located in Techlink building at Kaki Bukit, just a 10 minute drive either from the Changi Airport, or the central district. Singapore will be an ideal location to support the EMS industry among the ASEAN countries.

"We expect that the Singapore office will also be acting as a hub in providing professional services to the Asia Pacific," said Mr. Nicky Wu, President of eTrons Systems. "This office will work closely with our newly inaugurated eTrons Systems Hong Kong office which is aggressively helping manufacturers in Hong Kong and China to refine their manufacturing process by providing the right process, product, professional services and partnership in place."

"Our move into the Asian scene demands the top people in the EMS industry to manage and grow our business in the Asia Pacific and ASEAN regions," Mr. Wu said. "Today, we are excited to announce the appointment of three EMS industry gurus in Asia: Mr. LK Wong and Mr. Gabriel Ng to head our Singapore Office, and Mr. Alan Kan, our Hong Kong Office. They have a combined 50 years of EMS industry experience from Asia and globally in quality management, manufacturing operations, material management and purchasing, all are key to the success of today's EMS industry."

Mr. Gabriel Ng, Director of Business Development (Asia Pacific)
eTrons Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Gabriel Ng, Director of Quality for Flextronics Singapore for 12 and a half years. He held various positions in quality management including managing the Singapore plant for the first few years before moving on to managing Asia Pacific plants. Mr. Ng has been senior quality management positions at plants in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, US and assisted the management at Europe and other parts of the world. He also assisted in the setting up of Flextronics China plant from ground zero to put in a quality management system. Mr. Ng has been trained at JcIT on Demand Flow Technology (DFT) and has successfully implemented DFT at all Flextronics plants.

Prior to Flextronics, Mr. Ng worked for Seagate Technology at the PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) division in quality management for two and a half years.

Mr. Ng graduated with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic and received an Advanced Diploma from JcIT.

Mr. LK Wong, Managing Director (ASEAN Region)
eTrons Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Mr. LK Wong has over 17 years of experience in the electronics manufacture servicing industry. Prior to joining eTrons Systems, Mr. Wong held the positions of General Manager at ITG Malaysia and at Flextronics China and Singapore. In his sixteen years of service at Flextronics, he helped the company in setting up the Hong Kong operations, two factories in Shekou and Zhuhai in China and managing a workforce from 600 to 1500 employees.

Prior to Flextronics, Mr. Wong worked five years with the National Semiconductor as Senior Industrial Engineer.

Mr. Wong received his Mechanical Engineering Diploma from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Certificate in Business Management from the University of Leicester.

Mr. Alan K.Y. Kan, Managing Director
eTrons Systems (Hong Kong) Limited

Mr. Alan K.Y. Kan, an electronic engineer by trade. He was enlisted as a Member of Society of Engineers and Professional Engineer in U.K. in 1979 and earned a Master degree in Business Administration from University of East Asia in 1987.

Through the vast working experience over the years with various multinational companies, Mr. Wong extended his knowledge to include material management and purchasing. He established unique material management concepts in the handling of the complex and fast-paced electronics industry.

Mr. Wong has set some excellent examples on how to negotiate component prices and allocations with suppliers. He expressed his views in a leading purchasing magazine on sourcing and vendor qualification.

Mr. Wong worked in Flextronics as the Director of Purchasing for the Asia-Pacific Region from 1983 to 1986, and joined Centralab as Sales and Marketing Director for Asia-Pacific from 1986 to 1987. He founded his own company Clever Motion Industries Limited in 1987 and established his second company Clever Motion Technology Limited early 2000.

About eTrons Systems, Inc.

eTrons Systems, Inc. is a world-class provider of B2B electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry solutions, which include an array of neutral and comprehensive end-to-end product offerings and professional consultant services, backed by 24/7 global customer service support.

These products and services harness the in-depth domain expertise of the eTrons Systems team, embraces the best-of-class software and hardware architecture in today's computer technology, and strategic alliances formed with industry partners. eTrons Systems is committed to creating added value to the EMS industry's supply chain automation process, and to contribute to the growth of the industry.

eTrons Systems, founded in 1999 by Joseph Jeng (CEO/Chairman) and Nicky Wu (President), with headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S.A. eTrons Systems has grown internationally with offices in Los Angeles, Texas, Colorado, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.

For more information regarding eTrons Systems and its products and services, visit www.etrons.com or call (615) 210 0880.

eTrons Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
31 Kaki Bukit Road 3,
Techlink, #05-07, Singapore 417818
Tel: 65-848 6566
Fax: 65-749 7449

eTrosn Systems (Hong Kong) Limited
3A Mow Shing Centre, 118 Bedford Road
Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2787 0778
Fax: (852) 2787 0796

Media Contact:

Joseph Yu
Director
Corporate and Marketing Communications
eTrons Systems, Inc.
email: joseph.yu@etrons.com
Tel: (905) 337-7711
Fax: (905) 337-6288

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