Englewood, CO, August 2, 2005—Arrow OEM Computing Solutions, the division of Arrow Electronics, Inc. [NYSE: ARW] that provides design engineering, manufacturing, system integration, supply chain management and post-manufacturing services to industrial OEMs and intellectual property-based companies, announced today it will serve as the exclusive sales channel partner for LynuxWorks™ in North America.

The LynuxWorks partnership will support Arrow's federal business unit. This unit focuses on the growing federal market and provides manufacturing and value-added services to prime and sub-prime contractors primarily in the defense and aerospace sectors.

As a leader in the embedded-software market, LynuxWorks provides Linux®-compatible and POSIX®-conformant hard, real-time operating systems to many aerospace and defense companies.

The POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) family of standards, designed to ensure source-code portability of application programs across hardware and operating systems, is increasingly mandated for commercial applications and government contracts specifically for safety- and mission-critical systems.

LynuxWorks is ISO 9001:2000 certified and has established FAA DO-178B Level "A" processes for safety-critical software, which is a requirement for most aviation applications.

"Arrow has seen enormous success in the military/aerospace segment, and our engagements have become more complex as Arrow is being recognized as a full end-to-end solution provider," said Steve Ramsland, vice president and general manager of Arrow OCS. "Because our customers are involved in mission- and life-critical applications, we needed a strong partner such as LynuxWorks that has a proven track record providing real-time operating system solutions."

LynuxWorks' complete operating systems and development tools will be available to Arrow OEMs for RTOS and embedded Linux products including LynxOS®, LynxOS-178 and BlueCat®.

"We're excited to be expanding our customer base with Arrow as our exclusive sales channel partner," said Mark Baker, vice president of sales for LynuxWorks. "We look forward to building new relationships with Arrow customers and meeting their unique business needs."

About the North American Computer Products group of Arrow Electronics

The North American Computer Products group of Arrow Electronics, Inc. [NYSE: ARW] is a leading distributor of enterprise and embedded computing systems to resellers and OEM customers in North America. Based in Englewood, CO, the group is comprised of four divisions that make up Enterprise Computing Solutions (Support Net, SBM, MOCA, Enterprise Storage Solutions) and OEM Computing Solutions, which serves complex and industrial OEM customers. Visit Arrow at www.arrownacp.com.

Arrow Electronics is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer products and a leading provider of services to the electronics industry.

About LynuxWorks

LynuxWorks is a world leader in the embedded software market, providing operating systems, software development products and consulting services for the world's most successful communications, aerospace/defense and consumer products companies. Established in 1988, the company is a technology leader in the real-time operating systems (RTOS) industry and a founding member of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC). LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San José, CA.

LynuxWorks press contacts

Kirsten Long Director, Marketing Communications LynuxWorks, Inc. USA +1 408-979-4404	Dave Reddy Weber Shandwick USA +1 650-868-4659	Peter van der Sluijs Neesham Public Relations Europe +44 1442-879222
Hamid Mirab Managing Director EMEA LynuxWorks Ltd. United Kingdom +44 208-906-9506	Elvia Soltero Weber Shandwick USA +1 408-685-0614