NEC America Teams with Tech Data to Bring Wide Area Networking to Local
Area Network VARs

Tech Data to Distribute Dr. BonD Family of Routers to Meet Demands in Dial
Router Market

DALLAS--June 29, 1994--Responding to demand in the dial router market, NEC
America has chosen Tech Data Corporation, based in Clearwater, Fla., to
distribute its Dr. BonD family of dial-up routers. Tech Data, a well-known
and established distributor, will offer Dr. BonD to local-area-network
(LAN) value-added resellers (VARs) nationwide, providing them with a
simple connectivity tool for wide-area networking (WAN) solutions.

"A national distributor renown for its technical expertise, Tech Data is
the natural choice for Dr. BonD. The product line supports Tech Data's
mission to provide advanced internetworking solutions," said Dale Graver,
director of sales and marketing, NEC America's Data Communications Systems
Division (DCSD). "LAN VARs are looking for products to help them easily
penetrate the WAN market. Dr. BonD is available today as the simple
LAN-to-LAN connectivity tool to take them into wide-area networking."

NEC America DCSD is following suit with NEC Technologies, Inc. which
already benefits from Tech Data and its resources. Tech Data has a network
of more than 50,000 retail dealers and VARs.

"We have seen great demand for this type of technology," said Elio Levy,
director of marketing for Tech Data's Networking Division. NEC America's
Dr. BonD products combine a broad range of unique features that resellers
are looking for in the dial router marketplace. The selection of Tech Data
as exclusive national distributor for the product is yet another tribute
to our leadership in advanced networking solutions."

NEC America's Dr. BonD dial routers will be available to LAN VARs through
Tech Data on July 1, 1994. Dr. BonD provides LAN-to-LAN connectivity for
TCP/IP and Novell NetWare.

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD) is a leading distributor of personal
computer products serving more than 50,000 value-added resellers and
retail dealers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America
and the Caribbean. The company offers comprehensive product lines in
software, networking and communications, mass storage, peripherals and
computer systems. In addition to distributing more than 18,000 products
from over 600 manufacturers and publishers, Tech Data provides extensive
pre-sale and post-sale training, service and support.

The NEC America, Inc. Data Communications Systems Division is a leading
supplier of high-quality, cost-effective, enterprise-wide solutions that
enable system managers to easily integrate and manage
geographically-dispersed networks ranging from existing data
communications to emerging multimedia, multivendor environments from
either remote or local sites. DCSD's products include LAN internetworking
products, network management and control systems, leased-line and dial
modems and data service units/channel service units (DSUs/CSUs).

NEC America, Inc., an affiliate of NEC Corporation, develops, manufactures
and markets a complete line of advanced communications products and
software for public and private networks. NEC Corporation and its
affiliates are a $35 billion global leader whose 148,000 employees
worldwide are dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of
leading-edge computer, communications and semiconductor products.

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