MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2009-- Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) has been named again to the InformationWeek 500, the magazine’s annual listing of the leading U.S. companies using technology in their businesses.

InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual 500 listing, now in its 21st year, and also tracks the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America’s best-known companies.

“It is an honor to be selected again to the InformationWeek 500 and recognized as one of the country’s top companies using technology,” said Vincent Melvin, vice president and chief information officer of Arrow Electronics. “We mobilize technology to drive improvements in our business operations to create value for our customers and suppliers – the top technology companies in the world.”

“For over 20 years, the InformationWeek 500 has honored the most innovative users of business technology,” said InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief Rob Preston. “Year after year, InformationWeek 500 companies harness technology to improve efficiency, boost productivity, drive revenue, and establish a competitive advantage. We applaud this year’s winners, and the CIOs and other executives whose ingenuity and risk taking are at the center of business technology innovation.”

The InformationWeek 500 rankings are unique among corporate rankings as it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders.

Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.

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About Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for approximately 800 suppliers and 130,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 340 locations in 53 countries and territories.

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Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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