Sundsvall 18 October 2002

Welcome to the new Altex - www.altex.net.

ALTEX is one of Swedens most hired suppliers of components and custom designed enclosures. We work with customers in Sweden and other countries in the North of Europe that require large or small production quantities.

With this press release we are announcing our new website. The main aim of the new site is to focus on and clarify our marketing position - but the site also aims to show our new starting point in the marketing area. Altex has always been a customer conscious company and now we are reinforcing that position with more accessible information on the web. With our new focus, it has become a natural step for us to develop our website with more customer-oriented services. The new Altex site offers among other things an electronic linecard and extensive information about components and suppliers.

You are warmly welcome to visit us at Altex.

For more information, please contact:

Kenneth Lundstedt, Managing Director
+46 60 16 66 18
kenneth.lundstedt@altex.net
Altex electronic supplier components prototype Description Our global contact network and thorough knowledge about our suppliers means that we can arrange for the delivery of components from almost all the manufacturers and distributors on the world market. If you are looking for a special component, please ask us. We will surely be able to find what you need ALTEX visions are that we will expand further and be liked by our customers as a supplier and co-operation partner in the market. We must also have a reputation for being a good employer that offers our employees a good working environment and work tasks that are developing. CompBox® value chain provides a security and a guarantee for you as our customer. The enclosure is the face of your product as seen from the outside. It is the first thing that your customer sees and is thus crucial for the first impression. What we see is something attractive which often determines whether or not there will be a deal. An attractive enclosure instils confidence. The quality of the enclosure must therefore be the highest, just like the rest of the product. It you already have an enclosure that you use in your production today, we can adapt to suit it. Our main suppliers have been chosen very carefully following a long period of successful co-operation. They are our guarantee for quality and reliability. As one of our customers, you can enjoy the advantages of doing business with manufacturers that are world leaders. Below is a brief presentation of some of the suppliers that we co-operate with. The turnover for 2001 was SEK 34.2 million. Most of our customers are in the electronics industry but there are also quite a number of subcontractors to these among our customers. The majority of our customers are located in Sweden but we also do some business abroad. The precision requirements of the electronics industry are becoming more stringent as time must be used more and more efficiently. Our supplier solutions are designed to meet your needs and we will be pleased to assist you with annual requirement quantities and call-off orders. Let us set up a buffer stock so you can achieve an optimal flow of input goods. You can cut down your stocks and improve your liquidity at the same time as you simplify your delivery checking and production. Our ambition is to be quick and sure in everything we do. Our focus in on saving time and resources for you, the customer. ALTEX has been well-established as a supplier of components to the electronics industry for about 10 years. Our customers are mainly producing companies and subcontract manufacturers as well as electronics designers and prototype manufacturers. We work in Sweden and other countries in the North of Europe for companies that require production quantities or that work with the design and development of electronic applications.