To: rich evans who wrote (583 ) 4/25/2001 8:42:35 AM From: JakeStraw Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 603 Artesyn Technologies Recognized With Quality Award From Dellbiz.yahoo.com BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2001--Artesyn Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATSN - news) was recently awarded the ``Best Overall Quality'' award from Dell, the world's leading direct computer systems company. The award was presented to Artesyn's President and CEO, Joseph M. O'Donnell, during the Dell 2001 Annual Supplier Conference. The quality award winner is selected on an annual basis from Dell's leading global suppliers. Companies are nominated based on achieving superior ratings from a quarterly scorecard process, which in addition to quality and reliability, evaluates factors such as time to volume production, service, cost and continuity of supply. Winning companies must have consistently high ratings across all categories to be considered for an award. ``We are clearly very pleased to receive such an honor from a valued customer like Dell,'' commented Artesyn's President and CEO, Joseph M. O'Donnell. ``Artesyn has a proud heritage of quality achievements, and this award underscores our continuing commitment to provide all of our customers with unparalleled operational and service excellence.'' Artesyn Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla, is a leading provider of power conversion equipment, real-time systems and logistics management for the communications industry. For more information about Artesyn Technologies and its products, please visit the company's web site at artesyn.com . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Artesyn Technologies Inc., Boca Raton Richard Leland, 561/451-1028