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Hayward, California – September 24, 2001 ABLE ELECTRONICS CHOSEN BY APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS AS EMS TO MANUFACTURE BOARDS FOR PROTEIN SEQUENCER AND GENETIC ANALYZERAble Electronics, Inc., a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, today announced that it has been appointed manufacturing partner for Applied Biosystems, a division of Applera Corporation. "The partnership is the result of Able's commitment to provide world-class manufacturing for advanced-technology OEMs such as Applied Biosystems," said Peter Dennis, Able Electronics President & COO. "We are pleased to have been selected as Applied Biosystems' EMS partner for these products. We were selected for our quality and track record in customer service and performance. This relationship underscores Able's diversified growth strategy." "After months of reviewing experienced, world-class manufacturing partners, we have chosen to include and expand our partnerships with Able Electronics," advised Dale E. Tarney, Senior Buyer/Planner at Applied Biosystems. "Able focuses on providing us with a total manufacturing solution, not just specific product requirements. Able also really shines in customer service with their service AbleTrax(tm). No other CMS (that) I work with has such unique state-of-the-art technology." About Able ElectronicsOriginally founded in 1988, Able Electronics Corporation is a ISO 9002-certified, privately-held electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company serving OEMs in the telecommunications, test and measurement, medical instruments, computer peripherals, industrial controls and genetic research industries. In less than 2 years, the company has more than doubled production capacity and now occupies a new 135,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art, corporate-owned facility in Hayward, CA, in Silicon Valley, midway between San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco with manufacturing sites in Mexico and China. With an ongoing commitment to customer service, Able provides a complete range of EMS solutions from engineering development and prototyping to systems integration and test. Able offers a full range of medium-to-high volume, full turnkey manufacturing, test and logistical services. For more information, visit Able's Web site at http://www.ableco.com. About Applied BiosystemsApplied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI) is a business group of Applera Corporation, a life sciences company with a mission to improve the human condition. Applera Corporation comprises two business groups - Applied Biosystems Group and Celera Genomics Group. Customers are able to leverage the innovative tools from the Applied Biosystems Group and the genomic and related information from the Celera Genomics Group to make new scientific discoveries and pursue new methods for diagnosing and treating disease. For more information, visit at http://home.appliedbiosystems.com/Media Contact:
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