Sanmina-SCI Delivers 35 Millionth Set-Top Box Unit to EchoStar Communications Corporation
June 22 2006 - 5:53PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanmina-SCI
Corporation (NASDAQ:SANM), a leading global electronics
manufacturing services (EMS) company, today announced it has
delivered the 35 millionth set-top box unit to EchoStar
Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH), a licensee of direct broadcast satellite
(DBS) television products and services. This milestone has been
reached after more than a decade of mutual development and
collaboration. The significant milestone was marked by a ceremony
held at Sanmina-SCI's manufacturing operation in Guadalajara,
Mexico, earlier today. "This partnership clearly highlights
Sanmina-SCI's commitment to its customers, and ability to
successfully provide state-of-the-art products and services that
translate into solid, long-term business relationships," said Marco
Gonzalez, Senior Vice President, Mexico Operations for Sanmina-SCI.
"Today's milestone exemplifies the type of business and level of
customer service Sanmina-SCI has established. After more than ten
years as a customer, our goal is to continue to exceed EchoStar's
expectations in every engagement, and help ensure they remain
competitive and viable today and in the future." "Sanmina-SCI is a
world-class organization and our partnership ensures EchoStar
products are produced under the high-quality standards that our
customers rely on," said Mark Jackson, President of EchoStar
Technologies. "We are very pleased to achieve this significant
milestone and to do so in conjunction with a leader like
Sanmina-SCI." EchoStar executives joined Sanmina-SCI executives and
employees in Guadalajara, Mexico, to celebrate the milestone. A 35
millionth commemorative unit was presented to EchoStar to
acknowledge the event and milestone. Sanmina-SCI has more than 18
years of manufacturing experience in Guadalajara, Mexico, offering
a complete array of services that include New Product Introduction
(NPI), complete system-level build-to-order (BTO) and
configure-to-order (CTO) manufacturing support, backplane and
printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, high-volume manufacturing,
enclosures manufacturing and assembly, logistics and distribution,
and post-manufacturing repair/warranty solutions. About Sanmina-SCI
Sanmina-SCI Corporation is a leading electronics contract
manufacturer serving the fastest-growing segments of the global
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a
technology leader, Sanmina-SCI provides end-to-end manufacturing
solutions, delivering unsurpassed quality and support to OEMs
primarily in the communications, defense and aerospace, industrial
and medical instrumentation, multimedia and consumer, computer and
server, and automotive technology sectors. Sanmina-SCI has
facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the
world. More information regarding the Company is available at
http://www.sanmina-sci.com/. About EchoStar EchoStar Communications
Corporation serves more than 12.2 million satellite TV customers
through its DISH Network(TM), the fastest growing U.S. provider of
advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH
Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive
TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with
professional installation and 24-hour customer service. Visit
EchoStar's DISH Network at http://www.dishnetwork.com/ or call
1-800-333-DISH (3474). Sanmina-SCI Safe Harbor Statement The
foregoing, including the discussion regarding the company's future
prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with
economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in
the principal industry sectors served by the company, changes in
customer requirements and in the volume of sales to principal
customers, the ability of Sanmina-SCI to effectively assimilate
acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its
acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The
company's actual results of operations may differ significantly
from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a
result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in
the company's fiscal year 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
December 29, 2005 with the Securities Exchange Commission.
DATASOURCE: Sanmina-SCI Corporation CONTACT: Michael Kovacs,
Director, Corporate Marketing, +1-408-964-3142, or , investors,
Paige Bombino, +1-408-964-3610, both of Sanmina-SCI Web site:
http://www.dishnetwork.com/ Web site: http://www.sanmina-sci.com/
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