Bell Microproducts and Its Employees Donate Over $114,000 to Haiti Relief Efforts

Bell Microproducts Inc. (Nasdaq:BELM), one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, today announced that employees of the company have donated over $57,000 to assist the Haitian humanitarian relief efforts. The company matched employee donations for a total donation of over $114,000. Soon after the earthquake occurred in Haiti, employees of the company worldwide began contributing to help the victims. The company announced in January that it would match employee donations and offered to provide payroll deductions for donations. Employees donated cash through one-time payments, payroll deductions and by converting accrued vacation into cash that could be donated.

"The generosity of the Bell Micro employees was again demonstrated," said Don Bell, president and chief executive officer of the company. "Our employees have always come through to help others, whether it is their fellow employees or people in other parts of the world that need help." Bell continued by saying that just several months ago, Bell Microproducts employees supported the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Campaign and raised over $45,000. "I am extremely proud of our employees," said Bell.

The donations to the Haiti relief efforts were made through the Red Cross.

About Bell Microproducts Inc.

Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq:BELM), is an international, value-added distributor of a wide range of high-tech products, solutions and services including, storage systems, servers, software, computer components, and peripherals, as well as maintenance and professional services. An industry-recognized specialist in storage products, the company is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors.

Bell Microproducts is uniquely qualified with deep technical and application expertise to service a broad range of information technology needs. From design to deployment, its products are available at any level of integration, from components to subsystem assemblies and fully-integrated, tested and certified system solutions. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Bell Microproducts web site at www.bellmicro.com.

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