Ioxus Partners with WPG Americas for North American Distribution of Ultracapacitors

ONEONTA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, today announced the addition of WPG Americas to its North American distribution channel. WPG Americas serves industries such as semiconductors and passive, electro-mechanical and display products, significantly broadening Ioxus’ potential customer base in the region. By providing technical and marketing support to carefully selected channel partners, Ioxus can deliver components more quickly to more customers in more markets globally.

“WPG Americas is known for its world-class supply chain and logistics capabilities, and the company offers the high-tech components and technical sales force our focus markets require”

“WPG Americas is known for its world-class supply chain and logistics capabilities, and the company offers the high-tech components and technical sales force our focus markets require,” said Brendan Andrews, vice president of sales of Ioxus. “We expect this partnership to serve as Ioxus’ anchor in North America, and we look forward to working with WPG Americas and its customers.”

WPG Americas joins other partners, including Mouser Electronics, Atlantic Components and Ineltek USA, in serving North American needs for higher capacity ultracapacitors that deliver greater power density in a smaller package. Ioxus continues to expand its global distribution network to fulfill the need for ultracapacitors and hybrid capacitors in alternative energy, automotive and LED lighting applications for which manufacturers are seeking higher cycle life, wider temperature range tolerance and lower total cost of ownership.

“We are very excited to add Ioxus to our line card. The company brings market leading ultracapacitor solutions for us in alternative energy, storage, transportation and other key markets for WPG Americas,” said Greg Provenzano, vice president, North America-sales and engineering solutions of WPG Americas. “Our customers are looking forward to deploying Ioxus solutions.”

The Ioxus Distributor Network now covers the globe through both regional and international partnerships to provide rapid inventory fulfillment, value-added features and custom-designed systems for green energy storage. Together with partners like WPG Americas, Ioxus delivers ultracapacitors that enable applications including high power bursts for start/stop mild hybrids, acceleration, energy recapture, peak load shaving and other high power applications.

Additional Ioxus Information:

* Ioxus data sheets: http://www.ioxus.com/data-sheets.html

* Where to buy Ioxus products: http://www.ioxus.com/wheretobuy.html

* Ioxus on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ioxus

About WPG Americas Inc.

Headquartered in San Jose, CA, WPG Americas Inc. is a member of WPG Holdings, a worldwide distributor of semiconductors, passive, electro mechanical and display products. WPGA is a franchised partner to technology leaders in the omponent Industry.

About WPG Holdings

WPG Holdings, Asia’s No. 1 Electronics Distributor, was founded in 1981. WPG Holdings subsidiaries include five leading semiconductor distributors in Asia (WPI group, SAC group, RichPower group, Pernas group and AIT group) and serves as a franchise partner for over 200 worldwide brands, with sales offices throughout Greater China and the Asia Pacific region, WPG Holdings is the World’s third largest distributor of electronic components with sales forecast in excess of $12 billion in 2011.

About Ioxus, Inc.

Ioxus manufactures premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets. The company offers the highest power and energy density ultracapacitors and hybrid capacitors ranging in size from 100 Farads to 5,000 Farads. Ioxus ultracapacitors have two to three times higher power compared to other ultracapacitors, with smaller, lighter weight modules and systems. Its family of ultracapacitors is uniquely optimized for high performance with low resistance, ideal for delivering high power bursts for acceleration, energy recapture, peak load shaving and high power applications. Ioxus is headquartered in Oneonta, N.Y. For more information, visit www.ioxus.com.