ATLANTA -- UP Media Group Inc. today announced a partnership with netCOMPONENTS to provide components part searching on the Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture and Circuits Assembly websites.

The new parts search allows users access to the inventory positions of included suppliers. Users will be able to send e-mail requests for quotes and purchase orders to included suppliers for any listed parts.

netCOMPONENTS Inc. (www.netcomponents.com) is a market leader in sourcing services for the worldwide electronic components industry. netCOMPONENTS has more than 2,300 suppliers and lists more than 575 billion ICs, semiconductors, and other actives and passives.

"netCOMPONENTS is pleased to power the UP Media Group part search," said Nigel Larsen, manager of global marketing and product maintenance. "This is a great opportunity for netCOMPONENTS suppliers to gain additional exposure of their inventory, and a great opportunity for UPMG Web site visitors to utilize a powerful part search feature with no registration required and without having to leave UPMG's Web site environment."