IEC Electronics Featured on Episode of Business Update

NEWARK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 23, 2012) - IEC Electronics Corp (NYSE Amex: IEC) announces that it was featured this morning in an episode of CNBC Business Update airing on the Discovery Channel. The segment will also run on CNN Airport in 45 US airports for a period of one week and is now available on IEC's website, www.iec-electronics.com.

Jeffrey T. Schlarbaum, President of IEC, said, "Our customers' products often operate in harsh environments and situations where failure cannot be tolerated. It is our mission to ensure these complex electronics are manufactured flawlessly so that they perform as intended." Schlarbaum continued, "In pursuit of our vision to be 'Absolutely, Positively Perfect and On-Time,' IEC has continued to play an important role delivering fail-safe electronics to the aerospace and defense industries for mission-critical applications."

"IEC Electronics is a company that plays a role in the operation of equipment that is vital to our nation's security," said Vince Moss, producer for Business Update. "Viewers are going to be surprised at what happens behind the scenes at IEC."

About IEC Electronics:

IEC Electronics Corporation is a premier provider of electronic manufacturing services ("EMS") to advanced technology companies primarily in the military and aerospace, medical, industrial and computing sectors. The Company specializes in the custom manufacture of high reliability, complex circuit cards, system level assemblies, a wide array of custom cable and wire harness assemblies, and precision sheet metal products. As a full service EMS provider, IEC is a world-class ISO 9001:2008, AS9100 and ISO13485 certified company. The AS9100 certification enables IEC to serve the military and commercial aerospace markets. The ISO13485 certification supports the quality requirements of medical device markets. The Company is also AC7120 Nadcap accredited for electronics manufacturing to support the most stringent quality requirements of the aerospace industry, as well as ITAR registered and NSA approved under the COMSEC standard. IEC Electronics is headquartered in Newark, NY (outside of Rochester) and also has operations in Victor, NY, Rochester, NY, Albuquerque, NM and Bell Gardens, CA. Additional information about IEC can be found on its web site at www.iec-electronics.com.

About Business Update:

Business Update is a corporate-America type series covering the world of business, finance and technology. From Main Street to Wall Street, our award-winning producers take an in-depth look into some of the hottest topics and current trends impacting our society.

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