Bell Microproducts (BELM) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     In connection with the quarterly report of Bell Microproducts Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, James E. Illson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

August 9, 2006	/s/ James E. Illson
	Chief Financial Officer

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