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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:    Jeff Kenyon
                                                    Pioneer-Standard Electronics
                                                    (440) 498- 6545
                                                    kenyonj@pios.com



PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS SAYS COMPONENTS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS OPERATING AT
                      NEAR NORMAL LEVELS AFTER FRIDAY FIRE


CLEVELAND, Ohio - February 14, 2000 - Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PIOS) today announced it experienced a fire at approximately 3:15 p.m.
Friday, February 11, 2000, at its Twinsburg, Ohio distribution center. Four of
the Companys' five distribution centers are unaffected and this fire is expected
to have minimal effect on the company's ability to meet customer schedules.
Electronic components in five of 32 carousel pods were damaged, primarily due to
water from the facility sprinklers, which promptly extinguished the fire. All
employees were immediately evacuated and no one was injured. The exact cause of
the fire is still under investigation.

Communication and information systems were not affected and are fully
operational. "Employees worked through the weekend to pick orders that were in
the system and the facility is operating at near normal levels today," said Jim
Richey, Vice President, Operations. There was no structural damage, although
there was water damage to approximately 3 percent of the Company's inventory.
The Company noted that the water damaged a variety of different components and
no single product category was significantly impacted.

The Company believes it has adequate insurance coverage to offset any property
loss or business impact resulting from the fire.

ABOUT PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC.
Pioneer-Standard is an international distributor of electronic components and
computer systems, with revenues of $2.3 billion. Pioneer-Standard's Industrial
Electronics Division provides a comprehensive offering of semiconductors,
embedded computing solutions, passive components, interconnects,
electromechanical products, power products and more. The company's Computer
Systems Division is one of the largest distributors of mid-range computer
solutions, selling through its distribution arm, KeyLink Systems, and its
Corporate Accounts Group. Pioneer-Standard has operations throughout North
America, and worldwide distribution to Asia and Europe through its equity
investments in World Peace Industrial Co., Ltd. (WPI), headquartered in Taiwan,
and Eurodis Electron PLC, headquartered in the U.K. Additional information about
Pioneer and its global operations can be found at www.pios.com.

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