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SED INTERNATIONAL TO HOST SPECIAL INVITATIONAL EVENT
   TO KICKOFF HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON AND THE LAUNCH OF WINDOWS® 7


Oct.05.09

Broad Range of Sponsoring Vendors to Showcase Season’s Hottest “Must Have” Products For Computer and Consumer Electronics Dealers and Resellers

TUCKER, GA – (PR NEWSWIRE) – October 05, 2009 - SED International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:SECX), a multinational supply chain management provider and distributor of leading computer technology, wireless communications, consumer electronics and small appliances, will be hosting a special invitational event in Atlanta to officially kickoff the holiday shopping season and the launch of Microsoft’s new Windows® 7. SED and its sponsoring vendors will welcome area computer and consumer electronics dealers and resellers to plan their shopping strategies and/or place advance orders for the hottest new products expected to be in high demand by consumers and businesses this upcoming holiday season.

At the show, attendees can take advantage of ‘event-only’ incentives including special discounts on a full complement of featured products, including SED’s newest offerings in small appliances and kitchen electrics. In addition, guests will be treated to a wide range of product demonstrations offered by sponsoring vendors, to include Microsoft’s highly anticipated Windows® 7, scheduled for market release on October 22, 2009.

Prizes will be raffled off throughout the event from participating vendors, which, among others, will include: Agfa, ACER, Asus Notebooks, Cables To Go, Channel Master, Coolmax, Flip Video, Idea Village, IOGEAR, LG, Microsoft, Mobile Edge, MSI, Ontel, Polaroid, Pro Mounts, RCA / Alco, Sansui, TomTom, Transcend and Western Digital.

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EVENT AT A GLANCE:
WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2009; 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
WHERE: W Atlanta-Perimeter Hotel | 111 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta, GA
WHAT: Holiday Shopping Kickoff and Microsoft Windows® 7 Launch Event

To register for the event, please go to www.sedonline.com/eblast/roadshow_0909/index.htm. SED has also arranged for a limited number of registered attendees interested in booking Thursday night at the W Atlanta-Perimeter Hotel to receive a special room rate of $49.

NOTE TO PRESS: Members of the press are welcome to attend, however you must pre-register by contacting Kathy Addison, Vice President of Elite Media Group, at 407-585-1080 or via email at SECX@efcg.net.


About SED International, Inc.
Founded in 1980, SED International Holdings, Inc. is a multinational, preferred distributor of leading computer technology, wireless communications and consumer electronics products. The Company also offers custom-tailored supply chain management services ideally suited to meet the priorities and distribution requirements of the e-commerce, Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer markets. Headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia with business operations in California; Florida; Georgia; Texas; Bogota, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina, SED serves a customer base of over 6,000 channel partners and retailers in the U.S. and Latin America. To learn more, please visit www.SEDonline.com.


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