Brightpoint to Present At Cowen and Company Technology Media & Telecom Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL)
today announced its plan to participate in the following upcoming investor
conference:

Cowen and Company Technology Media & Telecom Conference

Speakers: Anthony Boor, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer, Brightpoint, Inc.
Anurag Gupta, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy,
Investor Relations and Public Relations, Brightpoint, Inc.
Date: May 28, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT
Location: The New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY
The audio will be webcast live and will be accessible online through the
Investor page of the Brightpoint, Inc. website located at www.brightpoint.com.
Audio archives will be available for approximately 90 days following the live
presentation.

About Brightpoint, Inc.

Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL) is a global leader in the distribution of
wireless devices and in providing customized logistic services to the wireless
industry. In 2008, Brightpoint handled approximately 84 million wireless devices
globally. Brightpoint's innovative services include distribution, channel
development, fulfillment, product customization, e-Business solutions, and other
outsourced services that integrate seamlessly with its customers. Brightpoint's
effective and efficient platform allows its customers to benefit from quickly
deployed, flexible, and cost effective solutions. The company has approximately
2,800 employees in more than 25 countries. In 2008 Brightpoint generated revenue
of $4.6 billion. Brightpoint provides distribution and customized services to
more than 25,000 B2B customers worldwide. Additional information about
Brightpoint can be found on its website at www.brightpoint.com, or by calling
its toll-free Information and Investor Relations line at 877-IIR-CELL
(877-447-2355).

Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements
regarding future events or the future performance of Brightpoint, including, but
not limited to, statements regarding potential spending reductions resulting
from the elimination and proposed elimination of positions and the streamlining
of operations and its ability to achieve cost savings and debt reduction as part
of its 2009 Spending and Debt Reduction Plan. These statements are only
predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. Please refer to
the documents Brightpoint files, from time to time, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including Brightpoint's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q
and Exhibit 99.1, thereto. These documents contain and identify important risk
factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
contained in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that
speak only as of the date these statements were made. Brightpoint undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press
release.

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CONTACT: Brightpoint, Inc.
Anurag Gupta
317-707-2355
Anurag.gupta@brightpoint.com