Valor Appoints Southwest Systems as Representative in Mexico

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA � March 2009 � Valor Computerized Systems, Inc., global provider of productivity improvement software across the printed circuit board manufacturing supply chain, announces that Southwest Systems Technology, Inc. will represent Valor throughout Mexico.

�Southwest Systems Technology, Inc. has proudly represented Valor in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana since 2005. We are grateful and excited to provide our sales support for Valor in Mexico, a growing and dynamic market,� said Dee Claybrook, President, Southwest Systems Technology, Inc.

Southwest Systems Technology has several long-time professional sales engineers in Mexico. Each has numerous years' experience and is able to technically present the myriad of products that Southwest Systems represents in a thorough and professional manner. The company sells products in both the electronic and semiconductor manufacturing industries. It sells capital equipment and materials, and its sales engineers are trained in the latest industry processes and technologies.

�Valor offers a solid product that is the very best for improving yields and enhancing productivity,� Claybrook continued. �Valor adopters save money on every assembly every time. The current market demands that 'value engineering' is perpetual and Valor provides that capability with the broadest product offering in software automation.�

For more information about Southwest Systems Technology, Inc., visit http://www.swsystems.com. For additional information about Valor and its suite of products and technologies, visit http://www.valor.com.

About Valor Computerized Systems, Inc.

Valor Computerized Systems, Inc. is a global provider of productivity improvement software across the printed circuit board manufacturing supply chain. The company's software solutions simulate, optimize, monitor and control the PCB production lifecycle, enabling customers to manufacture PCBs for electronic products more efficiently, cost effectively and with better quality. Valor helps PCB layout designers test and validate the PCB design before it is sent for manufacturing. It provides the bare-board manufacturers with CAM (Genesis) tools to better plan and execute the fabrication process. Finally, the company assists PCB assemblers worldwide to better manage their cost structure with leading process planning�(vPlan) tools, shop floor monitoring and control software solutions (vManage), and test results and quality information management solutions (vCheck). For more information, visit http://www.valor.com