Shenzhen, China – Valor Computerized Systems Ltd, a global provider of productivity-enhancing software solutions for the electronics industry, announced today that SMT China magazine has recently awarded the company with its prestigious VISION Award for 2009, in the Software-Production Management categories.

This is the third year in a row in which Valor wins the VISION Award. The previous two Awards were presented to Valor for vPlan – the latest process planning and engineering platform, and vManage - End to End Manufacturing Monitoring and Control system. The current award is presented for vCheck – Valor’s quality management solution. vCheck was recognized by the VISION Award independent judges panel as demonstrating an innovative approach in dealing with market challenges and dynamics, and as being a product whose contribution to the market deserves special recognition. The judges panel was comprised of recognized industry experts as well as readers of SMT China from all industry sectors.

“Valor is very proud to have won the SMT China VISION Award this year for the third time. We have put a lot of effort into developing vCheck as a platform that can meet the exact challenges that markets such as the Chinese electronics manufacturing market are faced with, and we are pleased to see that our efforts are recognized and valued by both the industry and our customers.” said KH Ong, President of Valor APAC.

“I was glad to present the award to Valor again. This was the third year in a row that Valor received the awards, consistently staying on top among all. On behalf of SMT China magazine and our readers at large, we express our sincere congratulations to Valor.” said Adonis Mak, Publishing Director of SMT China magazine & President of ACT International Media Group.

vCheck is Valor’s quality management system developed specifically for electronics manufacturers who need to minimize the occurrence of non-quality and drive the manufacturing process to optimal performance by balancing quality, throughput and cost. vCheck is a multi dimensional quality system designed to increase profitability and customer satisfaction by making all aspects of quality testing and inspection visible to any decision maker.