SPX Valley Forge To Provide Chrysler LLC with Service and Diagnostic Content

Valley Forge xmlcompass™ Technology to Power Major Authoring Contract

SOUTHFIELD, MI - January 15, 2008 - In a multi-year contract award, Chrysler LLC has selected Valley Forge, the professional services brand of SPX Service Solutions, to provide service and diagnostic information for Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge dealerships worldwide.

Valley Forge's xmlcompass technology is an xml-based multi-channel authoring and publishing system, and will be the platform for creating, managing and publishing this content in several languages. "We're so pleased that Chrysler's DTO organization has chosen us to partner with them on this exciting initiative," said Karen Kroodsma, VP & General Manager of Valley Forge, North America. "With xmlcompass as our technology foundation and our experienced team of authors and engineers, we expect to meet and exceed the high quality standards Chrysler and its dealers expect while driving re-use and author efficiency to produce significant cost savings. Meanwhile, our extensive workflow capabilities will offer Chrysler real-time status reporting - enabling our customer to focus on its core business."

"SPX has agreed to provide Chrysler expertise in technical authoring, publishing and translation on a worldwide basis for most products we produce," said Al Motta, Director of Dealer Technical Operations for Chrysler.

SPX Service Solutions, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan and with offices around the world, opened a dedicated facility close to Chrysler in Auburn Hills late last year. Service Solutions designs, manufactures and markets a fully integrated family of global brands providing special service tools, advanced diagnostic and shop equipment and technical information for vehicle servicing and maintenance.

Over 600 Valley Forge employees work in 15 offices and client sites around the world. Valley Forge creates, manages, and delivers business content at each stage of a company's product lifecycle. Clients include global Fortune 500 companies in the automotive, energy and capital equipment industries. For more information, visit www.vftis.com.

SPX Corporation is a Fortune 500 multi-industry manufacturing leader. The company offers highly-specialized engineered solutions to solve critical problems for customers.

SPX is focused on providing solutions that support the expansion of global infrastructure, with particular emphasis on the growing worldwide demand for energy and power. Its innovative product portfolio, containing many environmentally friendly products, includes cooling systems for all types of power plants throughout the world; custom engineered pumps, valves and mixers that assist a variety of flow processes including oil and gas exploration, distribution and refinement; handheld diagnostic tools that aid in vehicle maintenance and repair, and power transformers that regulate voltage for electrical transmission and distribution by utility companies.

SPX is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and employs over 17,000 people worldwide in over 30 countries. Visit www.spx.com. (NYSE: SPW)

Source: SPX

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