National Paints, a member of the Sayegh Group, selects IFS Applications and IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure to consolidate global operations

Leading multinational producer, distributer, and exporter of paints selects IFS
Applications to standardize operations for more than 400 users across Egypt, UAE
and Jordan

IFS (http://www4.ifsworld.com/l/5332/2015-08-10/2qts7r), the global enterprise
applications company, today announced that National
Paints (http://www.nationalpaints.com/), the Middle East’s largest paint company
and a member of Sayegh Group (http://sayeghgroup.com/), has chosen to implement
IFS Applications™ 9 (http://www.ifsworld.com/en/solutions/ifs-applications/) and
IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure (http://www.ifsworld.com/en/solutions/ifs
-applications/cloud-erp/) to replace its existing enterprise systems with a
single solution in a multi-million US$ license and services agreement.
National Paints will replace and consolidate multiple enterprise information
systems with IFS Applications to promote operational efficiencies throughout its
manufacturing and distribution. National Paints will implement manufacturing,
demand planning, supply chain, warehouse data collection, finance, maintenance,
CRM, projects and will provide mobility to over 400 users.

IFS will provide a single platform giving visibility to company executives and
managers while standardizing and integrating processes across the company. In
addition, National Paints will reduce the reliance on IT resources by hosting
IFS Applications in the IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure, which offers a
flexible and cost-effective way to enhance ERP implementations.

“We selected IFS after a rigorous ERP selection process based on its exemplary
references in the paint and process manufacturing industry as well as its
pragmatic approach to project delivery. Furthermore, IFS Applications proved to
fit our needs perfectly and allows us to develop our global business with strong
control and continued growth,” said Fa’eq M. Sayegh, Executive Director.

IFS Middle East sales manager Luis Ortega added, “Our fully managed ERP solution
offers Sayegh an outstanding cloud-based platform that will support its future
growth ambitions by driving transparency across its business and providing it
with the ability to quickly adapt to change. IFS is proud to be working with
this innovative company to further improve its competitiveness and grow its
business with a modern and agile ERP solution.”

Read more about how IFS supports companies in the process manufacturing industry
here: www.ifsworld.com/en/industries/process-manufacturing.
Anders Lundin, Corporate Communications. Telephone: 46 8 58 78 45 00,
press@ifsworld.com
About Sayegh Group

Sayegh Group, established in 1932, is a leading multinational conglomerate of
companies and investments spreading across the Arab World, Eastern and Western
Europe and Asia. The Group’s core business lies in the production, distribution
and export of paints whereby it owns fourteen paint and five resin plants
worldwide led by over 5000 dedicated employees. For more information, please
visit www.sayeghgroup.com.

About IFS

IFS (http://www.ifsworld.com/en/)™ is a globally recognized leader in developing
and delivering enterprise software for enterprise resource planning (ERP),
enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise service management (ESM). IFS
brings customers in targeted sectors closer to their business, helps them be
more agile and enables them to profit from change. IFS is a public company
(XSTO: IFS) founded in 1983 and currently has over 2,800 employees. IFS supports
more than 1 million users worldwide from its network of local offices and
through a growing ecosystem of partners. For more information
visit: www.ifsworld.com.

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IFS discloses the information herein pursuant to the Financial Instruments Act
(1991:980) and/or the Securities Markets Act (2007:528). The information was
submitted for publication on May 23, 2016, at 1 p.m. CEST.