IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service have chosen IFS Applications. The contract includes licenses and services worth $11.5 million.

Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service are global leaders in the oil & gas and offshore marine services industries. To streamline business processes and optimize efficiency, Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service decided to implement IFS Applications as their global ERP solution.

The IFS solution purchased by Maersk includes components for financials, project management, supply chain management, and maintenance.

The implementation will start immediately.

About Maersk

Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service are part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, a worldwide organization with 110,000 employees and offices in 125 countries, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. In addition to owning one of the world's largest shipping companies, comprising more than 500 container vessels, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is involved in a wide range of activities within the energy, shipbuilding, retail and manufacturing industries. The company is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. More information is available at www.maersk.com.

About IFS

IFS is a public company (OMX STO: IFS) founded in 1983 that develops, supplies, and implements IFS Applications™, a component-based extended ERP suite built on SOA technology. IFS focuses on industries where any of four core processes are strategic: service & asset management, manufacturing, supply chain and projects. The company has 2,000 customers and is present in approximately 60 countries with 2,800 employees in total. For more information about IFS, please visit: www.IFSWORLD.com