Atrion International Joins IFS Global Software Partner Program to Provide Product Compliance Across the Entire Product Life Cycle

Montreal, Quebec, December 15, 2008 - Atrion International, a leading provider of Product Compliance Solutions, announces that it has joined the IFS Global Software Partner Program. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Atrion’s Product Compliance solution can be integrated with IFS Applications to provide IFS customers with dynamic regulatory content, software applications, and services that automate and streamline product compliance across the entire Product Life Cycle.

IFS and Atrion have been collaborating for several years on a case-by-case basis. The integrated solution is a tried and proven offering with many successful implementations for such notable companies as Akzo Nobel and Becker Acroma. Atrion's unique integration of product compliance and technological expertise provides a strategic business process that addresses changing regulatory requirements imposed on formula-based process industries. Atrion’s solution makes it easy to follow and stay up-to-date with legislative requirements such as the control, labeling, and classification of chemicals – from the development stage through to sales.

The combined IFS/Atrion solution will provide customers with dynamic regulatory content, applications, and services which integrate product life cycle compliance into their ERP systems, making the processing of material compliance information easier, automated, and streamlined. Other terms of the agreement include support from IFS integration specialists, as well as joint participation in the sales, marketing initiatives, and IFS events.

IFS is one of the world’s leading providers of component-based business software developed using open standards. IFS’ industry-focused solutions are optimized for ERP, EAM, and MRO. “Through working with partners like Atrion International, we are able to offer our customers a wider choice of business functionality and enable them to become more agile,” said Ulf Annas, Solution Partner Director at IFS. “It is possible for us to collaborate closely with our software partners as IFS Applications is based on a service-oriented architecture into which partners’ components can easily integrate.”

“Our partner strategy at Atrion focuses on establishing strong, long-term relationships with a select number of leading technology, regulatory, and consulting organizations that share a deep commitment to customer success,” said Patrick J. Lavoie, Atrion’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to a successful partnership with IFS as we work together on various go-to-market strategies that will enable companies to minimize health and environmental impacts of hazardous chemical substances throughout the product life cycle.”

IFS Applications is a trademark of Industrial and Financial Systems, IFS AB (publ). All other referenced company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Atrion Intl. Contact:
Donna Zamiska
Marketing & Communication Manager
+1 514 337-2114, ext. 226
dzamiska@atrionintl.com

Atrion PR Contact:
Sabine Kerner
iFact inc
+1 514 735-9892
skerner@iFact-Consult.com

IFS Contact:
Anne Vandbakk
+47 66 90 73 00
Anne.vandbakk@ifsworld.com

Manni Svensson
+46 8 58 78 45 00
Manni.svensson@ifsworld.com

About IFS
IFS is a public company (OMX STO: IFS) founded in 1983 that develops, supplies, and implements IFS Applications™, a fully-integrated, component-based extended ERP suite built on SOA technology. The company has more than 2,000 customers in 54 countries and focuses on seven main industries: aerospace & defense, utilities & telecom, manufacturing, process industries, automotive, retail & wholesale distribution, and construction contracting & service management. IFS has 2,600 employees and net revenue in 2007 was SKr 2.4 billion.

More information on IFS is available at www.IFSWORLD.com.

About Atrion International
Atrion International Inc., founded in 1989, delivers the most reliable, product compliance solutions for multinational ‘formula-based’ companies. By integrating the largest set of managed regulatory content into a prepackaged automated solution and connecting to key ERP systems, Atrion’s Product Compliance Solution ensures that products will reach customers with minimal risks to brand image and shareholder value. Atrion International is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with offices in the United States and Europe.

For more information about Atrion International, visit www.atrionintl.com.

Atrion International

Donna Zamiska
Marketing & Communication Manager

+1 514 337-2114, ext. 226

dzamiska@atrionintl.com

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