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Infor continues to grow global footprint

OMB Valves has selected Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise to digitize its business processes and unify management across its international facilities, addressing the limitations of its previous ERP system.

Infor sells EAM system to Hexagon for $2.75bn

Infor is selling its enterprise asset management business to Hexagon for approximately $2.7 billion to allow both companies to focus on their strengths, with Infor concentrating on ERP while Hexagon enhances asset performance through digital reality solutions.

ERP Today Live! Kevin Samuelson

12 months after we last spoke to the Infor CEO, we check back in for an update on progress since the tech vendor was taken into private ownership by Koch Industries.

European malting company aims to harvest business data with Infor

Infor has successfully implemented its CloudSuite food & beverage ERP system for Polttimo across five European countries, enhancing operational transparency and efficiency while replacing multiple legacy systems.

Why the mid-market is now fertile ground

The ERP industry must shift its focus to the mid-market, which has been historically underserved and is now poised for growth, as these businesses seek flexible, scalable solutions that align with their evolving needs and technological expectations.

Quantum ERP: a business ‘superposition’ for the future

Quantum computing, still in its early development stages, promises to revolutionize ERP systems by enabling exponentially greater processing power through qubits and superposition, potentially leading to enhanced real-time analytics, improved security, and the transition from operational to analytical ERP, though practical applications and widespread adoption remain distant challenges.

A hospitality transformation journey into the unknown

The UK government has lifted travel restrictions, prompting a surge of bookings to Portugal, while the hospitality industry adapts to post-pandemic expectations through digital transformations, enhancing guest experiences with mobile technology and improved data management.

IFS appoints Infor’s Johan Made as chief commercial officer

IFS has today announced the appointment of Johan Made as chief commercial officer.

Infor appoints cloud ERP veteran to head UK and Ireland

Infor has appointed Anwen Robinson as the new senior vice-president and general manager for United Kingdom & Ireland (UK&I) to support the company’s continued investment in the UK market.

Creating resilient end-to-end agility in the New Digital Supply Chain

COVID-19 has caused even the most robust supply chains to creak. What lessons can we learn and how should enterprises structure their supply chain so that digital technologies ensure goods and services flow?

Borders College makes the grade with Infor

Infor today announced that Borders College, a further education institution based in Galashiels, Scotland, has upgraded its investment in Infor SunSystems...

Infor empowers Jersey Electricity with extended cloud solution

Infor has announced that the sole supplier of electricity in Jersey, Jersey Electricit...

The time is NOW for Kevin Samuelson and INFOR

When we last wrote about Infor all the talk was around an IPO – and who doesn’t love a big IPO? I wrote bullishly about the expectation of Infor floating and becoming one of the biggest software IPOs of all time. It seemed certain that the prospect of raising a load of new cash coupled with the lure of being catapulted into the limelight would be too much for Infor (and their VC partners) to resist. Thank God it didn’t happen...

Infor takes ERF to the cloud

ERF Electrical, a leading UK electrical wholesaler supplying electrical products, services and solutions, has successfully...

We Must Find New Ways To Differentiate Between The ERP Solutions (IFS, Infor, SAP)

ERP Today hosts a panel discussion between three of the leading industrial ERP providers and asks them to articulate their product roadmap and overarching strategy...

Bayer chooses Infor to manage assets

Bayer, the pharmaceutical and life science group, has chosen Infor EAM to manage its asset portfolio...

Kingspan Water and Energy UK opts for Infor

Kingspan Water and Energy UK has successfully standardised on Infor LN ERP to help improve...

The thin veneer of differentiation

I wrote to each of the ERP vendors and asked them to send me a few words on what set them apart from the competition - the results were depressingly vague. I hate to break it to you but ‘putting customers first’...

How to become a data-driven organization

A data-driven organization is an enterprise where every person is aligned towards improving a consistent...

Top trends driving cloud adoption today

In virtually every industry, organizations of all sizes have reached the tipping point where they’re now recognizing...

Unlock the potential of Industry 4.0 for equipment and asset management

Equipment and assets are crucial to the delivery of your product. If you can’t use your machines, you can’t deliver...

Industry 4.0: A people – centric transformation

The fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0—where humans and machines work in tandem—is well underway...

ERP Strategy and Planning

Improve business productivity and agility with modern ERP

How do you run your business? Are you doing weekly planning on a whiteboard? Do you keep track...

Work from Home

It’s all very well if you’re used to working from home (WFH), have honed your own tricks to manage...

How to: Identify value, evolve your defense operations

Artificial intelligence means different things to different roles in an organization, but defined broadly...

Covid-19: Lessons Learned and the Future for Manufacturers

Artificial intelligence means different things to different roles in an organization, but defined broadly...

HR in Lockdown

COVID-19 lockdown stipulations rocketed employee well-being and online collaboration to priority status practically overnight. HR teams scrambled to find ways to help the workforce keep in touch, maintain morale, and enable...

Software firms at forefront of COVID-19 efforts

Software vendors are leveraging their expertise to help customers, employees and the community overcome COVID-19 challenges. The way in which companies conduct themselves during the COVID-19 crisis has come under intense scrutiny. As we have already seen, companies that fail to support both their customers and staff during this period are likely to be judged harshly – and publicly – and could incur financial and reputational damage from which it will be difficult to recover...

Koch puts an end to Infor IPO speculation

Infor, the world’s third largest enterprise software vendor, has been acquired by Koch Industries in a deal...

Kevin Samuelson takes over at Infor

In another surprise change at the top of a global ERP vendor, Charles Phillips announced last month that he was stepping down with immediate effect and handing over the reins to Kevin Samuelson...