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Infor opened its new corporate headquarters in New York City today, andunveiled new branding to reflect the companys aggressive focus on innovation, and highlight its deep industry expertise. Located in the heart of New Yorks Silicon Alley, known for its high concentration of engineering firms, design houses, established technology companies ... Continue reading Infor Opens New HQ, Unveils New Brand »

Infor has acquired leading reseller Group Laurier to expand services to the distribution industry in Canada.Group Laurier is a longtime Infor channel partner, specializing as a reseller of Infor10 Distribution Business (SX.e) to the distribution market in Canada. The company is based in Montreal with additional operations in Toronto, and ... Continue reading Infor Acquires Group Laurier in Canada »

The last 24 months have proven to be turbulent and unpredictable for manufacturers, and while the economy improves, nonstop demand variability will remain the new normal. To stay afloat and manage the rapidly changing environment, manufacturers are turning to a new generation of Sales and Operations Planning (SOP) solutions that ... Continue reading How Manufacturers are Turning a Challenge of the Past into a Competitive Weapon »

Weve dubbed todays digital age when shoppers can buy anywhere, anytime simply by linking their in-store and online experiences, the New Normal. This new epoch promises to be a hot topic this week at the National Retail Federation’s 100th annual convention and expo in New York City. Retailers must create ... Continue reading The New Normal: Retailers Fight to Amplify the Brand Experience On and Offline »

I am very excited to announce that Charles Phillips is joining Infor as our new chief executive officer. I’ve spent over eight years working with my talented team here building Infor into a $2 billion software market leader. Frankly, I can’t think of anyone better to lead Infor through its ... Continue reading Introducing Infor’s New Leader for Our Next Phase of Growth! »

Recently, Infor announced that we have selected Microsoft as our preferred technology and tools provider and Windows Azure as the preferred platform for our next generation of cloud-based applications, Infor24. The announcement wasn’t just a big deal for Infor and its customers. Recently, at the 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, ... Continue reading Infor and Microsoft at WPC10 »

The worst is over and it now appears the recession is drawing to a close. At least we hope. Nevertheless, companies are unlikely to forget the hard-learned lessons of the past 18 months, where corporate belt-tightening and edicts to do more with less have caused many businesses to adopt a ... Continue reading Marketing in the Influence Economy »

Today we announced Inforum 2009, Infor’s annual user conference to be held October 20 and 21. This year, we are hosting the event virtually – something new for us. Our team has worked hard to make sure the conference will continue to deliver the value you have come to expect ... Continue reading Inforum 2009: A Real Event for You, Our Customer, in a Virtual World »

On June 22, Infor launched an innovative new program, Infor Flex, which offers customers a clear path forward to upgrade to the latest release of their current product or to exchange, on a like-for-like basis, for an alternative Infor solution. To help introduce this program, we sat down with Dennis ... Continue reading Infor Creates New Value for Customers through Infor Flex »

Last week, Aberdeen Group released its “2009 State of the Market: Mid Year Insights Report,” which lists Infor as the 13th most influential technology company. Naturally, this is a great source of pride for Infor, not only because we moved up five spaces from last year and are the only ... Continue reading Thank You to Our Customers for Selecting Infor as One of the Most Influential Technology Companies »