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12-13 nfor has announced increased customer architecture (SOA) leverages an industry
fits.”
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circlesolid
EFACS E/8 enables
UAV Engines’ business
to fly to new heights
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demand for the latest versions of its standard business language to distribute
software through the Infor Flex data between certain Infor solutions and
Programme. Exceeding expectations, other systems, and provides a standards-
approximately 200 customers have based approach for non-disruptive
contracted to upgrade or exchange their integration of both Infor and non-Infor
existing Infor solutions to software that can systems and data sources.
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utilise Infor Open SOA (service-oriented
architecture) since the programme’s Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., a
•
Global petrochemical
announcement in June 2009. customer of Infor ERP SyteLine since 1997, is
using the Infor Flex programme to upgrade
marking company
“Customers have made it clear that they from version 6.0 to version 8.0. In addition,
John Hogg moves
expect more from their software vendor than the Warrendale, Pa.-based company is
solutions that do not grow with their business implementing Infor EAM, Infor PM 10 and
to Epicor
and must be ripped out and replaced Infor Expense Management, which will
through a prolonged, expensive and risky integrate into ERP SyteLine through Infor
implementation,” said Dennis Michalis, Open SOA, providing users immediate
16-17 corporate senior vice president, Infor. He access to critical information aggregated
•
China supply chain
added that the success of the Flex Programme throughout multiple systems.
highlights Infor’s successful approach to
perspective: software upgrades that provides transparency In addition to supplementary modules and
a new decade,
up front, mitigating the risk of an implemen - complementary applications, Infor Open SOA
tation that runs over on time or budget. enables customers to deploy new components,
a new challenge
which provide functionality across multiple
solutions. Such components from Infor will
More robust
aggregate data across various aspects of
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the business and improve operations in the
•
Infor Flex enables qualifying customers with areas of business intelligence, accounting
Knowledge is power
active maintenance contracts to upgrade and strategic planning. Many of these
from an existing Infor solution to the latest future components will be included with
version of that software or to exchange an an active maintenance contract, while
Infor solution to a more robust system which others require the payment of a licence
may take advantage of innovations through fee. Such components will be delivered
Infor’s Open SOA technology. Infor Open non-disruptively through Infor Open SOA,
SOA, an event-driven service-oriented providing customers an additional benefit
to participation in the Infor Flex Programme.
According to industry analyst firm, AMR,
implementing new ERP systems typically
cost millions of US dollars and can take
two to three years before implementation
“Many companies are struggling
is complete. In its 2009 report ‘Should you
with older business systems that no
rehabilitate your current ERP system rather
longer meet their needs. Simply
waiting until funding and resources
than buy a new one?’ AMR states: “Many
are available for a new ERP system
companies are struggling with older
may damage morale and leave the
business systems that no longer meet their
company with inefficient business
needs. Simply waiting until funding and
processes and inadequate
resources are available for a new ERP
information access.” – AMR. system may damage morale and leave the
company with inefficient business processes
and inadequate information access.” circlesolid
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