Technology

Infor’s customer first strategy is a comprehensive approach to delivering value to customers tied to three primary attributes: enrich, extend and evolve: enriching the value of our customers' current investment by supporting, maintaining and enhancing our product lines; extending the core ERP applications with best in class extended solutions; and evolving the Infor product line to produce next-generation solutions. These objectives can only be accomplished through the application of a comprehensive technology strategy built on a proven, reliable, well-supported and dynamic platform: Microsoft .NET technology.

.NET is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect information, people, systems, and devices through software. Integrated across the Microsoft platform, .NET technology provides the ability to quickly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web services. .NET-connected solutions enable businesses to integrate their systems more rapidly and in a more agile manner and help them realize the promise of information anytime, anywhere, on any device.

“Web services” is an approach that helps the business connect with its customers, partners, and employees; help the business work more efficiently with its partners and suppliers; and unlock information so it can flow to every employee who needs it. Infor Open SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) is Infor’s implementation of Web Services for interoperability, innovation, and evolution across all product lines. With Infor Open SOA, customers can easily add, change, upgrade, or modify solutions as their business requirements change. By enabling our proven, business-specific solutions to plug into our customers’ ecosystems, we make it possible to leverage the benefits of a service-oriented architecture without the disruption of having to replacing an entire IT infrastructure.

Infor Open SOA software technology enables our customers to introduce new functionality and technology in a cost-effective, evolutionary way when the time is right for them. As an integral part of the Infor solution offering, there is no additional cost for Infor Open SOA and no need to undergo a major software re-implementation in order to take advantage of SOA business benefits.

Infor ERP SyteLine is the extended ERP solution that allows manufacturers to compete successfully against time. Infor ERP SyteLine provides the means to connect sales, marketing, manufacturing, financials, suppliers, customers and service providers. In addition to the base ERP applications for managing customers, suppliers and the plant, the following fully integrated applications are available to complete the enterprise system that’s right for your business needs:

• Supply Chain Management (SCM) quickly integrates supply chain partners to improve operational performance, materials flow, and flexibility
• Enterprise Asset Management(EAM) proactively manages assets, asset information and maintenance contracts
• Product Lifecycle Management(PLM) integrates engineering with production and support for the life of the product
• Supplier Relationship Management(SRM) goes beyond simple procurement to full communication and collaboration
• Rules-based, parametric and multi-level sales configurator (with unlimited attribute descriptors) rapidly and accurately configures and dynamically prices complex products
• Performance Management (PM) software including Business Process Applications and Business Specific Analytics for promoting effective business decisions
• Constraint-based production scheduling with mixed model order sequencing provides production flexibility and manages frequent order changes
• Integrated maintenance management
• Outsourced operation planning, reporting and tracking capabilities