Infor adds to portfolio

Source: Infor. Infor recently held its annual customer and partner roadshow, Infor Next, in  Singapore.

Infor, which provides business applications, has announced micro-vertical focused solutions for businesses as part of its business suite.

“In the wake of the current economic landscape, businesses and enterprises are now looking for ways to better insulate from market uncertainties by improving production processes, increasing productivity and expanding profits while reducing long-term IT expenditure,” said Helen Masters, Vice President, Infor ASEAN & India. “Companies in the region are re-evaluating their IT infrastructure and on-premise applications – primarily due to high capital investment. Business leaders are increasingly shifting to cloud-based solutions that provide the flexibility and scalability needed to succeed.”

The company announced the same day that Infor Ming.le and Infor Business Intelligence (BI) applications are now available for the Apple Watch. Apple Watch users can directly interact, accept requests and provide approvals, to drive enterprise business processes without the use of a computer or tablet. 

“Infor strives to change the way business is conducted, and to make software more accessible, intelligent, and purposeful in everyday situations,” said Duncan Angove, President, Infor. “The market for wearable technologies is rapidly maturing amongst consumers, and the actual value is far more ubiquitous, with potential to seamlessly merge business with technology.”

The company recently held a customer and partner roadshow – Infor Next Singapore. “By bringing Infor Next to Singapore, Infor is sharing with local business leaders how the latest cloud-based enterprise software solutions help deliver a stronger return-on-investment and a reduced total cost of ownership. For example, Infor CloudSuite Industrial is more cost-effective than traditional capital investments in IT because it eliminates the need to purchase additional on-site servers and hardware, or hire additional IT staff, justifying the switch,” said Masters.

Infor separately announced that it has completed the US$675 million acquisition of GT Nexus, the world's largest cloud-based global commerce platform.