Infor Global Solutions
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| Type | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Alpharetta, Georgia United States |
| Area served | Americas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific |
| Key people | Jim Schaper, Chairman & CEO |
| Industry | Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Distribution, Service Industries |
| Products | Enterprise Software, including: ERP, CRM, Enterprise Asset Management, Financial Management, HCM, PLM, Performance Management, Supply Chain Management[1] |
| Revenue | $2.2B (Fiscal Year 2008)[2] |
| Net income | Not communicated |
| Owner(s) | Golden Gate Capital Partners |
| Employees | 8,000 (Approximate) |
| Website | www.infor.com |
Infor Global Solutions is a privately held U.S. software company that specializes in enterprise software ranging from financial systems and resource planning to the supply chain and customer relationships.[3][4]
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[edit] Company overview
Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Infor is a privately held company whose primary shareholder is the private equity firm Golden Gate Capital Partners.
As a private company, not listed on the Stock Exchange, Infor is not required to publicly disclose financial statements. So, the only public information is the one the company allows to be public. For instance, the company communicates its revenues, but not its net income, which remains unknown.
Infor has acquired a number of companies to become the 3rd largest business applications provider (comparing revenues) behind SAP and Oracle Corporation.[5]
According to company and media sources, Infor is the 10th largest software company in the world,[6] with revenues of $2.2 billion.
Other Infor facts:
- 8,000 employees
- Direct offices in 125 countries
- 70,000 customers worldwide
- Implementation and support capabilities in 100+ countries
- Global coverage: Americas, EMEA, Asia [1]
[edit] Company History
The company was founded in 2002 under the name Agilisys in Malvern, Pennsylvania. In February 2004, Agilisys headquarters were relocated to Alpharetta, in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and Agilisys acquired the German company Infor Business Solutions, headquartered in Friedrichsthal (Saar). After this acquisition, Agilisys changed its name to Infor Global Solutions. Infor reaches the position of the third largest business applications provider (comparing revenues) after its acquisition of rival SSA Global for $1.4 billion in May 2006. [7]
[edit] Acquisitions
- Brain AG (2002)
- Future Three (2003)[8]
- infor business solutions AG (2004)
- Daly.commerce (2004)[9]
- Formation Systems, Inc. (2005)
- Lilly Software (2004) [10]
- MAPICS (2005)
- Pivotpoint (2000)
- Frontstep (2003)
- SSA Global (2006)
- Geac
- Datastream (2006)
- Systems Union (2006)
- Hansen Information Technologies (2007)
- Workbrain (2007)
[edit] Integration
To allow best-of-breed solutions to integrate with products like SX.enterprise, users can utilize application programming interfaces (APIs). Infor has APIs as well as third party providers offer APIs of their own.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Infor Fact Sheet:[1] - Infor, Aug 2008
- ^ About Infor - Infor Global Solutions
- ^ Press Releases: "Rush University Medical Center Monitors Health of Business with Infor Performance Management". - Infor Global Solutions. - Apr 16, 2007
- ^ Weier, Mary Hayes. - "Infor Settles Into Big Leagues With $227M Workbrain Deal". - Information Week. - April 7, 2007 (reference no longer available)
- ^ Ferguson, Renee Boucher. - "Oracle's 'X' Factor". - eWeek. - April 16, 2007
- ^ Booty, Frank. - "Listening to iSeries customers pays off for Infor’s SOA strategy". - System iNetwork
- ^ "Infor to acquire SSA Global" - CNET News.com - May 16, 2006
- ^ "Agilisys acquires top North American automotive rival - Future Three Software, Inc." - PR Newswire - June 10, 2003
- ^ Woodie, Alex - "Agilisys Acquires daly.commerce" - ITJungle - March 22, 2004
- ^ "Infor Global Solutions Acquires Lilly Software Associates". - PR Newswire. - (c/o Electronic Engineering Times - eeTimes.com). - February 20, 2004. - Retrieved: 2008-06-18
