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Infor Global Solutions
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2002
Headquarters
Alpharetta, Georgia
United States
Area served
Americas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific
Key people
Jim Schaper, Chairman
Charles Phillips, CEO
ProductsEnterprise Software, including: ERP, CRM, Enterprise Asset Management, Financial Management, HCM, PLM, Performance Management, Supply Chain Management[1]
Revenue$2.2B (Fiscal Year 2008)[2]
Not communicated
OwnerGolden Gate Capital Partners
Number of employees
8,000 (Approximate)
Websitewww.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 (ERP) to supply chain and customer relationships.[3][4]

Company overview

Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Infor is a privately held company whose primary shareholder is the private equity firm Golden Gate Capital Partners.

Infor has around $2 billion in revenue, 70,000+ customers, and more than 8,000 employees. Infor supports customers with 3,500 product specialists in 35 countries, plus 1,400 technology and sales and service partners, offering support and training in 20 languages.

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.

Acquisitions

  • Agilisys (SCT)(2002)
  • Brain AG (2002)
  • Future Three (2003)[5]
  • Infor Business Solutions (2004)
  • Daly.commerce (2004)[6]
  • Varial Software (2004)
  • NxTrend Technology (2004)
  • Aperum (2004)
  • IncoDev Software (2004)
  • Lilly Software Associates (2004) [7]
  • Mercia Software (2005)
  • MAPICS (2005)
  • Paragon (2005)
  • Intuita Holdings (2005)
  • Alpine Systems (2005)
  • Formation Systems, Inc. (2005)
  • Datastream (2006)
  • GEAC ERP (2006)[8]
  • Extensity (2006)
  • Systems Union (2006)
  • SSA Global (2006)
  • Profuse (2007)
  • Workbrain (2007)
  • Hansen (2007)
  • Corpsoft (2007)
  • SLA Management Services (2008)
  • SoftBrands (2009)
  • Bridgelogix (2010)[9]
  • Qurius (2010)[10]
  • Hotel PMS division of Amadeus IT Group SA

See also

References

  1. ^ Infor Fact Sheet:[1] - Infor, Aug 2008
  2. ^ About Infor - Infor Global Solutions
  3. ^ Press Releases: "Rush University Medical Center Monitors Health of Business with Infor Performance Management". - Infor Global Solutions. - Apr 16, 2007
  4. ^ Weier, Mary Hayes. - "Infor Settles Into Big Leagues With $227M Workbrain Deal". - Information Week. - April 7, 2007 (reference no longer available)
  5. ^ "Agilisys acquires top North American automotive rival - Future Three Software, Inc." - PR Newswire - June 10, 2003
  6. ^ Woodie, Alex - "Agilisys Acquires daly.commerce" - ITJungle - March 22, 2004
  7. ^ "Infor Global Solutions Acquires Lilly Software Associates". - PR Newswire. - (c/o Electronic Engineering Times - eeTimes.com). - February 20, 2004. - Retrieved: 2008-06-18
  8. ^ [2]
  9. ^ "Infor Acquires Bridgelogix" -Infor Global Solutions - June 2, 2010
  10. ^ "Infor Acquires Qurius" -Infor Global Solutions - July 1, 2010

External links

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