Infor


Infor is a multinational company headquartered in New York City that provides industry specific, enterprise software licensed for use on premises or as a service.
, Infor's software had 58 million users, and 90,000 corporate customers in 200 countries. Those customers include Bausch & Lomb, Heineken, Flextronics, Wyndham Hotels, Benetton Group, Boskalis, EBSCO, Legacy Health and Best Western International.

History

Infor was spun
out from Malvern, Pennsylvania based Systems & Computer Technology Corp in June 2002, as Agilisys, when there were 1,300 customers of its process manufacturing ERP software. It grew through acquisitions backed by Golden Gate Capital and Summit Partners.
With the addition of German company Infor Business Solutions AG in 2004, Agilisys changed name to Infor Global Solutions. It relocated headquarters from Alpharetta, Georgia to New York in 2012.

Micro-verticals and cloud

From 2010, Infor marketed "micro-verticals," which were versions of its software adapted for specific industries. It claimed these products were easier to implement than those of its competitors.
Infor introduced an Amazon Web Services based product called CloudSuite in 2014.

Koch Industries

In February 2017, Koch Equity Development LLC invested $2.68 billion in Infor, for a two-thirds ownership.
Subsequently, in February 2020, Koch bought out Golden Gate Capital's remaining minority shareholding. The transaction valued Infor's assets at $11 billion. By then Infor was the world's third-largest enterprise software vendor after Oracle Corporation and SAP, with 6% of the market.

Acquisitions

2021Lighthouse SystemsMESUK
2020Intelligent InSitesHealthUS
2018Alfa-Beta SolutionsFood & BeverageNL
2018GitLinksCompl­ianceUS
2018VivonetHospit­alityCA
2017BirstBIUS$100.0m
2017CiberConsu­ltingUS$15.0m
2017Accentia Middle EastConsu­ltingEG$7.7m
2016Starmount­RetailUS$62.1m
2016PredictixRetailUS$150.0m
2016Merit Consulting GroupConsu­ltingNO$22.1m
2015GT NexusSCMUS$675.0m
2014SalesLogixCRMUS$30.1m
2014GRASP SystemsHealthUS
2014People­AnswersHRUS$200.0m
2013TDCICMUS
2013Certpoint SystemsLMSUS
2012Orbis GlobalMarketingUS
2012Groupe LaurierConsu­ltingCA
2012EasyRMSHospit­alityUK
2011Single Source SystemsPLMUS
2011ENXsuitePLMCA
2011ApprovaCompl­ianceUS
2011Lawson SoftwareERPUS$2.0b
2010EnwisenHRUS
2010Hotel PMSHotelsES
2010QuiriusConsu­ltingNL
2010BridgelogixData Colle­ctionUS
2009Soft­BrandsHospit­alityUS$60.0m
2007ShipLogixSCMUS
2007Hansen Information Techno­logiesERPUS$100.0m
2007WorkbrainHRCA$227.0m
2007Profuse GroupConsu­ltingNL
2006ExtensityFina­ncialCA
2006Systems Union GroupFina­ncialUK
2006SSA GlobalERPUS$1.4b
2006Datastream SystemsPLMUS$216.0m
2005GeacERPCA
$1.0b
2005Alpine SystemsConsu­ltingUS
2005Formation SystemsPLMUS
2005Intuita HoldingsConsu­ltingUK
2005MAPICSERPUS$347.0m
2005Mercia SoftwareSCMIT
2004Lilly Software AssociatesERPUS
2004AperumERPUS
2004NxTrend TechnologyERPUS
2004Daly.­CommerceERPUS
2004Varial SoftwareFina­ncialDE
2004Infor Business SolutionsERPDE
2003Future ThreeERPUS
2002BrainERPDE
2002Systems & Computer Technology CorpERPUS-

Philanthropy

In 2013, the company was recognized as a Computerworld honors laureate for its work with Habitat for Humanity, partnering with the organization to provide software at free or reduced prices. Through Habitat for Humanity, Infor employees also participate in a Volunteer Build Program, Employee Giving Campaign, and Annual Global Village Build.
The company sponsors the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's “Light the Night Walks” events, held in years such as 2012.
Infor has supported the United Negro College Fund's A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste event.

Awards

Infor works with a global network of implementation partners who support customers in deploying and customizing Infor software solutions.

Fortude

Fortude is an Infor implementation partner operating globally, known for its ERP implementation. The company transitioned from being an Infor customer through its parent company, Brandix, to a partner role.