# Infor

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{{short description|American software company}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Infor
| logo = Infor logo.svg
| type = [Subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary)<ref name="bloo" />
| industry = [Enterprise software](/source/Enterprise_software)<ref name="bloo" />
| founded = {{Start date and age|2002|06}}<ref name="itjunglesgeac"/>
| location_city = [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), United States<ref name="bloo" />
| area_served = Worldwide<ref name="bloo" />
| key_people = Kevin&nbsp;Samuelson ([CEO](/source/CEO))<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infor.com/en-gb/leadership|title=Leadership|website=Infor|access-date=2022-10-08|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313121253/https://www.infor.com/en-gb/leadership|url-status=live}}</ref>
| revenue = {{Increase}}{{US$|3.2billion|link=yes}} {{smaller|(2019)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/infor/|title=Infor|website=[Forbes](/source/Forbes)|access-date=2021-03-27|archive-date=2020-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203234902/https://www.forbes.com/companies/infor/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=InforOverview />
| parent = [Koch Industries](/source/Koch_Industries)<ref name="bloo" />
| num_employees = 17,000 {{smaller|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infor.com/en-gb/about|title=About|website=Infor|access-date=2022-10-11|archive-date=October 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010203046/https://www.infor.com/en-gb/about|url-status=live}}</ref>
| homepage = {{Url|http://www.infor.com/}}
}}
'''Infor''' is a [multinational](/source/multi-national_company) company headquartered in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta) that provides industry specific, [enterprise software](/source/enterprise_software) licensed for use [on premises](/source/On-premises_software) or [as a service](/source/software_as_a_service).

{{As of|2016}}, Infor's software had 58 million users,<ref name="acquirespre"/> and 90,000 corporate customers in 200 countries. Those customers include [Bausch & Lomb](/source/Bausch_%26_Lomb), [Heineken](/source/Heineken), [Flextronics](/source/Flextronics),<ref name="levram"/> [Wyndham Hotels](/source/Wyndham_Hotels), [Benetton Group](/source/Benetton_Group), [Boskalis](/source/Boskalis), [EBSCO](/source/EBSCO_Information_Services), [Legacy Health](/source/Legacy_Health) and [Best Western International](/source/Best_Western_International).<ref name=InforOverview/>

==History==

Infor was [spun 
out](/source/Corporate_spin-off) from [Malvern](/source/Malvern%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) based Systems & Computer Technology Corp in June 2002, as Agilisys, when there were 1,300 customers of its process manufacturing [ERP](/source/Enterprise_resource_planning) software.<ref name="itjunglesgeac"/> It grew through acquisitions<ref name="levram"/> backed by [Golden Gate Capital](/source/Golden_Gate_Capital) and [Summit Partners](/source/Summit_Partners).<ref name="Woodiemore"/>

With the addition of German company Infor Business Solutions AG in 2004, Agilisys changed name to Infor Global Solutions. It relocated headquarters from [Alpharetta](/source/Alpharetta%2C_Georgia), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) to [New York](/source/New_York_City) in 2012.<ref name="zWoodie"/>

===Micro-verticals and cloud===

From 2010,<ref name="remakingphillips"/> Infor marketed "micro-verticals," which were versions of its software adapted for specific industries.<ref name="kanaracus"/> It claimed these products were [easier to implement](/source/usability) than those of its competitors.<ref name="remakingphillips"/>

Infor introduced an [Amazon Web Services](/source/Amazon_Web_Services) based product called CloudSuite in 2014.<ref name="greeneseattletimes"/>

===Koch Industries===

In February 2017, [Koch Equity Development LLC](/source/Koch_Industries) invested $2.68 billion in Infor, for a two-thirds ownership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2016/11/16/koch-industries-invests-in-infor/|title=Koch Industries Pours $2.5 Billion into Business Software Maker Infor|first=Barb|last=Darrow|date=2016-11-16|website=Fortune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-27|archive-date=2020-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616114426/https://fortune.com/2016/11/16/koch-industries-invests-in-infor/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Subsequently, in February 2020, Koch bought out [Golden Gate Capital](/source/Golden_Gate_Capital)'s remaining minority shareholding.<ref name="bloo" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Michael |date=2020-02-12 |title=Golden Gate Exits Infor Following 18-Year Hold |url=https://www.thedeal.com/private-equity/golden-gate-exits-infor-following-18-year-hold/ |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=The Deal |language=en}}</ref> The transaction valued Infor's assets at $11 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2020 |title=Koch Industries Buys the Rest of Software Maker Infor |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/koch-buys-rest-of-infor-in-deal-said-to-value-it-at-11-billion |website=Bloomberg Law}}</ref> By then Infor was the world's third-largest [enterprise software](/source/enterprise_software) vendor after [Oracle Corporation](/source/Oracle_Corporation) and [SAP](/source/SAP), with 6% of the market.<ref name="bloo">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/koch-buys-rest-of-infor-in-deal-valuing-software-maker-at-11-billion|first=Sarah|last=McBride|date=2020-02-04|title=Koch Buys Rest of Infor in Deal Valuing Software Maker at $11 Billion|website=[Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News)|access-date=4 February 2020|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204152108/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/koch-buys-rest-of-infor-in-deal-valuing-software-maker-at-11-billion|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
In 2013, the company was recognized as a ''[Computerworld](/source/Computerworld)'' honors laureate for its work with [Habitat for Humanity](/source/Habitat_for_Humanity), partnering with the organization to provide software at free or reduced prices.<ref name="computerworlsprogram"/> Through Habitat for Humanity, Infor employees also participate in a Volunteer Build Program, Employee Giving Campaign, and Annual Global Village Build.<ref name="computerworlsprogram"/>

The company sponsors the [Leukemia & Lymphoma Society](/source/Leukemia_%26_Lymphoma_Society)'s “Light the Night Walks” events,<ref name="corporatecitizenship"/> held in years such as 2012.<ref name="lyphonasocie"/>

Infor has supported the [United Negro College Fund](/source/United_Negro_College_Fund)'s ''A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste'' event.<ref name="corporatecitizenship"/>

==Awards==

* 2014 – [CODie Awards](/source/Software_and_Information_Industry_Association), Best Healthcare IT Solution<ref name="siiiawinners"/>
* 2014 – CODie Awards, Best Social Business Solution<ref name="siiiawinners"/>
* 2015 – Confirmit Achievement in Customer Excellence Award (for seventh year)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.confirmit.com/Company/News/Confirmit-Announces-2015-ACE-Award-Winners/|access-date=2022-10-10|website=Confirmit|title=Confirmit Announces 2015 ACE Award Winners|date=2015-05-13|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124110113/https://www.confirmit.com/Company/News/Confirmit-Announces-2015-ACE-Award-Winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2015 – Stevie Awards, People's Choice for Favorite New Products<ref name="stevieawardsa"/>
* 2016 – [Plant Engineering](/source/Plant_Engineering), Energy Performance Management and Maintenance Software Products of the Year<ref name="twoyearsaward"/>

==See also==

* [List of ERP software packages and vendors](/source/List_of_ERP_software_packages)

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="itjunglesgeac">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor Closes SSA Buy and Acquires Remaining GEAC Bits
 |first        = Timothy
 |last         = Prickett Morgan
 |url          = http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh080706-story02.html
 |publisher    = IT Jungle
 |date         = August 7, 2006
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118051307/http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh080706-story02.html
 |archive-date = 2017-01-18
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>

<ref name="computerworlsprogram">{{cite news
 |title        = The Computerworld Honors Program
 |url          = http://cwhonors.org/case_studies/2013Finalists/Philanthropy/1648_Infor_habitat4humanity2013.pdf
 |newspaper    = [Computerworld](/source/Computerworld)
 |date         = May 21, 2013
 |access-date  = 2016-10-06
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20170215072620/http://cwhonors.org/case_studies/2013Finalists/Philanthropy/1648_Infor_habitat4humanity2013.pdf
 |archive-date = February 15, 2017
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref>

<ref name="lyphonasocie">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor Raises $72,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
 |url          = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/infor-raises-72-000-leukemia-140000646.html
 |publisher    = Infor
 |date         = November 15, 2012
 |access-date  = 2016-10-06
 |archive-date = 2016-10-09
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161009220826/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/infor-raises-72-000-leukemia-140000646.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

<ref name="twoyearsaward">{{cite news
 |title        = 2 Infor Solutions Win "Product of the Year" Awards
 |url          = http://www.infor.com/company/news/bulletins//infor-solutions-win-two-product-of-year-awards
 |publisher    = Infor
 |date         = January 21, 2016
 |access-date  = 2016-10-06
 |archive-date = 2016-10-10
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161010022252/http://www.infor.com/company/news/bulletins//infor-solutions-win-two-product-of-year-awards
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

<ref name="siiiawinners">{{cite news
| title       = 2014 Winners
| url       = https://www.siia.net/codie/About-the-Awards/Past-Winners/2014-Winners
| publisher       = SIIA
| access-date       = 2016-10-06
| archive-date       = 2016-10-09
| archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20161009144456/https://www.siia.net/codie/About-the-Awards/Past-Winners/2014-Winners
| url-status       = dead
}}</ref>

<ref name="stevieawardsa">{{cite news
 |title        = Winners Announced in People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products
 |first        = Maggie
 |last         = Gallagher
 |url          = http://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/winners-announced-in-peoples-choice-stevie%C2%AE-awards-for-favorite-new-products
 |publisher    = Stevie Awards
 |date         = August 11, 2015
 |access-date  = 2016-10-06
 |archive-date = 2016-10-09
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161009141126/http://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/winners-announced-in-peoples-choice-stevie%C2%AE-awards-for-favorite-new-products
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

<ref name="corporatecitizenship">{{cite news
| title       =Corporate citizenship
| url       =http://www.infor.com/company/corporate-citizenship/
| publisher       =Infor
| access-date       =2016-10-06
| archive-date       =2016-10-13
| archive-url       =https://web.archive.org/web/20161013055145/http://www.infor.com/company/corporate-citizenship/
| url-status       =live
}}</ref>

<ref name="acquirespre">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor Acquires Predictix
 |url          = http://www.nogalis.com/2016/07/07/infor-acquires-predictix/
 |publisher    = Nogalis
 |date         = July 7, 2016
 |access-date  = 2016-09-06
 |archive-date = 2016-10-10
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161010173014/http://www.nogalis.com/2016/07/07/infor-acquires-predictix/
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="greeneseattletimes">{{cite news
 |title        = Facing new rivals, Amazon expands its cloud-computing offerings
 |first        = Jay
 |last         = Greene
 |url          = http://www.seattletimes.com/business/facing-new-rivals-amazon-expands-its-cloud-computing-offerings/
 |newspaper    = [The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)
 |date         = March 26, 2014
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2016-10-11
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011182041/http://www.seattletimes.com/business/facing-new-rivals-amazon-expands-its-cloud-computing-offerings/
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="remakingphillips">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor CEO Charles Phillips Discusses Software Vendor's Remaking
 |first        = Chris
 |last         = Kanaracus
 |url          = http://www.pcworld.com/article/247750/infor_ceo_charles_phillips_discusses_software_vendors_remaking.html
 |newspaper    = [PC World](/source/PC_World)
 |date         = January 10, 2012
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2016-10-10
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161010063232/http://www.pcworld.com/article/247750/infor_ceo_charles_phillips_discusses_software_vendors_remaking.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

<ref name="kanaracus">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor Refreshes Its Lineup for 'Micro-Vertical' Industries
 |first        = Chris
 |last         = Kanaracus
 |url          = http://www.cio.com/article/2398998/enterprise-resource-planning/infor-refreshes-its-lineup-for--micro-vertical--industries.html
 |publisher    = CIO
 |date         = February 29, 2012
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2016-06-04
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160604174714/http://www.cio.com/article/2398998/enterprise-resource-planning/infor-refreshes-its-lineup-for--micro-vertical--industries.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="zWoodie">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor to Move HQ to NYC
 |first        = Alex
 |last         = Woodie
 |url          = http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs112911-story08.html
 |publisher    = itjungle.com
 |date         = November 29, 2011
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2016-04-14
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160414110344/http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs112911-story08.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="Woodiemore">{{cite news
 |title        = Infor Raises More Money, Finally Completes Lawson Transaction
 |first        = Alex
 |last         = Woodie
 |url          = http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh040912-story07.html
 |publisher    = IT Jungle
 |date         = April 9, 2012
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2016-08-05
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160805102754/http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh040912-story07.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="levram">{{cite news
 |title        = The redemption of Charles Phillips
 |first        = Michal
 |last         = Lev-Ram
 |url          = http://fortune.com/2013/08/15/the-redemption-of-charles-phillips/
 |newspaper    = [Fortune](/source/Fortune_(magazine))
 |date         = August 15, 2013
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2020-08-08
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20200808233029/https://fortune.com/2013/08/15/the-redemption-of-charles-phillips/
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
<ref name=InforOverview>{{cite news
 |title        = Corporate Overview
 |url          = http://www.infor.com/content/brochures/overview.pdf/
 |publisher    = Infor's
 |date         = October 2016
 |access-date  = 2016-10-05
 |archive-date = 2016-11-20
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161120072037/http://www.infor.com/content/brochures/overview.pdf/
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
</references>

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Infor}}
* {{Official|http://www.infor.com}}

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