Infor Acquires Lawson Software

Grom a Arkansas Distributor: We didn’t buy the full P-21 package originally.
A Cloud application might be in our future due to cost.But it would be dependent on the functions and true loaded capabilities.

We’ve made a lot of money with Infor’s SXe. Import could be easier, but we’ve got some pretty good processes that we’ve built.
For now, a Cloud ERP is not for us. There are certain Cloud applications that we use.

We are actively looking at several cloud ERP’s, while struggling with a QB enterprise system.

We probably haven’t looked at the right one yet because we can’t see standard functions that allow us to plug in SPA’s/Rebates and some sort of matrix pricing and margin management.
We have asked for a test that would let us load up some 10,000 items into a fake inventory and let a couple of our people run some orders through it. To us that would be a true test.So far we have had no takers.
As to some of the standard features, we would have to adapt to. But other needs we would have to figure out how we customize and retain that customization when they up grade or purchase other programs.
In our findings so far, there is a lot of money to be saved. We’ll have to determine the trade offs.
Your comments during the web presentation about if you had to change providers, how would you get your business data back, helped us explore with each company. Thanks.

Infor Distribution is planning to release our Cloud offering later this year. A few of the highlights that drive our thinking in this area are:
1 – We must provide the same value across all deployment options. That being the Cloud, “Appliance”, and Traditional “behind-the-firewall” on multiple platforms (Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Power i)
2 – The system must support both large and small distribution organizations with 1 to many branches.
3 – You should have the option to move from the Cloud to the other platforms based on your business dynamics as well as from other platforms to the Cloud.
4 – The pressures on distributors are the same whether you are big or small, Cloud or not. The Cloud version must be quick to implement, be flexible, but have the same deep industry functionality and best practice business processes as the other platforms.
So our Cloud version is in fact the same version we are deploying across all platforms: Infor Distribution Enterprise and Enterprise i. We look forward to delivering this solution to our customers and providing you the opportunity to test it out with your own data. Please call or email me directly with questions or comments. 404 277 5837, andy.berry@infor.com
Andy Berry – VP & GM Infor Distribution