Technology: Infor shows strong growth in China

Chinese companies turn to proven software to fuel expansion

Singapore - Infor today announced its strong growth in China continues, with a 30 per cent increase in new customers over the past 12 months compared to the previous fiscal year.

Infor made the announcement in conjunction with Infor CEO Jim Schaper's visit to the country, highlighting China's importance as one of the company's fastest growing markets.

Infor's strength in China mirrors its rapidly industrializing economy, with robust customer growth in industrial equipment & machinery (IE&M), high tech & electronics (HT&E), automotive, financial services, textiles, third-party logistics (3PLs), and across many other vertical areas of manufacturing, distribution and services.

Infor's ability to offer complete, localized industry solutions, such as the recent launch of Infor Automotive Essentials in China, is a key selling proposition for Chinese companies seeking business software to help them succeed in domestic and international markets.

Infor helps fast-growing China-based companies improve their core business software in areas such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management (SCM).

As the needs of China's midsized enterprises continue to evolve, and the requirements of larger mature enterprises grows, Infor solutions provide support for continued growth through a complete set of extended business solutions like Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Financial Management (FM) and Performance Management (PM).

Within the past 12 months, key representative wins for Infor in China include: Kunshan Feili Storage Service Co., Ltd., a leading 3PL based in Jiangsu province chose Infor SCM Warehouse Management to replace its custom warehouse software Smart Shirts Ltd., a subsidiary of The Youngor Group, a $2 billion leading Chinese fashion and apparel enterprise, Smart Shirts is a top 10 Hong Kong-based contract apparel manufacturer that is an existing customer of Infor ERP System21 and Infor PLM Runtime.

Smart Shirts significantly expanded its relationship with Infor, adding additional modules, users, and sites, in addition to their Hong Kong headquarters software implementation Zhongxing Auto, a leading domestic automotive manufacturer, including the Zhongxing SUV and Pickup Truck series, selected Infor EAM Enterprise Edition, extending its original investment in Infor ERP LN, which it selected in early 2007 Geoby Paragon, part of the GOODBABY Group, China's largest manufacturer of infant and children's products, this company selected Infor ERP LN as its enterprise resource planning system to support its manufacturing operations that include bicycles, electric bikes, wheelchairs, and baby beds "Infor has become one of the largest and most influential software companies in the world and this is reflected by our growth in China, one of the world's most important emerging markets," said Lawrence Chan, president, Infor Asia Pacific.

"Chinese companies require software solutions that support efficient business processes, which can be rapidly deployed for a fast time to value, and provide a stable technology foundation for future growth. Our ability to deliver this, and the leading services and support delivered by our local team and partners, is the key to our strength in China."

Infor has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou, and more than 350 direct employees. In Shanghai, Infor also operates a R&D Center which plays a key role in the development of Infor's Financial Management solutions, among others, leveraging China's highly skilled pool of software development talent.

In addition, Infor has strong partners in China, such as Quantum Asia, an original partner of Lilly Software, which Infor acquired in 2004.

"Since Infor's acquisition of Lilly Software, we have seen continued investment and improvement in the Infor ERP VISUAL product it acquired from Lilly Software and we are now also able to offer our customers Infor's other leading ERP and Supply Chain Management solutions," said Ben Liu, general manager, Quantum Asia Solutions.

"Infor's focus on making software better has had a positive impact on our business and, most importantly, that of our customers. As a strategic Infor partner, we can offer a complete range of solutions, localized for Chinese companies, and that capability makes Infor different from other business software vendors in the market."

About Infor

Infor delivers business-specific software to enterprising organizations. With experience built in, Infor's solutions enable businesses of all sizes to be more enterprising and adapt to the rapid changes of a global marketplace.

With more than 70,000 customers, Infor is changing what businesses expect from an enterprise software provider.

For additional information, visit www.infor.com.

InforDominique Ng, +65-6303 9225 dominique.ng@infor.com or
Waggener Edstrom WorldwideChan Yen Ting, +65 6303 8463/9790
9293 ychan@waggeneredstrom.com

Infor helps organizations reduce energy costs

Infor Helps Organizations Reduce Energy Costs and Achieve Sustainability Goals Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition Brings Energy Efficiency Capabilities to Enterprise Asset Management

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - Infor today announced Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition, an enterprise software solution that allows organizations to integrate energy consumption and emissions management into their asset management practices. Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition enables organizations to substantially reduce energy costs, while minimizing carbon emissions and the impact of their operations on the environment.

Established benchmarks from the U.S. Department of Energy and industry sources demonstrate that facilities and manufacturers can reduce energy consumption up to 20 percent through maintenance programs that focus on energy consumption and efficiency. Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition factors energy consumption into total asset performance, providing a more complete understanding of the true costs to operate and maintain an asset. The software goes beyond just energy management, factoring in an asset's consumption of any of the WAGES commodities (water, air, gas, electricity, and steam), as well as monitoring of fugitive emissions, like ozone-depleting refrigerant gases.

"There is no question that high energy costs are a drag on organizational budgets and that inefficient energy practices have a negative impact on our environment," said John Murphy, director of Industry & Product Marketing for Infor EAM solutions. "Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition is a groundbreaking solution that helps address these issues. With this solution, organizations can take a strategic approach to energy efficiency, using software automation to implement practices that promote sustainability and profitability."

Organizations across all sectors face soaring energy costs from basic utilities, such as lighting and HVAC, to the assets that enable their critical business operations, like manufacturing equipment and refrigeration coolers. In addition to reining in high energy costs, organizations are seeking to reduce their energy consumption as part of sustainability initiatives to minimize carbon emissions and offset the impact of their operations on the environment.

Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition automates the processes associated with managing assets and their related resource consumption.

It tracks the consumption of individual assets in real-time, evaluates the data against user-defined conditions, and alerts users to anomalies when assets exceed acceptable performance thresholds. The solution also elevates decision-making by incorporating consumption and emission data into key performance indicators and reports. Program managers, for example, can generate reports that provide macro-level analysis of CO2 emissions and drill down into the performance of each asset through easy-to-use graphical dashboards.

The software also enables companies to benchmark the performance of a specific asset to determine the cost of maintaining it at current energy consumption levels versus replacing it with a newer, more energy efficient asset. This functionality enables organizations to make strategic decisions, factoring in energy consumption costs, the price and energy specifications of a replacement, and the projected return-on-investment date.

Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition is a web-architected application that can be deployed on-premises at the customer site or hosted by Infor. The software receives energy consumption data through asset sub-metering, either through existing sub-metering electronics systems or other third-party sensors, and can use wireless mesh networks for communications.
For more information on Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition, visit http://www.infor.com/goinggreen/solutions/greeneam/as/.

Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition demonstrates Infor's commitment to deliver solutions that help customers implement the business processes essential to driving their green and sustainability programs (see Dec. 12, 2007 press release titled, "Infor Helps Organizations Implement Green and Sustainability Programs").

In addition to EAM, these solutions include other key areas such as Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Performance Management (PM) and ERP. For more information on Going Green, visit www.infor.com/goinggreen.

About Infor Infor delivers business-specific software to enterprising organizations.

With experience built in, Infor's solutions enable businesses of all sizes to be more enterprising and adapt to the rapid changes of a global marketplace. With more than 70,000 customers, Infor is changing what businesses expect from an enterprise software provider. For additional information, visit www.infor.com.

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InforWade Coleman, 678-591-4706 wade.coleman@infor.com or Dominique Ng, (65) 968-56875 dominique.ng@infor.com