Infor is a multinational company headquartered in New York City that provides industry specific, enterprise software licensed for use

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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, Wyndham Hotels,

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, EBSCO, Legacy Health and Best Western International.

History

Infor was spun out from

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, 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

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backed by Golden Gate Capital and

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. With the addition of Infor Business Solutions AG in 2004, Agilisys changed name to Infor Global Solutions. It relocated headquarters from Alpharetta, Georgia to

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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 ownership. Subsequently, in February 2020, Koch bought out Golden Gate Capital's remaining minority shareholding. The transaction valued Infor's assets at $11 billion.

Acquisitions

Philanthropy

In 2013, the company was recognized as a ''

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'' honors laureate for its work with

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, 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

* 2014 - CODie Awards, Best Healthcare IT Solution * 2014 - CODie Awards, Best Social Business Solution * 2015 - Confirmit Achievement in Customer Excellence Award (for seventh year) * 2015 -

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, People's Choice for Favorite New Products * 2016 - Plant Engineering, Energy Performance Management and Maintenance Software Products of the Year

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