CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
15 October 2007
Events News
Infor to Showcase Expertise and Innovation at Inforum 2007 Central Europe
Infor announced final plans for its annual user conference in Central Europe, Inforum 2007. The forum, addressing Infor's growing customer base in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will be held November 14-15, at Unionhalle, Frankfurt respective Capitol, Offenbach.
True to the motto 'Be Enterprising', Infor provides insight and in-depth information on how customers can optimize their solutions to solve complex business challenges and empower their business. Six parallel tracks of educational sessions, a partner exhibition and a networking party are the building blocks of the two-day event, planned as the biggest Central European conference ever.
Kicking off with an evening event at 6:30 p.m., the Unionhalle in Frankfurt will host Inforum's partner exhibition, giving customers the opportunity to learn about third party solutions extending Infor's product portfolio. Gold partners are d.velop, a provider of solutions for digital business process optimization based on the integral archive-, document- and workflow-management system d.3, and xPLM, an expert for planning and implementing PLM initiatives as well as ERP, CAD, CRM, and office projects. Silver partners are Aruba, Aptus, Babtec, Bridgelogix, entiac, Fritz & Macziol, Hansalog, Intermate, HP, L-Mobile, ProCAD, StreamServe, and Wnet.
At Inforum 2007 attendees can connect with peers, partners and Infor representatives to discuss experiences and best practices for their business.
Day two of Inforum 2007 Central Europe starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Capital in Offenbach. Chairman and CEO Jim Schaper will hold the keynote, revealing Infor's future plans for enterprising companies. Chief Technology Officer Bruce Gordon will then introduce latest developments on Infor Open SOA, the company's service-oriented architecture strategy. Gordon's technology presentation will show how Infor Open SOA provides solution interoperability, innovation and evolution across all product lines, including the near-term plan for enablement of solutions, and how to take advantage of this framework that offers business innovation without disruption.
Led by customers, partners and Infor representatives, Inforum attendees will then be able to choose from six parallel tracks of educational sessions on topics such as best practices, tips and techniques, product seminars, and business strategy. The sessions focus on discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, automotive industry and performance management issues, covering the most implemented Infor solutions in Central Europe, including Infor ERP COM, Infor ERP LN, Infor ERP Xpert, Infor Process Essentials, and Infor Performance Management. Next to the break-out sessions, Infor offers roundtables discussing various product and market related issues such as roadmaps for Infor ERP Baan, Infor ERP System 21 and Infor ERP XA users as well as for Financial Management System customers.
Inforum 2007 Central Europe highlights Infor's commitment to enrich the value of customers' current investment in Infor solutions, extend the solutions footprint to address new and additional business challenges and evolve Infor products with business and technology innovations in an incremental, non-disruptive manner.
"This year's Inforum Central Europe will be the biggest customer event for Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the company's history. Over the last few years, Inforum Central Europe has proven its value to customers, partners and Infor as a platform for sharing insight and ideas." says Hermann Stehlik, Vice President Marketing EMEA. "Attendees learn about new business opportunities, collaborate on Infor's business-specific solutions, and get the inside story on the latest product roadmaps for their solutions."
For more information regarding the conference and to register visit http://www.infor-marketing.com/inforum_2007/
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