Infor Global Solutions announces upgrade to AutoRelease product

Good morning,

 

Automotive suppliers face a market focused on cutting costs while
improving output, both from an efficiency and quality perspective. Many
of these automotive suppliers are turning to enterprise software
solutions to help reduce costs and improve responsiveness to their end
consumers. Infor Global Solutions has assisted numerous Tier 1, Tier 2
and Tier 3 suppliers in reducing costs with its AutoRelease product,
which is part of a suite of products designed specifically for the
automotive industry. Today, Infor has announced the release of an
upgraded version of the product, AutoRelease 12.1, which will help bring
expanded functionality in Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) and
supply chain management. Below is a press release detailing the product
upgrade. 

 

Rick Parker, Vice President of Global Marketing for Infor's Discrete
Group, is available to speak to how suppliers are reducing costs,
improving efficiency in the supply chain and how products such as
AutoRelease 12.1 are helping suppliers achieve these objectives.

 

I will follow-up with you shortly to determine your interest. In the
meantime, please let me know if you have any questions.

 

 

Jennifer Radivoj

Airfoil Public Relations, Inc.

1001 Woodward Ave, Suite 1700

Detroit, MI - 48226

Ph: 313-887-7231

Fax: 313-887-7201

Cell: 216-849-3109

 

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Higher Thinking

Infor Announces 

New Version of AutoRelease for 

ERP and Supply Chain Management

 

AutoRelease 12.1 provides greater functionality and cost-savings

 

Northville, Michigan, December 9, 2004 - Infor Global Solutions, a
provider of enterprise software solutions to select manufacturing and
distribution vertical markets, announces the release of Infor
AutoRelease 12.1.  This new version of the widely used Infor AutoRelease
product brings expanded functionality in essential areas for Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) and supply chain management. Main product
enhancements include expanded Library List functionality and Adobe
Central Pro v 5.5 as the output server.  Infor AutoRelease is part of
the Infor Automotive Essentials suite of products developed specifically
for the automotive industry. 

 

The release of Infor AutoRelease 12.1 aligns with Infor's overall
product strategy of expanding product functionality and adaptive agility
while continuing to support a wide range of ERP software platforms.
Infor AutoRelease is a powerful customer management tool that, with its
added capabilities, will assist Infor's customers in reducing costs,
improving relationships and being more responsive to their end
customers. 

 

Version 12.1 builds upon the OS/400 V5R1 upgrade that allows the
capability to expand the Library List from 25 libraries to 250 libraries
by providing the necessary enhancements to implement this new degree of
functionality. The expanded Library List will be delivered through ESS
(Electronic Support System) updates. 

 

"With the new functionality of Infor AutoRelease 12.1, made available
through the integration of Adobe Central Pro v 5.5, Infor is laying the
groundwork to facilitate future Trading Partner requirements," said
Robin Pederson, Senior Vice President of the Infor Discrete Group. "This
will enable Infor AutoRelease 12.1 to adapt quickly in implementing the
frequent changes in Trading Partner requirements and provide even
greater value to our customers."

 

 

About Infor

Infor provides vertical specific, enterprise-wide business solutions to
select manufacturing and distribution industries worldwide and delivers
best-in-class products that address the essential challenges its
customers face in areas such as supply chain planning, relationship
management, demand management, ERP, warehouse management,
marketing-driven distribution, and business intelligence.  Infor has 30
locations worldwide and its solutions are used by 13,000 customers in
over 45 countries. Infor is proud to provide business solutions to some
of the world's largest and most respected companies, including Denso,
TRW, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Pez International, Grohe, Cargill, Heinz,
Heineken, xpedx, Godiva, Valvoline, 3M Unitek, GlaxoSmithKline, and
Bristol Myers Squibb. For additional information, visit www.infor.com
<http://www.infor.com/> .

 

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