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Software facilitates outbound campaign deployment/manageent.
Jan 22 2008- Infor CRM Epiphany Outbound Marketing v7.1 enables retailers to deploy event-based, multi-channel marketing campaigns that aim to increase sales and customer loyalty. Real-time, event-triggered offers that support campaign goals are generated by integrating data between outbound marketing and event management systems. Other capabilities include scheduling progressive campaigns, executing portions of campaign at different times, and ability to reuse campaign components.

Software facilitates retail labor forecasting, scheduling.
Jan 22 2008- Utilized in single location or across multiple facilities, Infor HCM Workforce Management (Workbrain) lets retailers schedule and optimize workforce as well as measure employee productivity and utilization. Labor Forecasting and Schedule Optimization (LFSO) configuration editor facilitates setup and administration of store information and company-wide scheduling processes, while Employee Loan and Borrow feature aids in sharing of labor resources across stores.

Software provides integrated performance management.
Nov 27 2007- Optimizing operational and financial performance, Infor PM 10 brings together business process applications from Extensity MPC and analytics from Systems Union MIS to provide complete, closed-loop offering. Users can navigate their essential business processes, from strategy management, planning, and budgeting, to financial reporting, consolidation, and forecasting. For information integration, users can load data directly from tables in source systems or data warehouses.

Expense Management Software helps enforce policy compliance.
Nov 8 2007- Enabling managers to sign-off on employees' expense reports through their mobile devices, Expense Management v7.0 tracks travel and entertainment expenses of organizations. Analytics engine enables companies to utilize spending patterns to negotiate further discounts with vendors. Software includes travel plans, expense reports, payment requests, and timesheets modules, and each module features real-time policy notification for alerting employees about policy violations.

Software enables mobile enterprise asset management.
Oct 23 2007- Supporting multiple applications from single device, Infor EAM Advanced Mobile enables organizations to extend asset management capabilities to in-field workers. Adaptable and portable solution comes with mobile-centric templates for work, asset, and inventory management; inspection and audits; direct store delivery; and RFID. It also supports functionality such as GIS and GPS, multi-dimensional barcode reading, and integration with ERP, HR, and calibration systems.

Software plans staffing needs to meet supply chain demand.
Sep 25 2007- Building on SCM Warehouse Management v9.0, Labor Forecasting enables organizations to predict, plan, and control warehouse labor capacity, and balance work and tasks against available labor. It utilizes embedded business-specific analytics to enable warehouse managers to forecast number of workers needed to fulfill and deliver goods on time. Software allows managers to adjust planning on the fly and measure results through role-based dashboards that deliver regular updates.

ERP Software features SOA-based interoperability.
Sep 18 2007- Infor ERP SL v8.0 includes SOA-enabled interoperability with Infor EAM and Infor SRM SupplyWEB, providing manufacturers with control over purchase order management process. It also includes application-wide event modeler as well as multisite capabilities that streamline voucher processing, vendor maintenance, and centralized purchasing. Role-based user interface allows manufacturers to personalize fields specific for their location, department, or responsibilities.

ERP Software includes special pricing authorization code.
Sep 7 2007- Using EDI 845 transactions, ERP SX.enterprise v5.5 enables manufacturers to authorize rebate changes by automatically reflecting adjustment, and provides real-time rebate modifications to distributors. It allows distributors to manage complex products, simplify fleet scheduling, and control forecasting demand. Sarbanes-Oxley tracking facilitates limits of authority addition to sales and purchase orders, triggering approval process for orders outside of predefined limits.

Software endows distributors with operational visibility.
Aug 30 2007- Infor ERP A+, System i-based distribution solution, allows seamless integration with Infor SCM Demand Planning and other solutions while delivering real-time access to key business documentation. Accessed through configurable user interface, flexible business foundation helps run end-to-end operation - from accounting and sales to warehouse - and provides path to forecasting, inventory, and replenishment planning capabilities.

Software streamlines product development process.
Aug 1 2007- Infor PLM Optiva enables process manufacturers worldwide to respond to market demand for products by streamlining business processes that support product innovation. Configurable layouts allow users to customize screens for access to information across extended enterprise. Automatically updated with industry and government regulatory rules, software meets needs of food and beverage, home and personal care, and specialty chemical manufacturers.