Cloud business software company, Infor, has just released its new product. Info Marketplace it’s a showcase full of solutions that can augment and enhance Infor customers’ current investments. In addition, it is designed to help customers discover, obtain and license industry solutions and “micro-verticals” that are integrated into Infor’s enterprise software portfolio.
The Infor Marketplace, which can be accessed at https://market.infor.com, is a online sales platform where customers can register to receive information and assets related to a wide range of applications, solutions and services from Infor and its partners. In the future, Infor plans to turn it into a real-time provisioning platform, where users can have a streamlined and efficient e-commerce experience.
Soma Somasundaram, Chief Technology Officer and President of Products at Infor, comments: “The launch of the Inform Marketplace underscores our commitment to delivering a modern, intelligent, preconfigured business ecosystem. We hope to provide access to hundreds of solutions that have been pre-integrated with Infor software or built on Infor platform technologies. From partner-developed apps that support certain niche industry parameters, to free Infor-developed content like visualizations, extensions, and reusable widgets, the Infor Marketplace is geared toward showcasing new and innovative solutions for all of our customers.”
The Infor Marketplace also showcases Infor’s extensive and growing network of partners. It provides Infor’s ISV (independent software vendor) partners with additional visibility into more than 65,000 Infor customers. In the coming months, the Infor Marketplace is expected to provide additional capabilities to Infor’s ISV partners, simplifying their access to new customers, billing, payment processing and automated provisioning.
René Nazario, CEO of Visual K, a leading provider of manufacturing, maintenance, and point-of-sale software and an Infor Gold Channel Partner, explains: “We are excited about the new opportunities and possibilities that the Infor Marketplace can provide us. Today, people are used to licensing apps from an online store, so this is a big step in that direction. Setup has been designed to be uncomplicated, and we look forward to receiving feedback. All parties involved will gain. «
Platform ROI increase
Antoinette Habets, VP of Acumen Group, adds: “Infor Marketplace can help facilitate a greater understanding of existing business and technical applications that extend Infor solutions for all customers. It is designed to solve specific business or vertical requirements, while increasing your platform ROI. Before this marketplace, customers were not always aware of the integrated solutions available that can further automate and streamline their operations. These extensions can help improve workflows, reduce costs, and deliver greater efficiency. The Infor Marketplace can also serve as a great self-service resource for customers.”
Infor Marketplace will be a single portal for customers seeking unique and innovative software solutions – including analytics, AI and machine learning applications – and to find value-added extensions to Infor products that offer even greater capabilities specific to all industries.
It is also expected to include a solution search index of partners designed to help maximize the value of customers’ investments in the Infor ecosystem. Users can also see the ratings and comments of other customers about the solutions that help their business the most.
