Today, companies spend 70 percent of IT budgets on operations and maintenance. IT systems are increasing in complexity and are a challenge to manage with limited resources. This hinders the ability of the IT team to focus on the company's top line growth and innovation strategies. Companies need to plan, buy and deploy differently with a new category of IT systems—expert integrated systems—that provide clear visibility for doing business in today's global marketplace

1. Infor ERP solutions
on IBM i with the
IBM PureFlex System
Simplify manufacturing processes for optimum
efficiency with expert integrated systems
Today, companies spend 70 percent of IT budgets on operations and
Highlights maintenance. IT systems are increasing in complexity and are a
challenge to manage with limited resources. This hinders the ability of
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Infor applications running on an the IT team to focus on the company’s top line growth and innovation
IBM PureFlex System with the IBM i oper-
ating system deliver end-to-end business strategies. Companies need to plan, buy and deploy differently with a
solutions tailored to the needs of manu- new category of IT systems—expert integrated systems—that provide
facturing and distribution companies clear visibility for doing business in today’s global marketplace
and their customers
The PureFlex System architecture
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Why is visibility key today? Manufacturing is a multi-tiered process, and
supports total integration across plat- each step can dramatically affect profitability. Gaining visibility into pro-
forms, faster implementation and low
total cost of ownership cesses and optimizing each of the steps efficiently is crucial for companies
competing globally, and open up new markets. Adopting a solution to
Infor ERP running on the PureFlex System
automate planning, scheduling and fulfillment can streamline manufac-
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provides a simplified, easy-to-manage,
high-performance IT environment for turing processes and also yield new insights that can transform decision
core business applications making, reduce administration and greatly improve business efficiency.
By offering an optimized hardware and software solution, the combina-
tion of an IBM® PureFlex System™ configuration with Infor ERP
simplifies the manufacturing environment to make this transformation
possible. Using built-in virtualization across servers, storage and net-
working and running the simple, reliable IBM i operating system on a
POWER7® processor-based compute node within the PureFlex System,
the solution is designed to simplify deployment and management and
automate scaling of resources. With the PureFlex System, your Infor ERP
solution is agile, efficient, simple to manage and control and allows you
to continue the leverage the benefits of IBM i operating system in your
organization.

2. The PureFlex System is an integrated computing system— Infor has more than 30 years of experience in developing, sell-
combining compute, storage, networking, virtualization and ing, implementing and supporting enterprise resource planning
management into a single structure. Its built-in expertise allows (ERP) solutions on IBM platforms, and this expertise provides
you to simply manage and flexibly deploy integrated patterns of a proven advantage for you. Infor tailors its solutions to the
virtual and hardware resources through integrated management specific needs of enterprise, small and midsize businesses, offer-
across multiple operating platforms. Because of relentless ing specific functionality to address the unique manufacturing
testing and experimentation, a PureFlex System solution can requirements of a diverse array of clients. Infor’s IBM i-based
reduce IT complexity without compromising your flexibility ERP suites optimized for the PureFlex System are:
to tune systems for your Infor ERP solution.
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Infor10 ERP Discrete iEnterprise (XA), an advanced
Infor is one of the world’s largest software providers for the enterprise solution for discrete manufacturers with mixed
IBM i operating system, and Infor ERP solutions running mode processes
on the IBM i operating system are tested and proven to work ●● ●
Infor10 ERP iEnterprise (LX), a comprehensive solution
together seamlessly. In fact, IBM develops, fully tests and for process manufacturers
preloads the core middleware components of IBM i together ●● ●
Lawson M3 ERP Enterprise, designed specifically to
upfront, so you can dramatically reduce the time it takes to support organizations that are in the business to make,
fully deploy your solution and maintain it with fewer staff. move, or maintain products, including distribution,
Infor also continually invests in the rapid advancement of ERP equipment service management and rental, fashion, food
capabilities on IBM i, including state of the art architecture and and beverage, and manufacturing
tools built in Java.
Comprehensive functionality
This total integration provides a broad and highly stable These Infor ERP solutions provide comprehensive
database and middleware foundation to optimize your business functionality to address critical business processes, including:
applications and keep data secure, while helping you to control
spending and staffing requirements and improve productivity. ●● ●
customer relationship management
Scaling resources to meet increasing business demands is ●● ●
financial management and reporting
so critical. The goal is to find solutions that accomplish this ●● ●
quote to cash
transparently with no downtime. Infor solutions are virtually ●● ●
purchase to pay
virus-proof running on IBM i, and the security provided by ●● ●
plan to produce
this joint approach is designed to reduce downtime and keep ●● ●
design to build
your system performing at optimum levels. ●● ●
business intelligence analytics and reporting
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user analytics
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integrated workflow
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3. Infor Development Framework (IDF) provides users If, like many organizations, you run applications on more than
360 degree access to data and maximum personalization one platform, maintaining parallel operating environments with
and customization. You gain powerful new abilities to keep multiple management schemes, a PureFlex System solution can
you competitive: help you reduce management complexity. You can combine
IBM POWER7 and Intel® processor-based compute nodes
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Low cost to upgrade. Personalization, customization and running supported versions of IBM i, Microsoft Windows,
integration are unchanged from release to release, IBM AIX® and Linux in the same chassis, with shared storage
which means lower cost and less risk to upgrading. and a single, integrated Flex System Manager. By providing
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Rapid adjustment to business conditions. You can easily modify both flexibility and simplicity, the PureFlex System can provide
your application to meet rapidly changing business needs. extraordinary levels of IT control, efficiency and operating
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Easy management of a variety of applications. Infor ION agility so you can rapidly deploy IT services at a reduced cost.
technology supports rapid and flexible integration of Infor
and your own applications into a common framework. Jack Bullock, Infor Vice President and General Manager,
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Infor applications running on the PureFlex System deliver System i, agrees: “The IBM PureFlex System provides a
end-to-end business solutions tailored to the needs of multi-platform environment that is ideal for Infor’s integrated
discrete, process, and apparel manufacturers as well as industry suites, with optimized performance managed through
distribution companies and their customers. an integrated management structure.” Moreover, the deep
integration and central management of the comprehensive,
Integration and optimization, with open-choice infrastructure system dramatically reduce the skills
flexibility – for your IT and your business and training required for managing and deploying the solution.
Transform your IT and your business processes with the
simplicity, flexibility and performance of a PureFlex System Why IBM?
solution combined with the legendary security and reliability of IBM has built on knowledge, expertise and technology gained
the IBM i operating system and affordable and powerful Infor from decades of experience and investment in IT solutions for
ERP software. Backed by superior service and support that business problems and integrated it into the PureFlex System.
make deployment and management simpler than ever before, And with a commitment to open standards you can integrate
you can benefit from: IBM solutions with other elements of your own environment
with your network of partners, customers and suppliers.
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Agility—deliver new services faster, adapt your ERP systems
as your business changes and grows With the technical and industry expertise of IBM Business
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Efficiency—consolidate IT resources to improve return Partners like Infor and our combined ability and skill to
on investment, performance and resource utilization integrate it all together for you—along with an unwavering
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Simplicity—simplify deployment with pre-integrated commitment to your success—you can rely on IBM and your
and pre-optimized systems, integrate multiple operation IBM PureFlex System for your Infor ERP solutions.
platforms and streamline administration with unified
management
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Control—take advantage of expertly tuned systems
for reduced risk and improved reliability
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4. For more information
To learn more about the Infor ERP solutions on IBM i with the
IBM PureFlex System, please contact your IBM representative
or IBM Business Partner, or visit the following websites:
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ibm.com/pureflex
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