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INFOR 10 ERP DISCRETE iENTERPRISE (XA)

PRODUCT ROADMAP

Agenda

XA Evolution

Infor 10 and XA

XA Business Case

XA Conference Announcements

XA Development Roadmap

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XA Evolution

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XA Evolution

First Generation – RPG (1978) IBM

Second Generation – XA Release 2 - 6 (1995) Services Oriented Architecture, Object Oriented Design

Complete redesign and redevelopment

Third Generation – XA Release 7 Power-Link (2001) Meta-Data Architecture

Cross Platform Java, XML Messaging, SOA Enabled

Complete redesign and redevelopment

Fourth Generation – XA Release 9 (2010) Completion of third generation technology,

complemented by:

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The Gartner Clock and XA

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Noon

Where we

are - Since

2000

First

Generation With key

features of:

The Newest Enterprise Applications Suite


Common

User

Interface

Common

Workspace

Common

Analytics

Common

Reporting

Common

Workflow

Common

Event

Management

Common

Master Data

Management

Common

Localizations

Common

Mobility

Common

Packaged

Integration

Complete the application

Engineer for speed

Specialize by Industry


Changing the way work is done

Complete the Application

Localizations

Analytics

Pre-Integrated

Industry content

Mobility

Engineer for Speed

Faster Upgrades

Xtreme Support

Hybrid Cloud

ION Support Agent

Business Vault

Specialized By Industry


General Manufacturing Automotive

Chemicals Food & Beverage

Aerospace & Defense High Tech Industrial Equipment &

Machinery

Distribution Equipment, Service

Management, & Rental Fashion

Healthcare Hospitality Public Sector


Infor10 ION

Business Vault

Standard

XML

Business

Document

Third Party

Applications

Standard

XML

Business

Document

INFOR

Applications

Standard

XML

Business

Document

ION

XA Business Case


XA Business Case

System i Platform Advantages

40-50% lower IT costs than Windows or UNIX platforms

IBM invests $3 billion + in i operating system, annual enhancement releases ongoing

250,000 installed machines, largest in IBM

IBM views System i as a growth opportunity

IBM Support

Joint Infor program “Power FLEX”

Executive support on both sides


XA Business Case

Infor Market Position

By far the largest System i software vendor – 15,000 customers

Dominant in System i manufacturing ERP applications

Continuing ERP enhancement

30 years of development, leading edge technology

No significant competitors

Infor Strategy

Full executive support for System i business

System i solutions adopt Infor 10

Dedicated System i Team


XA Business Case

XA Application Advantages

Best server side – System i

Best client side – Infor 10

Release Transparency

5x to 10x development productivity improvement

Release Independence

360 degree data access

Meta data architecture, multiple deployments from single objects


Infor10 Discrete iEnterprise (XA) - Customers

http://www.eaton.com/EatonCom/index.htm

http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-us/Vehicles/

http://www.teledyne.com/index.asp

http://www.nibe.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BallyTechBig.gif

http://www.letourneau-inc.com/index.htm

XA Conference Announcements


2011 Conference Announcements

Infor 10

XA Release 10

XA Enterprise General Ledger

SalesForce.com

Hosting/Cloud

IDF Reporting

Cognos 10.1

XA Configurator

Infor Mobile

IBM Power FLEX

CRMi v2/v3

STTi – Serial Track and Trace

XA Field Service

CPM Integration

SupplyWEB 11.1 w/ ION

HPS Changeover

R9 Go Lives


XA Development Roadmap


Disclaimer

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This announcement reflects the direction Infor may take with regard to the specific

product(s) described herein, all of which is subject to change by Infor in its sole discretion,

with or without notice to you. This announcement is not a commitment to you in any way

and you should not rely on this document or any of its content in making any decision. Infor

is not committing to develop or deliver any specified enhancement, upgrade, product or

functionality, even if such is described in this announcement and even if such description is

accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,”

“project,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” and/or similar expressions. Many factors can affect

Infor’s product development plans and the nature, content and timing of future product

releases, all of which remain in the sole discretion of Infor. This announcement, in whole or

in part, may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Infor or its subsidiaries

or affiliates. Infor expressly disclaims any liability with respect to this announcement.

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Speeding Up XA Evolution

Five development streams

Infor 10 Architecture

Infor Best in Class Applications

System i and IDF Joint Development

Core XA Development

System i Extend Products


Industry Suites

Best in Class Applications

ION Cloud

ION Process & Intelligence

Consumer grade experience – users work the way they live

ION Experience

Principles

Flip the structure of work (data & event driven)

Contextual data at the point of decision

Social computing changes work for the better

Mobile accelerates the flow of information & work

Change the way work is done

Consumer grade user experiences…

Users work they way they live

Flip the structure of work – data and event driven

Contextual data at the point of decision

Social computing changes work for the better

Mobile liberates and accelerates the enterprise

Social

Mobile

Contextual

Data Driven

BI ContextApps


ContextApps

In-Context BI & Dashboards


BI ContextApps BI Dashboards

My Dashboards My Videos My Shortcuts My Time

Purchasing

Specialized By Industry


General Manufacturing Automotive

Chemicals Food & Beverage

Aerospace & Defense High Tech Industrial Equipment &

Machinery

Distribution Equipment, Service

Management, & Rental Fashion

Healthcare Hospitality Public Sector

High Tech & Electronics

Vendor Managed Inventory

ODM

Use-up of components

Alternative item planning

Industrial Equip & Machinery

Project Management

Earned Value Management

Supplier Managed Inventory

Outsourcing/subcontract

Progress Billing

Aerospace & Defense

Project/Contract Management

Order pegging

WBS support

Family Planning

Model/Unit Effectivity

Serial genealogy

General Manufacturing

Business Model Processing

Cross-warehouse Planning

Multi-mode manufacturing

Cross-Docking

After Sales Service/Depot Repair

Reverse Logistics

ETO/CTO

Automotive / Specialty Vehicle

Assembly Control

CUM FAB Authorizations

Outsourcing/subcontract

Kanban, JIT, JIS, Supply to Line

EDI

Built to Solve the Issues in your Industry Key Target Industries

General Manufacturing Automotive Aerospace & Defense High Tech Industrial Equipment &

Machinery

Medical Devices

Compliance supported

FDA Certification

Family Planning

Lot / Serial Controls / Tracking

Food & Beverage

Catch-weight

Recipe management

Real-time costing

Disassembly

Co-product/by-product

Fashion

PLM for Fashion

Assortment/Replenishment Planning

Fabric and Trim

ESM&R

Rental and Leases

Contract and Warranty

Depot Repair

Counter Sales

ION – User Centered Design


Infor10 ION

Infor10 ION

XA

Process Experience Intelligence

Customer Relationship Management

SupplyWEB

Enterprise Asset

Management

Social Enterprise Mobility

Business Vault

Extend ERP as Required


Extended Functionality

Infor or 3rd Party

Upgrade independence

On-Premise or Cloud

wms

plm

erp

bi crm

Expense

mgmt

eam


2007 SupplyWEB

2010 Infor F9 Financial Reporting

2011 SupplyWEB 11.1 + ION

ION + Workspace

Enterprise Asset Management

Infor Dashboards

All the BODs

2012 Corporate Performance Management

SalesForce.com

Product Lifecycle Management*

Warehouse Management + Warehouse Bar Coding

What’s Next… Infor Mobile

Storefront

Infor Sales & Operations Planning

Infor Demand Planner


System i Development

2008 Customer Relationship Management for i

2010 Workflow for i

Visual Planner for i

2011 IDF Report Writer

Enterprise General Ledger for i (IDF redevelopment)

Serialization – ePedigree

CRMi version 2 – forecasting and incident tracking

What’s Next AP and AR for i redevelopment

Field Alias Capability


Serial Track and Trace

Multi Level Serialized Packages

Auto Generation

Track and Trace

Forwards/Backwards

Full FDA compliance


Enterprise General Ledger


Key Features

Full Globalization with IFRS compliance

Unlimited books

Full multi currency

Full drill down

IDF Input Screens

14 Account Segments

XA Core Development

2001 to 2010 – re-wrote the XA application in the Power-Link technology

Includes 300+ significant enhancements

Includes 10 new applications and tools

2010

100% IDF version - Release 9

2011

Enable ION technology

Purchasing Enhancements, multi sourcing

Globalization enhancements – environment replication

Optimized card files

What’s Next

IDF redevelopment of shipping and materials transactions

XA Release 10 – green screen not shipped

Completion of all manufacturing/ materials redevelopment

Other TBD



2008 Manufacturing Execution System – completely rewritten and

enhanced

2010 Document Management – new integrated application Freight rating and routing – new integrated application Material Logistics – complete re write in IDF Electronic Banking – new integrated application Business Intelligence – updated to Cognos 8.4

2011 Product Configurator and Channel Selling Business Intelligence - Updated to Cognos 10.1 Field Service Management Project Manufacturing/ Field Manufacturing


Speeding Up XA Evolution

Five development streams

Infor Architecture


System i and IDF Joint Development

Core XA Development



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