Infor Creates New Partnership to Drive Expansion in EMEA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - July 5, 2011 - Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced a partnership with global systems integrator, Catalyst Business Solutions.  The agreement will be strategic in nature and will support Catalyst to market, implement, train and provide professional services for Infor's ERP LN, ERP VISUAL, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Performance Management (PM) solutions across the Middle East and Africa, supporting Infor's growth and expansion plans in these regions.     

News

  • New partnership agreement to support Infor's strategy to increase market share in the Middle East and Africa. 

  • With extensive experience in the Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean, Catalyst will focus on small and medium sized organisations, which make up a large proportion of the market in those territories.  

  • Catalyst will leverage its regional sales force from nine different offices in MEA to sell Infor solutions,  and help build a local ecosystem for deployment, training and support.

  • Catalyst is keen to work with Infor in order to complement its solution portfolio and is particularly impressed with Infor's extensive industry solutions' support.

  • Infor's scale, investment in development, and new channel partner network programme were key factors in Catalyst's decision to formalise the partnership.   

Partner Quote

"We have observed Infor over quite a long period and for a number of reasons we want to accelerate formalising our relationship. We've witnessed Infor's increasing scale and the impressive investments in its development of pertinent solutions for what we consider is a rather neglected market segment in EMEA.  We've also  seen the  new management team's impact over the last six months," comments Jean-Baptiste Blanc, vice-president, sales at Catalyst Business Solutions. "In addition to its recently launched portfolio of truly innovative solutions, we were impressed with Infor's new channel partner network programme, which provides extensive support in the form of local resources, marketing and training. We welcome the opportunity to support Infor in its growth ambitions for the Middle East and Africa regions and look forward to a long term and fruitful partnership."

Infor Quote

"As an established systems integrator with enterprise applications experience, we welcome Catalyst to our growing network of channel partners," comments Jean-Philippe Pommel, Infor's vice president of channels, EMEA. "We look forward to working shoulder to shouler with Catalyst to help educate companies in the Middle East and Africa regions about the immense value Infor solutions can bring to their operations."   

Additional Resources

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  • Infor ERP - http://www.infor.com/solutions/erp/

  • Infor EAM - http://www.infor.co.uk/solutions/eam/

  • Infor PM - http://www.infor.com/solutions/pm/

  • Infor Channel Programme - http://www.infor.com/partners/

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About Infor
Infor is a leading provider of business software and services, helping 70,000 customers in 164 countries improve operations and drive growth.  To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com.

For more information:
Nina Wainwright, t: 07884 311310, e: nina@ninawainwrightpr.com
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About Catalyst
Catalyst™ is a global IT leader in providing Packaged Services for Business Applications, Embedded Technology and Data Centers. Headquartered in San Jose, California, in the United States, Catalyst™ has offices in various countries across the Middle East, Africa, and South East Asia. Catalyst™ experienced growth since inception in 2002 and has more than 130 clients in 30 countries. To learn more about Catalyst, please visit www.catalyst-us.com.

For more information:
Mohit Dureja, mohit.dureja@catalyst-us.com

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