Welcome to Inforum 2008

Discover all you need to know about application software and more during Infor ERP Baan and Infor ERP LN Connections.  This unique conference-within-a-conference approach looks at the Infor ERP Baan and Infor ERP LN challenges of rising business costs, effective customer and supplier collaboration, improved production efficiency, and materials management, to name a few.

Infor ERP Baan and Infor ERP LN Connections also will uncover opportunities for increased collaboration, show how green and sustainability are altering our world markets, investigate globalization requirements, offer ideas on how to improve visibility and performance, and discuss managing by exception, along with many other topics.

Meet with your peers in roundtable discussion groups; attend educational sessions, and investigate options all while finding solutions. Be in control and drive your business performance during Inforum 2008.

Click here to listen to customer testimonial from RTC.
Click here to listen to a customer testimonial from Noranda Aluminum.

Opening general session

Kick off Inforum 2008 by joining the Infor ERP Baan and Infor ERP LN Connections opening general session. The ideas presented during the discussion will challenge you to evaluate your expectations for the conference and outline a plan-of-attack to maximize the value of every minute. The session will lay the foundation for evaluating where you are today, where you want to be in the future, and map the direction you
can take to get there.

Sue Peyton, director of Product Management from Infor, also will highlight which sessions, discussions, or expo partners you might want to explore during the conference to help you get the most from Inforum 2008.

Recommended sessions

A wide variety of sessions will be offered that address all aspects of your business—from the shop floor to the back office, from engineering to aftermarket sales and service, with special focus on improved communications, business information, and intelligence beyond just reporting financials. Evaluate all the sessions in advance and bring departmental representatives with you to cover all of the content that could impact your company's bottom line.

• Infor ERP Baan
• Infor ERP CAS
• Infor ERP LN
• Infor ERP KBM
• Infor ERP MANMAN
• Infor ERP MAXCIM
• Infor ERP MK
  

This year there will be four separate tracks to provide focus in the areas of:

• Functional domain topics including sessions covering financial integrations and more
• Net-change training for Infor ERP Baan IVc4 to Infor ERP LN in each of the domains, including finance, manufacturing, logistics, and tools/technology
• What should be considered for multisite configurations from operations to financials

• Functional domain topics including sessions covering financial integrations, and more

• Functional domain topics including financial integrations, order management options, freight management, and transportation considerations for discrete manufacturing
• Feature Pack 4 and 5 content review
• Customer-managed and supplier-managed inventory
• Multisite configurations reviewed, financial and operations options
• Technology improvements in processing, performance, and report writer training (BIRT)
• Role-based home pages—maintenance and management
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• Product roadmaps for applications and technology
• Migration process review from an implementation and migration tools perspective with real-life
  examples of successful migrations from customers themselves
• Real-life customer stories—sharing lessons learned, suggestions and next steps
• The Infor Evolve strategy—value components built on the Infor Open SOA that will be available for clients regardless of the release level you're processing

Be sure to sign up for post-conference product education too. These mini-classes will provide
focused training on product functions and include hands-on labs. For education class list and
registration click here .