Infor Delivers Cloud PLM Solution Designed For Discrete Manufacturers

Infor, a leading provider of business application software, announced Infor Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Accelerate, powered by Aras. Initially launched at Inforum 2014 as Infor PLM Innovator, this new PLM solution will provide strong value to automotive, industrial manufacturing, high tech and aerospace & defense customers. The Infor PLM Accelerate solution will provide users with an Infor-focused user experience and is available for both on-premise and private cloud (single-tenant) deployment.

This latest offering provides a full-featured, highly scalable, flexible and secure PLM solution. Infor PLM Accelerate is designed to easily adapt with the unique business practices of discrete manufacturers. The solution moves beyond the capabilities of standalone products to unite the entire product lifecycle for a single view of the truth, allowing users to manage the process from ideation to manufacturing through distribution.

Infor PLM Accelerate features a singular web framework that uses an open architecture. This advanced approach establishes a comprehensive PLM solution suite to manage processes throughout the enterprise and supply chain. The user interface features drag and drop functionality to provide a layer of flexibility needed for unique industry customizations. Infor PLM Accelerate utilizes compliance-grade security to protect all intellectual property through customizable permissions, authentication and access control. The solution is also capable of scaling both up and out to support organizations of all sizes and compliance needs, including the management of petabytes of complex computer aided design (CAD) data.

Infor PLM Accelerate can integrate with Infor and non-Infor enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions through Infor ION, a purpose-built middleware component.

Keywords: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Industrial Manufacturing, On-Premise Cloud, Private Cloud, ARC Advisory Group.