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The 10th edition of “Przegląd Mleczarski” published an article written by Jacek Jakubik – Senior Consultant at Polish Consulting Company. The article is titled “How to handle the difficult situation of price decrease and competition increase” and summarizes the challenges of the dairy industry as well as gives hints on how to face them effectively.

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Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced strong results for its fiscal 2015. Software license fees and subscriptions revenue increased 12 percent, with SaaS revenue up more than 60 percent in fiscal 2015, compared to the same period last year1. SaaS bookings increased more than 300 percent as more than 45 million users now access Infor applications in the cloud in 96 different countries.

“The growth Infor is experiencing marks an inflection point for the company, where the heavy investments we’ve made in cloud software that meets unique industry needs with an elegant user experience are paying dividends,” said Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor. “Infor is well-positioned to accelerate growth as more companies eschew the monolithic era of legacy software vendors in favor of flexible, secure cloud applications with the last-mile functionality they need without the costly customization they don’t.”

During fiscal 2015, Infor added approximately 2,900 new customers, including approximately 500 competitive wins against legacy vendors SAP and Oracle. New customers and go-lives in the year include Wyndham Hotels, Ferrari, San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, Boskalis, EBSCO, Legacy Health, Best Western International, Kaman Industrial Technologies, andWagner equipment (CAT).

Infor also focused on upgrading its large install base through an expanded ecosystem of system integrators, including new agreements with HCL Technologies and Ciber; the company continued momentum with its UpgradeX program and successfully completed upgrades at customers including San Antonio Water System, and Kansas City Water Services. Infor added 97 new channel partners to the Infor Partner Network, and saw channel revenue increase 18 percent.

Other highlights for the year include:

• Record attendance of more than 7,000 at Inforum, Infor’s annual user conference, held in September in New Orleans
• Announcement of Infor Xi, the company’s next major enterprise release featuring multi-tenancy, open source, mobile-first design, and built-in data science
• Continued delivery of Infor CloudSuiteTM industry suites, with suites available for Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Distribution, Equipment, Facilities Management, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industrial Manufacturing, and Public Sector
• Introduction of Infor CloudSuite Business, a robust general ERP solution providing integrated financials, HR, and CRM capabilities to mid-market companies as well as an attractive swap-out program for NetSuite customers who wish to migrate to CloudSuite Business
• Launch of the Infor Education Alliances Program, a learning and collaboration program to power next-generation leaders and businesses, with initial members including Brandeis, The City University of New York (CUNY), The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Austin, and the New York Urban League
• Creation of Infor Dynamic Science Labs, a new internal organization based in Cambridge, Mass. focused on infusing machine-learning and big data analytics into Infor applications, making them faster, smarter, more scalable and elegant

1 With the change in our fiscal year end from May 31 to April 30 effective for fiscal 2015, our results for fiscal 2015 reflect the 11-month transition period from June 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015.  The revenue and bookings increases reflected above relate to the 11-month transition period of fiscal 2015 and the comparable unaudited 11-month period from June 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014, as recast for fiscal 2014. For additional detail, see our Transition Report on Form 10-KT filed with the SEC on June 26, 2015.

Moniecka Spółdzielnia Mieczarska (MSM), a dairy cooperative in Mońki, Poland, chose Infor M3 in 2014. The system implementation completed successfully in January 2015. MSM implemented the comprehensive suite of software solutions designed for medium, complex process manufacturers to streamline operations and increase visibility.

With modern production lines, MSM is considered one of the most advanced cheese producers in Eastern Europe. As part of Infor’s 10x strategy to meet challenges of selected micro verticals, Infor M3 offers dedicated tools for the dairy sector. Investing in the latest Infor technology enables MSM to optimize a wide range of business activities, helping the dairy cooperative to maintain and expand its leading market position. The main objective of the project was to introduce an integrated, effective management of all processes, from purchasing milk and other raw materials supply to production, sales and logistics, quality management, financial management and controlling.

MSM chose Infor M3 for its proven track record in managing all the core and supporting processes inherent in dairy production operations. MSM was also convinced by a number of references among leading dairy producers, including the Swedish dairies Arla and Skanemejerier, the Norwegian cooperative Tine, the Swiss LRG Groupe, the American Clover Stornella, the Dutch Kono Kaasmaker and Beltinhoeve as well as Synlait from New Zealand.

With the full set of Infor M3 applications, MSM is now able to monitor transactions throughout the Polish organization including manufacturing operations, supply chain activities, customer and supplier relationships, warehouse and distribution processes, and financial management.

About MSM

MSM in Monki is one of the most modern and fastest growing dairy plants in Poland. Established in 1972 by the merger of the Regional Dairy Cooperative in Dolistowo and District Dairy Cooperative in Krypnie, MSM specializes in the production of Dutch and Swiss-type cheese, extra butter, mix acids and powdered products such as whey powder and periodically skimmed milk powder. More information can be found at www.msm-monki.pl/

Polish Consulting Company Sp. z o. o. participated last week in the dairy seminar held at the National Association of Dairy Cooperatives (Krajowy Związek Spółdzielni Mleczarskich) in Warsaw. The seminar gathered over 120 presidents and board members from the top 50 dairy producers belonging to the Cooperative and referred to the current situation of the dairy industry, costs of milk production as well European Union funds for agriculture in years 2014-2020. The latter was presented by a special guest Mrs. Zofia Szalczyk, Junior Secretary at the Ministry of Agricultire and Countryside Development.

During the seminar PCC had an opportunity to deliver a 20-mins presentation in which we explained how our ERP system – Infor M3 – can optimize a wide range of business activities in a dairy company. We also demonstrated benefits and worldwide customers of Infor M3, as well as our newly created M3 website for the dairy industry – www.erpdlamleka.pl, which contains useful information on how the system streamlines business operations, from purchasing milk and other raw materials supply to production, sales and logistics, quality management, financial management and controlling.

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Infor M3 is and Enterprise Resource Planning system produced by Infor and providing an integrated, effective management of all processes in a company. Leading dairy producers use Infor M3 worldwide. The list of dairy customers includes the Swedish dairies Arla and Skanemejerier, the Norwegian cooperative Tine, the Swiss LRG Groupe, the American Clover Stornella, the Dutch Kono Kaasmaker and Beltinhoeve as well as Synlait from New Zealand.