3. MIDDLEWARE
Something that sits in “between” apps
EXT.
ERP
APP
very complicated, difficult to deploy
not integrated to business apps
very technical, not driven by business users
large footprint
can do “1000” things, but not the simplest ones
4. ION IS…. about …
connecting your business applications ….
…. organizing your business processes ….
…. empowering your users to be effective….
..… and achieve operational excellence
5. DIFFERENCE
A business middleware that is easier to
own at a lower cost
easy to install, configure and activate
it “just” works for Infor apps and Infor Cloud
connects “non-infor” apps as well
business process monitoring on-demand
runs your business workflows
can store data in a secure vault
acts “at the right time, right place, right moment”
10. BENEFITS
A Peer-To-Peer deployment unlocks
unlimited flexibility
Configure and run business process where required
Upgrade portion of business processes and still take
customer orders
Scale-out on demand
Rules local to business applications
13. DRIVERS…
INTEROPERABILITY
cleanup your custom, and point to point integrations
move to standard Infor-supported interoperability
improve your data reliability
integrate with Infor and non-Infor apps
get ready for the cloud
20. CONNECTORS AS OF JULY 2011
LEGACY / 3rd Party BUSINESS
INFOR
3rd Party MIDDLEWARE ADAPTERS
IOBOX DB to / from JMS
MS-DYNAMICS
(generic Infor) (Custom) BOD CRM
INFOR- IOBOX
CLOUD (generic Infor)
22. DRIVERS…
BUSINESS PROCESS
monitor for risk and exceptions across the enterprise
supplier and vendor performance
financial compliance
improve inventory Management
extend core business processes using workflow
approvals and authorizations
pro-actively push work to end-users
40. 1 MORE CONNECTORS
Business Adapters for Applications
Infor IOBOX (JDBC)
Infor Baan / ERPLN
(new) InforCloud – Hybrid deployment!
(new) MS CRM
(new) Database-To-BOD-To-Database
(new) Message Queue (JMS)
(new) Mapping over XSLT
100% backward compatible
41. 2 MULTI-FLOW MODELER
Explicit view of business routings
Manages multiple routing models
Example: separate shipping flow with
purchasing flow
Activation by routing model
Example: Activating shipping flow while
deactivating reporting flow
Import models from ION 2.0.x
Supports sequence, parallel, bi-
directional
42. 3 CONTENT-BASED ROUTING
Route Documents based on business
rules
Example: route sales orders to the right
warehouse based on item XYZ and
warehouse ID
Filters messages based on business
rules
Example: do not send all POs, but POs by
item XYZ and vendor ABC
Works with BODs and custom BODs
43. 4 ESCALATIONS
Escalate alerts
Escalate tasks
Escalation when not picked-up or
when not completed within a certain
time
Escalation by hierarchy / managers
44. 5 PULSE
Follow information like social
media
Manages
tasks, alerts, notifications and
escalations
Single / multi-column based on a
selected topic
Advanced filter options
Works within Workspace
Works standalone
45. OVER 30+ FEATURES
Installation Security Content-based Routing BOD-Attributes
DB Connector Tenant Aware Improved management
Internationalization
Notifications
Custom BOD
Escalations 10 Dynamic Distribution
Switchable Security (no ADFS) Multi-Flow Modeler
Parallel Routing
InforCloud Code Lists
MS-CRM
Manager of
distribution
Apache Active MQ Update Workspace
JMS Pulse Breadcrumbs
Spring 3.0 Advance Rules
Virgo / OSGi
48. ACT ON
INFORMATION
ORGANIZE FOLLOW
INFORMATION INFORMATION
SEARCH DATA AUTHORIZE &
LIKE CONSUMER DISTRIBUTE
SEARCH WORK
STORE DATA FOR
MONITOR &
BI, REPORTING, E
FOLLOW DATA
TC.
CONNECTING YOUR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
49. ACT ON
INFORMATION
ORGANIZE FOLLOW
INFORMATION INFORMATION
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
SEARCH WORKFLOW
BUSINESS EVENT
VAULT MANAGEMENT
CONNECTING YOUR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
51. CONNECTORS PER OCT. 2011
LEGACY / 3rd Party BUSINESS
INFOR
3rd Party MIDDLEWARE ADAPTERS
IOBOX DB to / from JMS
MS-DYNAMICS
(generic Infor) (Custom) BOD CRM
INFOR- IOBOX
CLOUD (generic Infor) SAP
SALESFORCE
This roadmap is just an indication of a features set for 10.1. This is not a commitment from Infor to deliver them and
can be subject to change without notice
52. Just a thought
MAYBE THEY ARE ALL
BETTER, BUT THEY
MISS ONE THING:
order
THE STD CONNECTION
order order
TO INFOR APPS
order
