General Consultant Discussion

Interesting to see how much improvement Saleslogix has gotten since Infor bought them. Just goes to show you the abuse Sage showers on their solutions and why they eventually always fall behind. Now it has a true bidirectional exchange synchronization from the server side. First Look: The All New Infor CRM (Saleslogix) v8.2 Sync for Exchange Image Title Infor CRM (Saleslogix) v8.2 is full of new features and improvements, and this month we're going to get technical as we focus on the brand new Infor CRM Sync for Exchange. This new functionality allows for the sharing of information between Infor CRM and Microsoft Exchange and offers an alternative to Exchange Link. We encourage you to join us as we review how the Exchange Sync will automatically: Create History records from emails Sync Contacts Sync Calendar items Sync Tasks We will also: Explain the difference between Exchange Link, the Outlook integration, and the new Exchange Sync. Discuss the connection to Exchange and the prerequisites. Give an overview of the installation and configuration options. What: First Look: The All New Infor CRM (Saleslogix) v8.2 Sync for Exchange Presented by Scott Weber of Customer FX When: Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 at 2pm CDT Where: Online via GoToWebinar

Sage really did starve it. Since Sage bought it, SLX lost nearly 90% of its customer count, mainly because Sage would not fund the significant development needed to get a competitive web client up; it took them until 2011. Infor has put significant $$ into development. It remains to be seen if even that is enough, or if Infor understands how to market it. Regardless, Infor CRM today has great functionality for most companies wanting CRM. And it ends up being significantly less expensive than sf, and very flexible.