Merino Services Establishes Significant Partner Agreement with Infor

Merino Services Establishes Significant Partner Agreement with Infor

Merino to Train students with Infor ERP LN Education and Certification Courses

New Delhi, 1st July 2009 – Merino Services Limited (MSL) announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with Infor to become Infor’s Education Partner in India. The academy would be the first of its kind in Asia. Under the agreement, MSL will establish training centers in the country, providing professional training and certification on Infor ERP LN (previously known as Baan). The announcement of the agreement was marked by the opening of the Delhi institute at 70, KLJ Complex, Moti Nagar-New Delhi-110015. In the next 3 months, institutes at major hubs such as Bangalore, Varanasi and Ahmedabad will open up followed by institutes covering many other major cities – Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Pune, Chandigarh and Noida.The partnership is expected to boost the development of the local ERP market by increasing the pool of certified ERP professionals in India.
“Recognised as a major global hub for IT services and outsourcing, India has a huge potential for trained professionals to meet the growing global demand for ERP skills and expertise,” said Lawrence Chan, president, Infor, Asia Pacific. “MSL is a leading provider in business consulting and IT services, and is also an Infor channel partner in India. Infor ERP LN is already a leading ERP system for enterprises globally and our affiliation with MSL will expand our footprint to companies across India’s vast and growing market.”
Infor ERP LN helps some of the world’s most successful organizations to improve their agility and lower their total cost of ownership. A fully integrated solution, Infor ERP LN is an advanced, easy-to-use ERP solution that provides flexible global business operations support across all departments including finance, warehousing, freight management, and aftermarket service. Infor ERP LN currently has a well-established installed base in India.
To fulfill the growing demand for trained and skilled resources for Infor ERP LN implementation and maintenance, Infor and MSL will partner to offer authorized training on Infor ERP LN through the latter’s extensive presence in India. MSL will establish fifteen Infor ERP LN dedicated training and certification centers in India, with the first one to be located in New Delhi.
“As India’s manufacturers enter competitive global markets, they need robust ERP solutions like Infor ERP LN to support their growth,” said Sanjay Sharda, President, Merino Services Limited. “Our agreement with Infor will help meet the demand for skilled ERP LN professionals in India. We look forward to increasing the number of people who understand how to design and implement business solutions based on this powerful and agile software application.”

Course Details

MSL Enterprise Solution Academy offers standard programs for a set of audiences including graduates and working professionals; and customized training and development solutions to organizations for meeting their specific needs and pressing issues. In addition, the Academy will offer specialized trainings for top management and 'C' Level Executives to demonstrate the power of Enterprise Solutions and the Dynamics of Change, and the potential business benefit that can be achieved.
The programs currently being offered at MSL Enterprise Solution Academy include:

Infor ERP LN - Finance
Infor ERP LN - Distribution
Infor ERP LN - Manufacturing
Infor ERP LN - Service
Infor ERP LN –Tools & Technologies
Infor ERP LN - Projects

Duration

The curriculum for each program will be covered in approximately 240 hrs – flexible full time and part time options are available for the training.


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About Merino Services Limited
Headquartered in New Delhi, Merino Services Limited is a business consulting and IT Services organization providing value-added services as a Partner-to-Progress with its customers and business associates. As partners to progress to any customer, MSL believes in a long term relationship with its customers. MSL sells and implements enterprise software solutions from leading global software vendors. MSL is a fully owned subsidiary of the USD 120 million Merino Group with diversified interests in manufacturing modular furniture, high-pressure and low-pressure laminates and farm-to-plate segments among others. Merino Group's strengths lie in its strong international and domestic presence. For additional information, visit www.merinoservices.com

About Infor
Infor acquires and develops functionally rich software backed by thousands of domain experts and then makes it better through continuous innovation, faster implementations, global enablement, and flexible buying options. In a few short years, Infor has become one of the largest providers of business software in the world. For additional information, visit www.infor.com.

For more information:
Merino Services Ltd.
URL: www.merinoservices.com/mesa/academy/group.htm
Email: info@merinoservices.com
Ph: 01145068300


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