{
  "id": 12665703,
  "title": "Infor combines industry expertise and embedded engineers for process automation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/infor-combines-industry-expertise-and-embedded-engineers-for-process",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/07/process-automation-gets-industry-depth-from-infor-ai-agents-inforvelocity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Infor is leveraging its industry expertise and embedded engineers to provide process automation solutions that meet the unique needs of various industries. According to Kevin Samuelson, Infor LLC's CEO, Infor develops software tailored to the specific processes used in its customers' industries, combining industry-specific agents, deep vertical expertise, and an open architecture. This approach allows Infor to harness the power of AI and deliver value-driven outcomes. Infor's COO, Soma Somasundaram, explained that the company's Infor Industry AI is not a single product, but an architecture embedded across the company's applications, built on its Infor OS foundation and open to the customer's wider data. This architecture enables businesses to address industry-specific challenges, such as material shortages in automotive or parts supply chains, by ensuring timely delivery of materials to production lines. To gain customers' trust, Infor pairs customers with forward-deployed engineers, industry experts who work closely with customers to drive each use case until it delivers value. This approach significantly reduces the time it takes to move from prototype to production, often taking only one to two weeks, even for non-pre-existing use cases.",
  "summary": "AI-powered process automation requires software that understands the industry and workflows it serves. Moving from a promising prototype to practical use also requires implementation expertise. Infor LLC develops software around the specific processes its customers use in their industries. Its approach combines industry-specific agents, deep vertical expertise and an open architecture, according…",
  "key_points": [
    "Infor uses industry expertise and embedded engineers for process automation.",
    "Kevin Samuelson, Infor CEO, emphasizes tailored software for specific industries.",
    "Infor Industry AI architecture drives industry-specific solutions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}