NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 06/03/13 — , a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Virginia International Terminals, Inc. (VIT) has successfully implemented and . Part of the Virginia Port Authority, the third-largest port on the U.S. east coast, VIT has been an customer since 2005. The enterprise chose to implement Infor SunSystems and Infor ION in order to deliver real-time connectivity between asset management and financials. Infor ION enables direct transfer of information between Infor SunSystems and Infor EAM, helping to ensure that captured data is consistent and saving time for VIT users through reduced manual entry.

Using Infor ION, the accounting department can login to Infor SunSystems and view activities within Infor EAM. With the ability to see asset transactions in real-time, bookkeeping users can make more immediate inquiries to resolve issues and facilitate faster business decisions.

Infor SunSystems allows VIT to better manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and the general ledger, all within the same application, enabling more accurate financial data updated in real-time with each transaction. This connectivity also provides decision-makers with a more holistic view of company finances for enhanced drill down and analysis.

VIT now utilizes the Infor SunSystems electronic document cabinet functionality for easy access to supplier invoices. Employees no longer need to use a separate application to view electronic images of paperwork, which helps to speed day-to-day operations.

Through online access, an easy-to-use interface and built-in workflows, Infor EAM helps VIT to more efficiently manage assets through automated alerts and monitoring.

“Previously our accounting department would get bogged down with manual data entry and lacked insight into how assets were affecting the budget,” said Beth Neville, financial information systems manager, Virginia International Terminals. “Now Infor ION allows our users to view transactions in both applications in real-time, promoting better business decisions because accounting instantly knows where money is being spent. With Infor ION, we can also easily scale and upgrade in the future and add additional modules without having to worry about a break in the connective architecture.”

“Infor EAM is crucial for effective management of assets at companies like VIT, and when used with applications such as Infor SunSystems, it creates an end-to-end business tool to govern financials, assets and maintenance operations,” said Kevin Price, senior product manager, EAM, Infor. “Infor ION enables these applications to function as a unified solution, helping to eliminate information silos and streamline workflow. Businesses can integrate products like SunSystems or even ERPs and supply chain solutions, knowing that the new system will be able to reliably communicate and efficiently transfer data with Infor EAM in real-time via ION.”

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The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is an autonomous agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that owns the Port of Virginia, a group of facilities including Virginia International Terminals, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Newport News Marine Terminal and APM Terminals Virginia at Portsmouth. Under VIT-s tenure, the Port of Virginia has grown to the third-largest port on the east coast and is the sixth-largest U.S. port. For more information, please visit .

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