InforLN, and enterprise package for automotive, aerospace and defense, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries, has been multi-tenant enabled. Infor says the newest version of the manufacturing package contains core ERP upgrades that can handle the quarantine inventory (rejected items), first article inspections and quality tracking via the product serial code. The procurement process features a new requisition workbench, designed by Hook & Loop, the company's inhouse creative agency.

Yes, cloud revenue grew by double digits for SAP's year ended December 31. But old-fashioned support revenue was up by 7 percent leading to a 4 percent overall rise over 2013 results, the company said as it reported preliminary results. Revenue for 2014 was about $6.29 billion. In prepared remarks, CEO Bill McDermott touted the success of the company's Hana in-memory database platform.

The usual Random Thoughts item is on a brief break because of the impact of the winter ailment season on the writer. It should return on Friday, January 16, as this week looks potentially funnier. How long is a hiatus, anyway? What's half a hiatus? My cousin once took a hiatus and got 30 days for it, but we don't talk about him at family gatherings. If I show you my hiatus, will you show me yours? If it hiatuses or hiati? Never mind, next week.