Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should remain anonymous, promised information.

A company spokesman has now disclosed: “The referral program, as it was described in the e-mail of information, it indicates that all projects for referral programs are reviewed by the new information management improvements to and a revised recommendation program, there will be early January… “

Shortly after the announcement of the offer, for example, had complained on Twitter Analyst Hyoun Park: “This program means for anonymous information recommendations, I recommend that no more information and can be both a credible analyst.”

Analyst Naomi Bloom called the offer “disturbing” and Advisor Vinnie Mirchandani wrote: “Infor’s offer, recommendation commissions offer for them anonymously deliver potential customers, has made many analysts speechless First, it violates their notion of independence, the promised anonymity is an additional.. blow to the drive for greater transparency in the technology sector. “

Larry Dignan of ZDNet U.S. wrote: “The crucial issue here is how can the anonymity of an opinion leader or counselor working in the interest of his audience or his customers when he commissions that he collects not disclose.”

In terms of the referral program and its annex were explicitly excluded recommendations that could lead to conflicts of interest. Observers criticized, however, that the offered anonymity prevents the identification of such conflicts of interest. Moreover, it is not necessary to keep the person anonymous recommendable, if there is no conflict of interest.

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Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]

Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]

Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]

Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]

Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]

Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]

Infor, software company developing enterprise software, has ceased to criticism from analysts, consultants, journalists and a controversial anonymous referral program. Information offered to “opinion leaders in the industry, independent representatives and business consultants” to up to 15 percent commission for every company that is a recommendation to customer information. From whom came the recommendation should [...]