Izzi Taps Virtutem To Modernize Infor LX Environments With Valence

January 19, 2026 Alex Woodie

Izzi Software entered the IBM i market in 2025 with cash for acquisitions, and promptly landed CNX and its Valence application modernization tool. Fast forward to 2026, and Izzi has formed a strategic partnership with longtime Infor partner Virtutem to sell and support Valence to users of Infor LX and other IBM i-based ERP systems.

Virtutem founder and chief executive officer Alwyn Francis has a long history with the IBM i platform and the BPCS product from Infor. He was an RPG II programmer working on System/3, System/34, and System/36 before joining an SSA partner based in the United …