Lawson Software, the only provider of Self-Evident Applications (SEA) for e-business, has won IBM`s 'Top North American Contributor` award, by exceeding its revenue commitment to IBM by 202 percent in calendar year 1999.
"In addition to Lawson`s top revenue percentage," explains Cliff van Tonder, country manager, Lawson Software Africa, "IBM officials cite Lawson`s comprehensive support for IBM`s Application Framework for e-business and participation in IBM`s e-culture campaign as factors in their selection."
"Lawson`s commitment to leveraging IBM`s advanced technologies and industry leadership creates a great opportunity for them to better serve customer needs," says Dan Russell, director, Worldwide ISV (Independent Software Vendor) Software Sales and Marketing, IBM Software Group. "Lawson has a reputation for helping its customers successfully migrate to emerging technology platforms. Lawson`s e-business solutions are helping its customers move into the digital marketplace."
IBM Software Group created the Software Investment Initiative to help Independent Software Vendors incorporate IBM software products into their solutions and drive the resulting solutions to market. Lawson`s involvement in the program includes integrating IBM Net.Commerce, MQSeries and DB2 Universal Database software with its world-class line of enterprise e-business solutions and services.
"Participating in IBM`s Software Investment Initiative has helped Lawson expand its market reach, extend the e-business functionality of the company`s supply chain and procurement solutions and leverage our customers` investments in IBM technologies," says John Mulchrone, vice president, Supply Chain/Procurement Solutions, Lawson Software.
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Lawson Software, $270 million provider of Self-Evident ApplicationsTM (SEA) for e-business, offers role-based Web solutions for financials, human resources, procurement, supply chain and performance management. With 2,800 mid-to-large sized corporate customers, Lawson has distinguished itself competitively through a unique blend of feature-rich customer solutions, technology innovation and user-friendly support. Lawson Software has been acclaimed by technology analysts for its innovative and unique use of leading-edge technologies, like Self-Evident Applications TM(SEA) on the Web, and Drill AroundTM for integrated, cross-application data access.
Says the Meta Group, "Lawson Software gives its customers quantified savings by aiming their technology at saving corporations on overhead...a rare thing in the client/server world." Offering LAWSON INSIGHTR II for UNIX, NT and AS/400 platforms, Lawson has 28 offices and affiliates serving 36 countries worldwide and a 96 percent client retention over five years. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis and London.