Lawson Positioned as a “Leader" in IT Education; 2011 IDC MarketScape
27 Maggio 2011 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced that independent
industry analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC)
positioned Lawson as a "leader" in IT training vendor ratings in
its January 2011 report1, "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide IT Education
and Training 2011 Vendor Analysis," by Cushing Anderson, program
vice president, Project-Based Services for IDC.
The report states: “Lawson has built a variety of learning
modalities to meet the needs of its global audience. This includes
Learning Labs (both in person and virtual) for project team members
and Learning Accelerator, a Web simulation authoring tool that
helps new learners experience tasks or provides step-by-step user
guides for completing tasks. A library of content is also available
for the Learning Accelerator.”
Lawson has made a complimentary copy of the excerpt available
for download at www.lawson.com/learning.
The IDC MarketScape report evaluated 11 vendors participating in
the IT education market as a line of business to support the sale
of their technologies. This evaluation is based on a comprehensive
framework and set of parameters that assess vendors relative to one
another and to those factors expected to be most conducive to
success in a given market during the short and long term.
"Training plays a crucial role in the technology life cycle, and
Lawson provides a variety of innovative training solutions to help
our customers maximize their return on their enterprise software
investment,” said Alan Hupp, vice president, Lawson Learning. "Our
positioning in this report reflects our commitment to helping our
customers build the Lawson know-how needed to achieve their
business goals."
As noted in the report, Lawson has aligned its learning
strategies with all phases of the application life cycle. The
company’s learning strategy is designed to help reduce the total
cost of ownership for Lawson customers.
1 IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide IT Education and Training 2011
Vendor Analysis, Doc # 226469
About IDC MarketScapeIDC MarketScape vendor analysis
model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness
of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a
given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria
that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s
position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear
framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT
and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The
framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
About Lawson SoftwareLawson Software is a global provider
of enterprise software. We provide business application software,
maintenance and consulting to customers primarily in specific
services, trade and manufacturing/distribution industries. We
specialize in and target specific industries including healthcare,
services, public sector, equipment service management & rental,
manufacturing & distribution and consumer products industries.
Our software solutions include Enterprise Financial Management,
Human Capital Management, Business Intelligence, Asset Management,
Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Service
Management, Manufacturing Operations, Business Project Management
and industry-tailored applications. Our applications help automate
and integrate critical business processes, which enable our
customers to collaborate with their partners, suppliers and
employees, reduce costs and enhance business or operational
performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has
offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com.
For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium
AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains
forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties.
These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent,
belief or current expectations of Lawson and its management. Such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and
involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from the potential results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may cause
such differences include but are not limited to: the risk that the
pending merger with GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of
Golden Gate Capital and Infor, may not be completed on a timely
basis, if at all; the risk that the conditions to the consummation
of the merger may not be satisfied; the risk that the merger may
involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; the risk that
expected benefits of the merger may not materialize as expected;
the risk that, prior to the completion of the merger, Lawson's
business may experience significant disruptions, including loss of
customers or employees, due to transaction-related uncertainty or
other factors; the fact that legal proceedings that have been
instituted and the possibility that additional legal proceedings
may be instituted against Lawson, its directors and/or others
relating to the merger and the outcome of such proceedings; the
possible occurrence of an event, change or other circumstance that
could result in termination of the merger agreement; uncertainties
in the software industry; uncertainties as to when and whether the
conditions for the recognition of deferred revenue will be
satisfied; increased competition; the impact of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations; changes in conditions in Lawson's
targeted industries; the outcome of pending litigation; and other
risk factors listed in Lawson's most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
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