Lawson Enforces Its Stronghold
Part1: Recent Announcements
P.J. Jakovljevic - May 3, 2002

Event Summary

On April 17, <b>Lawson Software</b>, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWSN), a provider of Web-based business applications for selected service industries, announced the acquisition of <b>Keyola</b>, a Florida-based company with an innovative business intelligence (BI) technology. The acquisition of the privately held company is effective immediately, and terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keyola's collaborative business intelligence technology is seen to enhance the capabilities of Lawson's applications to automatically deliver event-driven notifications across an organization's enterprise, and instantly push key information to the right people. Called <b>Lawson Smart Notification</b>, the configurable, collaborative solution delivers information that is user defined and can be received via PDA, email, voice, text messages and wireless devices. Smart Notification should empower users by automatically sending them information important to their work, and by letting users define what information they want and how they want it delivered. When integrated with Lawson's solutions, Smart Notification will include rich content and actionable information to help Lawson's customers make better decisions, faster. The acquisition of Keyola may demonstrate Lawson's strategy to acquire companies that enhance Lawson's product offerings and provide value to Lawson's customers.<br>&nbsp; <br> <font color="#336699">This is <b>Part 1</b> of a 2-part analysis of recent news concerning Lawson Software.<br> This part details announcements concerning: <ul> <li><b>Keyola</b> Acquisition</li> <li><b>Catholic Healthcare West</b> Contract Win</li> <li><b>Computer Sciences Corporation</b> Alliance</li> <li><b>Lucent Technologies</b> Contract Win</li> <li><b>Indus</b> Alliance</li> <li><b>Lawson</b> Q3 2002 Financials</li> <li><b>Lawson Scorecard</b> Launch</li> </ul> <a href="/Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_06_02_1.asp" target="_blank"><b>Part 2</b></a> will discuss the Market Impact and make User Recommendations.</font>..