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Linking business intelligence (BI) and business process management (BPM) creates stronger operational business intelligence (OBI). As organizations move from developing cubes and management reports towards scorecards, dashboards and real-time BI, the way BI is used is transformed into a proactive decision-making tool.
BI Review, February 28, 2008
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Robert Herz and FASB are preparing a radical new format for financial statements.
CFO Magazine, February 2008
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Everyone agrees that having a strategic plan for IT is a good thing but most CIOs approach the process with fear and loathing. In fact, the majority of CIOs (and the enterprises they work for) are faking it when it comes to strategic planning. Isn't it time we all got real?
CIO Magazine, January 18, 2008
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Lawson Software Announces Partnership with RPI Consultants for Specialized Implementation Services (Business Wire)
ST. PAUL, Minn.----Lawson Software today announced a partnership with RPI Consultants to assist with the deployment of several Lawson S3 applications, including Mobile Supply Chain Management, Surgical Instrumentation Management, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Card.
Lawson Software to Present at the Merrill Lynch Technology 2008 Conference on May 6, 2008 (Business Wire)
ST. PAUL, Minn.----Lawson Software will participate in the Merrill Lynch Technology 2008 Conference at the Westin Times Square Hotel in New York City. Presenting for Lawson on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.
SAP Profit Falls More than Expected, Shares Sink (at CNBC)
Business software company SAP reported quarterly results that fell shy of expectations Wednesday and also said it will delaying the launch of new subscription software for small and medium businesses.
UPDATE - Weak US sales hit SAP Q1; new software delayed (at Reuters)
UPDATE - SAP delays new software rollout after weak Q1 (at Reuters)
Eder GmbH Deutschland Chooses Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System for Equipment Service Management (Business Wire)
ST. PAUL, Minn.----Lawson Software announced today that Eder GmbH Deutschland, a company specializing in selling, leasing and servicing agricultural machinery and forklifts, will implement the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System for Equipment Service Management.
Parametric Tech Beats Estimates (at TheStreet.com)
The company lifts its full-year EPS guidance.
[$$] Convenience Stores Aglow On Japan's Cigarette Law (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
Japan's massive convenience-store industry is about to receive a big sales boost as a crackdown on selling cigarettes from vending machines prompts smokers to buy their packs in stores.
[$$] Japanese stores may get cigarette-sales boost (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
Japan's convenience-store industry will get a big sales boost as a crackdown on selling cigarettes from vending machines prompts smokers to buy their packs in stores.
LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibit (EDGAR Online)
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SAP’s SaaS Scaleback
According to this recent article (http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/saas/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403609), it seems that SAP’s ambitious plan for offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) to the mid-market was just a wee bit too a...
Who’s Minding the Store?
I know, I know. I pick on Lawson Support too much.
But man, what an easy target:
I mean, c’mon. Here’s a company that constantly touts itself as a “player” in ERP space. Yet they can’t even keep their support infr...
I’ve Been Immortalized!
I guess I can’t complain any more. Lawson finally knows me!
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Is there a “LawsonAppliance” in your Future?
Software vendors just love to have their own dedicated box, right? We all know about the Google Appliance.
Now the “SAP Appliance”:http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206901687.
We all know how difficult it is to inst...
Is Lawson Enterprise-Ready?
This is a topic which always generates a lot of debate. On the one hand, you have Lawson, which touts its “enterprise-readiness”, and its ability to support large enterprises. Most of us think of Lawson as a software vendor targeting small-to-medi...
Are You Aligned?
We always hear a lot about IT alignment. That is, how aligned your IT goals are with goals of your business? Usually, these are addressed in a macro view, but rarely in micro. But what about within the IT organization itself? Are its goals aligned i...
Should We Keep Lawson?
It’s an interesting dilemma. A Lawson client asked me why they should continue to use Lawson for their HR software. While they use for Lawson for Financials, they really don’t utilize much of the HR suite:
Payroll has always been outsourced to ...
Apple’s Stupefying Search Box
Maybe I’m just not hip enough to get it.
If I want to search for something, I enter the string (here I entered “ipods”)
But what do I do next?
The magnifying glass isn’t a clickable icon.
The ‘X’ is who knows ...
More Bandwidth ≠ Greater Productivity
Business Week published an article, “Ten Penny-Pinching Ideas for 2008″ (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2007/tc20071120_184990.htm) which got my attention. No, it wasn’t the sarcastic reference to “the bes...
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