Some very interesting developments on the mid-market ERP space:
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Entries categorized as ‘Lawson S3’
Can Lawson Remain Relevant?
October 1, 2009 · 3 Comments
Categories: ERP · LWSN · Lawson · Lawson M3 · Lawson S3 · Thoughts
Tell Us About Your S3 Apps Upgrade
July 10, 2009 · 2 Comments
Several Lawson clients have asked me about what I’m hearing about the Lawson S3 applications upgrades. As you know, Lawson S3 apps will be decommissioned in 2010, and clients are in various stages of the upgrade.
CUE 09 Descends On San Diego
April 27, 2009 · 10 Comments
When Lawson CUE was held in San Diego this past April, Lawson invited some software industry bloggers to attend the annual event. I’ll let you read their reviews:
- Frank Scavo’s Enterprise Spectator
- Michael Krigsman’s IT Project Failures
- Ray Wang’s Software Insider’s Point of View
- Vinnie Mirchandani’s Deal Architect
Unlike the LawsonGuru Blog, which targets you—the actual Lawson customer, each of these bloggers targets the larger enterprise software marketplace. But, hey, it’s Lawson’s conference, so they have to right to invite whomever they want.
Alas, I stayed home.
Categories: ERP · Harry Debes · LWSN · Landmark · Lawson · Lawson CUE · Lawson M3 · Lawson S3
We All Knew This Day Would Come
March 27, 2009 · 2 Comments
Your Paper, Sir?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the newspaper industry is in a serious decline. Maybe that’s not strong enough.
Newspapers, as we’ve known them, are on their deathbed. And it’s a sad reversal of fortune. Gone are the glory days of The Washington Post’s Woodward and Bernstein.
Categories: ERP · LSF9 · Lawson · Lawson S3 · Support · Thoughts · Upgrades
Are We Ready for Lawson Smart Office?
November 18, 2008 · 4 Comments
To paraphrase Dean Hager:
“This has been a ten-year dream for me; to deliver on the promise of a comprehensive all-encompassing Lawson user experience.”
In short, Lawson Smart Office integrates and delivers all facets of Lawson applications in a seamless fashion, providing a comprehensive user experience for all things Lawson. Smart Office is built on 3 pillars: intelligence, productivity, and personalization. As Dean says, Smart Office facilitates what Lawson is calling “The Process of Me”.
I agree that it’s slick. In fact, it’s gorgeous. It utilizes all the latest Microsoft technologies. But you know me—I’m the skeptic. So, let’s examine a few questions:
Customization: Risk vs. Reward
October 15, 2008 · 4 Comments
One of the realities of ERP is that organizations often feel they need to customize to meet their requirements. Customization is a tough choice to make and there really is no good answer. In this article, we’ll examine some of the reasons for customization of your Lawson S3 Applications, why to avoid it, and how to mitigate the risks if you do customize.
Categories: Customization · ERP · Lawson · Lawson S3 · Thoughts
Lawson’s Install Amnesia
May 29, 2008 · 1 Comment
Does anyone else think that when you install a Lawson application, install locations should be remembered for future installs?
Should We Keep Lawson?
January 4, 2008 · 1 Comment
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:
Is Lawson’s Smart Client coming for S3 customers?
May 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment
A very detailed technical article was just published on the InfoQ.com website,http://www.infoq.com/articles/lawson-casestudy. For Lawson’s S3 clients, there are hints of things to come… (more…)
My Thoughts on CUE 2007
March 8, 2007 · 1 Comment
Even though I didn’t attend Lawson CUE this year in San Diego, I did receive my usual eyewitness reports. I also viewed the video feeds of keynotes and listened in on the executive/analyst briefings. And, naturally, I do have my opinions.
Categories: Harry Debes · LWSN · Lawson CUE · Lawson M3 · Lawson S3
