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Category Archives: LWSN
The Icahn Effect
You’ve no doubt heard the news: Carl Icahn has “taken a stake” in Lawson Software (NASDAQ:LWSN).
Cloudy with a Chance of Lawson?
I found this recent Lawson press release announcing the hire of a new VP to be curious.
Can Lawson Remain Relevant?
Some very interesting developments on the mid-market ERP space:
“We Are All Culpable”
That line comes back to me as I read about a client suing Lawson over a failed implementation.
The Morphing of the Enterprise Software Vendor Revenue Model
Is this an anomaly or an interesting market trend in the enterprise software? In case you missed it this past week, Lawson released their latest financial results.
Is LWSN Re-Investing Your Maintenance Fees?
Phil Simon forwarded this blog post about how software companies are “skimping” on R&D, and are using maintenance revenue streams to finance their on-going operations. You—as the software customer—send the vendor some money each year—some to be used for providing you support, but some of it is expected to be used to further enhance the [...]
CUE 09 Descends On San Diego
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 [...]
What Lawson Can Learn From IBM
As you know, LawsonGuru.com and Decision Analytics have absolutely no affiliation with Lawson Software. Which makes for a sometimes contentious relationship with Lawson.
Do You Agree With Harry?
Lawson’s CEO Harry Debes certainly isn’t afraid to speak his mind or express his feelings. But Harry’s latest remarks deriding Software as a Service (SaaS) might just put him in the doghouse:
LWSN Expands Support Options as SAP Narrows
Over the past year or so, Lawson has been expanding their support offerings. It used to be that you had just one option: “Maintenance and Support”.
