Category Archives: LWSN

LWSN Announces 2008 Q1 Financial Results

Posted on October 4, 2007 by John Henley| 1 Comment

Despite the upbeat quarterly report, I’m hearing a lot of grumbling from the troops. In particular that the company is being decimated in the name of cost-cutting, and that the focus has shifted away from long-term R&D to short-term billable/maintenance revenue. Also that all intellectual properties, etc. (e.g. Architects) are now being offshored and that St. Paul will be only a shell, if it even survives as the HQ. Lastly, that Landmark apps are on the back burner.

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Lawson’s Quality Crisis…The More Things Change…

Posted on June 6, 2007 by John Henley| 2 Comments

A number of years ago, I wrote a LawsonGuru Letter article titled “Lawson’s Quality Crisis”. I really had high hopes that Lawson was turning the corner on these problems as part of their various initiatives (including their adoption of better CMM practices, the Xansa partnership, etc.)

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Posted in LSF9, LWSN, Landmark, Rants, Support

LWSN and Dogfood ?!?

Posted on May 30, 2007 by John Henley| 5 Comments

I was copied on this email from a Lawson client, who was addressing their concerns to Lawson: We are getting conflicting information from Lawson on this subject.
1. Is Concur a Lawson Partner?
2. Is Lawson using Concur internally for Expense Reimbursement?
3. Does Lawson plan to use Concur internally for Expense Reimbursement in the future?
If the answer to any of these is “yes”, can you please explain why and what the plans are for the Lawson Time & Expense module?

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Posted in ERP, Harry Debes, LWSN, Rants

Is Lawson’s Smart Client coming for S3 customers?

Posted on May 23, 2007 by John Henley| 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… Continue reading →

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Simpler is Better, huh?

Posted on April 5, 2007 by John Henley| Leave a comment

Simpler Is Better?

Sorry. I couldn’t resist.

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Oracle Sues SAP

Posted on March 23, 2007 by John Henley| Leave a comment

A few days ago, Oracle sued SAP in what could turn into a very ugly case. Depending on the merits and outcome of this case (which I’ll get to shortly), it could mean a rude wake-up call for any firm doing ERP consulting work. Continue reading →

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Posted in ERP, LWSN

My Thoughts on CUE 2007

Posted on March 8, 2007 by John Henley| 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.

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Posted in Harry Debes, LWSN, Lawson CUE, Lawson M3, Lawson S3

Does Lawson Own a Time Machine?

Posted on March 6, 2007 by John Henley| Leave a comment

Seth Godin writes in his blog today (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/03/time_machines.html about the use of time manipulation by customer service employees in order to achieve “customer satisfaction”. I often feel the same way when I hear Lawson tout its “successful support call” completion rates.

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