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Category Archives: LWSN
LWSN Announces 2008 Q1 Financial Results
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 [...]
Lawson’s Quality Crisis…The More Things Change…
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.)
LWSN and Dogfood ?!?
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 [...]
Is Lawson’s Smart Client coming for S3 customers?
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…
Oracle Sues SAP
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.
My Thoughts on CUE 2007
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.
Does Lawson Own a Time Machine?
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.
Groundhog Day
Six more weeks of winter? Perhaps the same could be said for the Lawson—Intentia merger.
