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Thought-Provoking Commentary for the Lawson Software Community
Category Archives: Thoughts
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:
No Pain, No Gain?
Sure, it’s a tired adage, but it’s rather fitting.
Caution: Rough Patches Ahead
Recently posted on a LawsonGuru.com forum: Has anyone encountered any problems when moving to ESP 7? We are preparing to move to ESP 7 and are not aware of any problems, but if anyone has any bad experiences, please share. This was immediately responded to by a user who said:
Lars, You Need a Cause
I’ve recently noticed some interesting ads, focused on brand loyalty and awareness:
What’s Your VUE?
Lawson has announced an interesting service offering, VUE ’09, targeted at those of you who weren’t able to make it to their recent CUE ‘09 conference in San Diego.
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 [...]
All A-Twitter ‘Bout Nothin’
It seems the whole universe is “tweeting” about something, and we, as a culture, just can’t get enough of it: Some celebs have exceeded 1 MILLION followers, and that makes the “news”. Gee, pardon my lack of excitement. Senators and Congress{men|women} tweeting during Obama’s address to Congress. Have they forgotten about decorum and manners?
Does CRM Invade Our Privacy?
Once a year, it happens. My birthday, that is. I won’t yammer on and on about birthdays, and how when you get to be “over-the-hill”, you don’t want to think about birthdays. No, I’m perfectly fine with my age (hey, I earned my grey hair!).
We All Knew This Day Would Come
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.
