| Type | Public (NASDAQ: LWSN) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Minneapolis, Minnesota (1975) |
| Headquarters | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Key people | |
| Products | ERP |
| Revenue | $750,400,000 USD (as of 2007[update]) |
| Employees | 3,800 [3] |
| Website | http://www.lawson.com |
Lawson Software (NASDAQ: LWSN) is an international software company with 4,000 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and services industries, such as healthcare, financial services, retail and public sector in 33 countries.
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Lawson provides open, standards-based software. Lawson’s technology platform – Lawson System Foundation 9 – combines Lawson's technology with middleware from IBM.
Lawson is building its next applications using its Landmark technology environment, a Java-based code.
The current technology behind S3 is largely built on a COBOL base.[4]
Lawson provides software solutions designed to automate business processes, foster employee collaboration and deliver detailed analyses of results. Customers manage business processes through the functionality of Lawson’s applications. Lawson products fall within two main lines: S3 and M3.
Lawson services include consulting, implementation, project management, support and training.[7]
Lawson Software has delivered business management solutions since the 1970s. Throughout its history, Lawson has offered technology solutions – packaged software solutions in the 1970s, open systems technology in the 1980s, and web-enabled business software in the 1990s.
On May 3, 2006, Lawson Software and Intentia International AB, a Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of enterprise computer software, officially began operating as one company. The merger joined two of the software industry's mid-market companies to offer an alternative to larger ERP vendors.
The merger enabled Lawson to serve manufacturing, distribution and services industries worldwide. It revenues closely mirrored the global ERP marketplace, with 45 percent coming from North America, 45 percent from Europe and the remainder from Asia-Pacific.
On April 26, 2011, Lawson announced that it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor AKA Infor Global Solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion. This transaction marked the culmination of Lawson’s evaluation of strategic alternatives and review and negotiation of the proposal from Golden Gate and Infor. The transaction is expected to close at the end of Q3 2011.
As of April 26, 2011, Lawson had more than 4,200 employees in 40 countries. Employees work in key offices across the globe, including: St. Paul, MN., USA; Stockholm, Sweden; Manila, Philippines; and the UK.
More recent acquisitions:
In June 2011, Lawson Software was acquired by Infor Global Solutions and Golden Gate Capital.