Lawson Software : More Than 40 Healthcare Providers Implement Lawson Software in Past Year

More than 40 healthcare providers implemented applications from Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) in the company's fiscal year 2007, which ended May 31. The Lawson applications are designed to help these customers simplify the business of healthcare via more accurate budgeting, enhanced reporting, and automated workforce management, supply chain and financial processes.

Healthcare organizations completing Lawson deployments in the past year include Altoona Regional Health System, Baptist Health, Bassett Healthcare, Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc., Carle Clinic, Carle Foundation Hospital, Catholic Health Initiatives, Catholic Healthcare West, Coffee Health Group, Gwinnett Hospital System, McLeod Health, Norton Healthcare, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Presbyterian Homes and Services, Providence Health & Services, Sherman Health, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, UCLA Health System and University Medical Center at Princeton among others.

Elgin, Ill.-based Sherman Health, for example, went live on the Lawson S3 Human Capital Management, Enterprise Financial Management and Supply Chain Management Suites in October 2006. ?Lawson is helping us reduce administrative costs and streamline regulatory compliance by supporting timely reporting and standardized business processes,? said Bill Kelty, director of Information Services, Sherman Health.

Bassett Healthcare, a Lawson customer since 1997, implemented the Lawson Budgeting & Planning 9 application last fall as a beta site. ?Our long-term partnership with Lawson is based on Lawson's ability to support our evolving technical and strategic business needs,? said Sue Andrews, senior director of Corporate Finance, for New York's Bassett Healthcare. ?We're currently deploying additional Lawson applications to support automated report distribution, employee absence management and mobile supply chain management.?

Last July, a 20-year-old legacy mainframe system was replaced at Carle Clinic and Carle Foundation Hospital in central Illinois when the two separate organizations both implemented the Lawson S3 Human Capital Management and Enterprise Financial Management Suites. Today, more than 5,000 Carle employees use the software, which interfaces directly with Carle's Kronos Time and Attendance system.

?We chose Lawson based on its proven business applications, extensive healthcare customer base and reputation for successful implementations,? said Rick Rinehart, interim vice president IT and CIO, Carle Clinic and Carle Foundation Hospital.

Lawson works with each customer to conduct a comprehensive business process assessment before implementation begins. This enables healthcare providers to standardize processes across their organization, create automated workflows and incorporate industry best practices into their implementation plans.

?Deep expertise gained during hundreds of healthcare implementations enables us to help customers speed system deployment so they can achieve their business objectives faster,? said Rob Jorgenson, senior vice president, Lawson Professional Services. ?Our success in helping these providers streamline system rollout reinforces our deep industry knowledge and commitment to healthcare implementation excellence.?

Lawson serves more than 500 healthcare industry customers representing more than 4,500 facilities, including eight of the top 10 integrated delivery networks. The company also serves managed care systems, academic medical centers, hospitals, clinics, physician group practices, home healthcare, long-term care and other health services enterprises. Lawson solutions help healthcare organizations manage their business so they can focus on their patients, automate and streamline materials management for a better bottom line, and overcome the challenges of the labor shortage.

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to approximately 4,000 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries across 40 countries. Lawson's solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software and its management. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company is not obligated to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: uncertainties in Lawson's ability to realize synergies and revenue opportunities anticipated from the Intentia International acquisition; uncertainties in the software industry; uncertainties as to when and whether the conditions for the recognition of deferred revenue will be satisfied; global military conflicts; terrorist attacks; pandemics, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company's targeted industries; increased competition and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Lawson Software
Joe Thornton, [phone]
[e-mail]
or
Weber Shandwick
Jenny Myers , [phone]
[e-mail]