Lawson Software Partners with Advanced Utilities Systems

Partnership to deliver utility billing and customer information management functionality for local governments and utility organizations

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN - News) today announced a new partnership with Advanced Utilities Systems (Advanced). Advanced has joined Lawson’s product partner program as a complementary referral partner focusing on the public sector market.

Advanced, with its CIS Infinity Suite, delivers solutions that help local governments and utility organizations better manage customer information and utility billing. Through this partnership, Lawson and Advanced are now able to offer a more comprehensive enterprise software solution with the Lawson S3 Enterprise Management System and Advanced’s CIS Infinity Suite.

“This partnership will further solidify Advanced’s position in the utility marketplace and reach a much broader audience,” said Peter Fanous, general manager of Advanced. “Together we can offer public sector organizations a broader product offering to help them improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.”

“By extending our network of partners, we are able to better meet the unique needs of our public sector customers and ultimately help make their organizations stronger,” said Brian Murphy, general manager, Public Sector, for Lawson.

Lawson and Advanced serve many joint customers, including Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District and Western Municipal Water District.

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment service management and rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and strategic human capital management across 40 countries. Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software, services and support to customers primarily in three sectors: services, trade and manufacturing/distribution. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Human Capital 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. For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.

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