The Clayton Companies Selects Multiple Lawson Enterprise Applications to Help Improve Business Operations

New Contract Secured Through Lawson Channel Partner Network

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN - News) today announced that Clayton Companies, Inc., selected the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System to help promote efficiency within the company and position it for growth. In addition, Clayton will implement Lawson Business Intelligence, Lawson ProcessFlow Integrator, and Lawson Enterprise Mobility solutions. The deal was managed through Lawson channel partners Encompass Solutions and Conigent. The contract was signed during Lawson’s third quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended Feb. 28, 2010. Lawson announced the new customer signing during the annual Lawson Conference & User Exchange (CUE), which opened yesterday in San Antonio, Texas.

Clayton Companies, Inc., based in Lakewood, New Jersey, is an innovative leader in the masonry industry. From its first small plant, the Clayton Companies group has expanded to a network of plants and mining sites that service New Jersey as well as parts of New York and Pennsylvania. The group of companies includes Ralph Clayton & Sons, also known as Clayton Concrete, which provides ready-mix concrete and building materials for highway, residential and commercial developments; Clayton Block Co., Inc., which manufactures architectural and specialty concrete block products; and Clayton Sand, a leading supplier of sand to Clayton plants and customers.

With support of Conigent, a key channel partner of Lawson for sales and consulting services in the U.S., Clayton engaged in a Lawson Value Assessment. This helped the company identify, in advance, the potential financial and non-financial benefits of implementing the Lawson system. The Value Assessment provided Clayton’s management team with a detailed review and analysis of the company’s key performance indicators and best practices that can help drive business improvements. Conigent brings more than 10 years of experience in project management, software selection, systems integration and training in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) space and has been Lawson channel partner since May 2009.

“We need to be well positioned to manage our business for the current climate as well as future growth, so we decided to invest in a new business system to provide tangible financial and operational benefits,” said Scott Milne, CIO for Clayton. “Also, by taking advantage of a Lawson Value Assessment, Lawson helped minimize our potential risk related to this investment and demonstrated the potential business benefits we may see from this new system.”

"It’s important for growing companies like Clayton to have the right systems and processes in place to help them improve their operational and especially their after-sales business performance,” said Fady Sfeir, general manager and vice president of Channels and Emerging Markets for Lawson. “Together with our channel partners we can deliver products and expertise that will ultimately help make our customers stronger and more competitive.”

The contract was signed through Lawson channel partner Encompass Solutions, Inc. Founded in 2001, Encompass Solutions is a professional services organization with experienced, senior consultants with expertise in enterprise software and related business application systems. Encompass Solutions has been Lawson channel partner since February 2009.

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 Third North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.

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