Lawson Announces North American Partnership with The Revere Group

Strategic go-to-market agreement to target North American retailers and manufacturing firms

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN - News) today announced a new partnership with The Revere Group, a business consulting and IT solutions firm based in Chicago, Ill. Under the new agreement, Lawson and The Revere Group will partner to deliver enterprise software solutions to a variety of retail organizations and manufacturing firms. The two companies will focus primarily on North American companies.

Lawson provides enterprise solutions designed specifically for the needs of retail organizations and companies in discrete and process manufacturing, including the fashion and food and beverage industries. The Revere Group provides IT management consulting, project management, IT strategy, integration services and outsourcing.

"Working with The Revere Group, we will be able to leverage significant strengths of both of our companies to serve a highly targeted segment of the manufacturing industry," said Brian Sterrett, vice president of channels and partners, Lawson. "We can build upon their existing relationships and their expertise in this space, while bringing Lawson's industry-specific expertise and functionality of our applications to the marketplace."

Lawson and The Revere Group have a proven track record of serving the needs of mutual customers, including Yankee Candle Company, Inc., the leading designer, manufacturer, retailer and wholesaler of premium scented candles in the U.S. "The combination of Lawson providing us the system capabilities we need along with Revere delivering a full range of business consulting and managed technology services, has allowed us to streamline our business processes," stated Dennis Shockro, chief information officer for Yankee Candle. "Lawson and Revere working together is a proven, dependable team that we rely on to run our business."

"We have worked with Lawson for many years on implementations for our customers across many industries," said Todd Miller, president and chief operating officer, The Revere Group. "As a Lawson Business Partner, we have the expertise to understand the strength of Lawson's solutions and how to integrate them into a customer's IT setting. This relationship is about simplifying things for our customers while bringing high-value enterprise solutions with a lower total cost of ownership."

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Contact:
Lawson
Joe Thornton, +1-651-767-6154
U.S. Media
joe.thornton@us.lawson.com
or
Weber Shandwick
Niki Larsen, +1-952-346-6268
nlarsen@webershandwick.com

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Source: Lawson Software

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