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Complete industry suites targeted to add value to core M3 application. 

Infor and Lawson Software recently announced that the direction of the M3 product line is strategic to the growth of Lawson and that the development plan is to deliver complete industry suites built around the core M3 application. Lawson M3 solutions are designed for companies that make, move and maintain products or equipment. 

The Infor and Lawson M3 product development teams have initially focused on three levels of adding value to M3 customers: 1) the user experience; 2) technology and 3) applications. 

“We are truly looking to bring the best of both companies to provide immediate value to M3 customers,” said Henrik Billgren, vice president, Lawson product management. “One example is the user experience with the Lawson Smart Office and Infor Workspace products. We see Lawson Smart Office as ideal for the power users within an organization, while Infor Workspace is great for the day-to-day workplace user. We are also looking to bring Lawson’s mashup designer capabilities and Lawson Enterprise Search into Infor Workspace.” 

Among the planned benefits to the user experience include a unified look and feel, single sign-on, improved navigation and in-context business intelligence. 

At the technology level, the development teams have focused on using Infor ION, an innovative interoperability architecture, as a bridge to M3 Collaborator to create a unified and uniform middleware stack. This major advancement in M3 architecture will connect and deliver end-to-end processes across disparate applications, whether they are M3, Infor, home-grown or third-party applications. 

Lastly, at the application level, the initial work has focused on building out industry suites for the core M3 verticals: manufacturing, distribution, fashion, food and beverage, and equipment service management and rental. First examples are targeted at the process manufacturing and distribution verticals with process supply chain scheduling, process product lifecycle management, corporate performance management (leveraging M3 Opportunity Analyzer) and warehouse management integrated with the core M3 application. 

“Over the past five years, the Global Association of M3 User Groups (GAM3) has witnessed significant improvements in the functionality and technical advances, such as Smart Office and Enterprise Search, to the Java-based M3 ERP software,” said Graham Maxfield, general manager of GAM3, which represents all M3 customers worldwide. “Following the acquisition of Lawson, GAM3 anticipates that these advances will continue and will accelerate to the benefit of M3 customers, both existing and new.” 

Lawson Software is an Infor affiliate with more than 4,500 customers worldwide, primarily in specific services, trade and manufacturing/distribution industries. 

Infor is a leading provider of business software and services, helping more than 70,000 customers in 164 countries improve operations and drive growth. To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com.

Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) is a global provider of enterprise software. It provides business application software, maintenance and consulting to customers primarily in specific services, trade and manufacturing/distribution industries. It specializes in and target specific industries including healthcare, services, public sector, equipment service management and rental, manufacturing and distribution and consumer products industries. Software solutions include enterprise financial management, human capital management, business intelligence, asset management, enterprise performance management, supply chain management, service management, manufacturing operations, business project management and industry-tailored applications. Its applications help automate and integrate critical business processes, which enable its customers to collaborate with their partners, suppliers and employees, 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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