Lawson Wins Major Contract With Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund; Title Insurance Company Selects Lawson for e-Business Advantages

Business Wire, April 17, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2001

Lawson Software today announced it has signed a major e-business solution contract with Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (The Fund), Florida's leading title insurance underwriter. The Orlando-based company licensed lawson.insight(TM) Financials, Human Resources, Procurement and Distribution engines, Analytic and Open Component Extensions and e-Orders, e-Human Resources Center and e-Requisitions Self-Evident Applications(R) (SEA).

The Fund was seeking an enterprise business management system that leveraged 360 degree e-business processes to provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Of particular concern was the ability to integrate an order entry solution with the company's policy processing system. Lawson's proven ability to deliver on the company's requirements with advanced technology solutions was a key factor in being selected from a field that included Oracle and JD Edwards.

"The Fund has a technology strategy that fits well with Lawson's approach to open computing and extending the reach of e-business solutions," said Jeannie Calabrese, vice president, Information Services, Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. "We want to leverage the efficiencies of automated e-business processes to reduce expense, and Lawson has the solutions that let us do it."

"Lawson is becoming an enterprise solution set that many financial services companies prefer for managing their demanding business operations," said Tim Plunkett, director, Financial Services Marketing, Lawson Software. "Some of the leading insurance companies in North America use Lawson to run their financial and accounting processes. Lawson has proven itself to be reliable and scalable enough to meet and exceed the demands of the largest financial institutions, yet flexible enough to accommodate the evolving requirements of mid-size companies."

About Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund

Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc., Florida's leading title insurance underwriter and title information provider, is in business to preserve and facilitate the real estate practices of its members and their protection of the public. Ranked as the nation's sixth largest title insurance company, The Fund is an industry leader in service, being the first to offer a title information Quality & Service Guarantee. This growing company offers quality, competitive and innovative products, services and education, including Florida's most comprehensive, online title information system and DoubleTime, a revolutionary closing software package. For more information, visit www.thefund.com or www.doubletime.com.

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software is a leading provider of integrated e-business solutions. Lawson offers role-based Self-Evident Applications(R)(SEAs), transaction engines and e-business extensions powering financials, human resources, supply chain, analytic, enterprise relationship management and e-commerce solutions. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. and London, Lawson has offices and/or affiliates serving North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Additional information about Lawson Software is available on the Web at http://www.lawson.com, or by calling (800) 477-1357, ext. 100.

Lawson, Lawson Software, LawsonTone, lawson.insight, lawson.community, lawson.consulting and Self-Evident Applications are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lawson Software. Other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.