Lawson Software Announces 64-bit Application Support for IBM AIX Operating System

Business Wire, Oct 8, 2007

Solution Leverages IBM's 64-bit System p[TM] POWER Architecture[TM]

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Today from Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, in Orlando, Fla., Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) announced that Lawson 9 enterprise applications are now available in a 64-bit version for the IBM AIX operating system. This will allow Lawson enterprise applications to be deployed on the IBM System p POWER platform running IBM AIX in 64-bit mode.

Lawson 9 technology is a leading service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based business process platform for Lawson's enterprise applications. Lawson 9 offers a high-performance, standards-based technology solution that delivers formidable security, scalability and versatility. The system also offers a lower total cost of ownership and is designed to help provide greater, more rapid return on investment.

"Building on our strategic relationship with IBM, Lawson customers of all sizes will now be able to take full advantage of the 64-bit IBM POWER Architecture on System p with its improved energy management capabilities," said Guenther Tolkmit, senior vice president, product development, Lawson Software. "Lawson's open architecture enables our customers to leverage 64-bit platforms quickly, to give our customers a more versatile, easy-to-use solution to their business needs."

Renowned for their computing power, IBM System p servers running AIX - IBM's open UNIX operating system - support user needs across a broad range of applications, including transaction processing, web publishing, data mining, systems management and others. The IBM System p is IBM's current UNIX-based server product line.

"IBM welcomes the announcement of the exploitation of AIX features by Lawson," said Scott K. Handy, vice president, worldwide marketing & strategy, IBM Power Systems. "By moving to a full 64-bit implementation, Lawson customers will be able to get the full benefit of the performance, availability and energy savings offered by AIX on IBM System p. The significant investment in the AIX platform represented by this announcement underscores the strength of the relationship between Lawson and IBM."

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.

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