By R "Ray" Wang on February 19, 2013
Changes at Infor More Than Cosmetic Analysts and tech watchers gathered on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2013, for Infor Summit, a progress check on Infor, the third largest independent applications vendor in the market. While many customers may not have heard of Infor, most have heard of the brands it has acquired over the last [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on September 26, 2011
After 11 months of behind the scenes work, CEO Charles Phillips and the Infor management team unveiled the launch of Infor 10 in New York City on September 13, 2011, to customers, industry analysts, media, and investment analysts. The new Infor has kept busy with key management team hires, the $1.84 B acquisition of Lawson, [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analyst event, Apps Strategy, Charles Phillips, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, CRM, Customer Experience, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, erp, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Infor, Infor 10, Infor ION, Lawson, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Lawson Software, nalyst event, News Analysis, Public Sector, purpose built, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, supply chain, suppy chain management |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 14, 2011
Unsolicited Offer Marks Chuck Phillips’ First Acquisition Attempt At Infor On March 11th, St.Paul, MN, based Lawson announced that Infor and Golden Gate Capital made a $1.84B unsolicited offer. This comes after the March 8th news that Lawson retained Barclays Bank to evaluate options. An acquisition by Infor (the 3rd largest ERP vendor) and Lawson [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Carl Icahn, Charles Phillips, Chuck Phillips, enterprise applications, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, erp, George Soros, Harry Debes, Infor, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Lawson, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Lawson Software, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, Romesh Wadhwani, rwang0, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 1, 2011
Forward And Commentary Legacy optimization remains a key component for funding future innovation. Two-tier ERP emerges as one strategy to optimize existing systems while adding innovation. The report capitalizes on the recent Software Insider survey of 235 companies looking at future strategies. A. Introduction Organizations continue to face an onslaught of business requirements that their [...]
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By Brian Sommer on July 8, 2010
Lawson’s earnings today and the position that Carl Icahn has accumulated in Lawson Software make for an interesting time for software buyers. How might Lawson react?
Posted in Business | Tagged Carl Icahn, Company, Enterprise resource planning, erp, Lawson Software, private equity, Stock |
By R "Ray" Wang on April 22, 2010
Lawson External Cloud Services Represents A Big Step In On Demand ERP Options On March 31, 2010, Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) announced the Lawson External Cloud Services offering. The venerable St. Paul, Minnesota vendor plans to deliver the full ERP Suite including Lawson S3, Lawson M3, and Lawson Talent Management via Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon EC2, Apps Strategy, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, CRM, deployment options, EC2, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise performance management, enterprise software, erp, HCM, HR, iaas, Infrastructure as a service, Intentia, Lawson, Lawson CUE, Lawson Global Users Group, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Lawson Software, Lawson Talent Management, Lawson Test Drive, license policy, Mid market, News Analysis, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SaaS, saas bigots, SCM, social enterprise apps, software trends, Software Vendors, strategy, subscription pricing, supply chain, True SaaS, vendor strategy, virtualization |
By R "Ray" Wang on February 24, 2010
The Year Of SaaS Shows… And Yes, In This Economy. The recession continued to take its toll on software sales with a slight impact to the SaaS vendors. Growth rates have come down from the high 30’s to the low 20’s. But with “flat” the new growth metric in this down economy, results remain impressive. [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, Blackboard, Concur, customer bill of rights, Deltek, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, i2, I2 Technologies, IFS, JDA Software, Lawson, Lawson Software, Manhattan Associates, netsuite, oracle, QAD, Quarterly Financial Tracker, revenues, RightNow, SaaS, SaaS Bill of Rights, salesforce.com, sap, SII, SII®, software as a service, Software Vendors, Taleo, Ultimate Software, vendor financing |
By R "Ray" Wang on February 22, 2010
Apps Users Seek Third Party Maintenance For Cost, Value, and Service Updated surveys from inquiries, client conversations, and user group meetings show a 113.8% increase in interest in third party maintenance (3PM) services from Q3 2009 to Q1 2010 (see Figure 1). Key factors stem from (see Figure 2.): Continuing cost pressures. Budgets continue to [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 3PM, Amdahl, anti-trust, Apps Strategy, Christine A. Varney, contract negotiations, contract strategy, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, Geac, Grace Consulting, ibm, industry trade groups, Infor, Infor Flex, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, intellectual property, ip, It's the relationship, It's the relationship stupid!, Joaquín Almunia, Lawson, Lawson Global Users Group, Lawson Software, Léo Apotheker, lessons learned, license credits to new products, license fees, license management, license parking, license policy, license returns, maintenance fees, Maintenance Hike, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, Monday's Musings, netCustomer, OAUG, Quest, Quest User Group, rimini street, sap, SAP Enterprise Support, Seth Ravin, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software pricing, Software Vendors, Spinnaker, subscription pricing, SUGEN, support, Technology / Software, Third Party Maintenance, upgrades, user groups, users, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on January 12, 2010
Lawson Acquisition Brings Healthcare Focused ERP To Last-Mile Patient Management Solutions On January 11th, 2010, Lawson Software announced it had closed a $160M all cash offer for Healthvision, a healthcare software solution headquartered in Dallas, TX. The deal continues Lawson’s deep commitment to industry verticalization and is notable because the deal: Expands Lawson’s vertical footprint [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Apps Strategy, Cerner, Cloverleaf, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, enterprise software, Epic Software, Epic Systems, erp, HCIT, health information exchanges, Healthcare, Healthvision, HIE, Lawson, Lawson Software, MEDITECH, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, Siemens Healthcare, Software Vendors, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 22, 2009
Keep In Mind Basic Rules Still Apply Regardless Of Deployment Option
The proliferation of SaaS solutions provides organizations with a myriad of sorely needed point and disruptive solutions. Good news – business users can rapidly procure and deploy, while innovating with minimal budget and IT team constraints. Bad news – users must depend more on their [...]
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