Lafayette Consolidated Government Signs Multi-Suite Contract With Lawson Software
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced it signed a multi-suite contract with Lafayette Consolidated Government. The government licensed Lawson QuickStep Government and the Lawson S3 Enterprise Financial Management, Human Capital Management and Supply Chain Management suites to help reduce administrative costs and improve employee access to information. Lawson QuickStep Government is a preconfigured ERP system designed specifically around the needs of public sector organizations and can help reduce implementation time, risk and cost. The contract was signed during Lawson's fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended May 31, 2008.
The Lafayette Consolidated Government has approximately 2,300 employees who serve both the city of Lafayette, La. and the greater Lafayette Parish. Located in south central Louisiana, the city of Lafayette is comprised of 112,000 people. Lafayette Parish is the sixth-largest parish in the state with nearly 200,000 residents.
Lafayette Consolidated Government opted for a new ERP system to help automate various transactions, promote greater efficiency and reduce administrative costs. The Lawson applications are designed to help Lafayette Consolidated Government provide information to employees and entities such as its governing board in a more timely fashion. This can promote better decision making and help reduce costs through better use of staff and resources.
"This is one more step in our continuing efforts to embrace technology as a way of running government more efficiently for the citizens of Lafayette," said Joey Durel, president, Lafayette Consolidated Government.
Lawson QuickStep Government combines government-specific content with built-in business best practices based on Lawson's public sector expertise and its proven implementation methodology. Lawson QuickStep Government is designed to help Lafayette Consolidated Government get its software system up and running more quickly, enabling the government to begin reaping the benefits of the solution sooner than with alternate software deployment methods. Lawson Professional Services will provide implementation services for the project rollout.
"Faced with demands of accountability and timeliness of response, local governments need business systems that can streamline the core processes," said Alex Kaplan, services director, public sector, Lawson. "Lawson provides simple, affordable solutions that help local governments such as the Lafayette Consolidated Government optimize business processes so they can better meet the needs of the people they serve."
Lawson serves more than 140 public sector customers, including three of the top seven digital state governments and four of the 25 largest school districts in the United States. State governments, cities, counties, school districts, publicly owned utilities/authorities and special districts rely on Lawson solutions to help meet the needs of key stakeholders - constituents, employees, students, vendors and communities - while helping to maximize limited budgets.
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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