Lawson Software Expands Product Partnership with MHC Software

Expanded partnership enhances Lawson enterprise software offerings
with document management capabilities
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced an expansion of its
partnership with MHC Software, a leading provider of document
management solutions, to complement Lawson enterprise software
solutions. MHC Software, a Lawson partner for more than 14 years,
serves Lawson customers in healthcare, financial services, retail and
public sector industries. The new agreement establishes MHC Software
as a Gold-level partner within Lawson's Technology Partner Program,
which is the most comprehensive partnership in Lawson's three-tiered
partner program.

"Lawson and MHC have a shared commitment to provide technology
solutions designed to be simpler to own, implement and use," said
Terry Plath, global director of business development for Lawson. "Our
customers have significant document management needs outside of
Lawson's functionality, so MHC's offerings can be a natural fit along
with Lawson S3 enterprise solutions."

More than 600 Lawson customers use MHC products, including
Document Express Software, the company's flagship product, and Image
Express Software, a document imaging system that digitizes and indexes
documents for approval and electronic retrieval directly through
Lawson applications. These solutions allow Lawson customers to convert
Lawson data into documents that can be delivered via print, email, fax
or the Internet.

"Our longstanding relationship with Lawson is extremely important
to us," said John Shields, president of MHC Software. "MHC has
developed a solid reputation for exceeding customer expectations and
we bring that same level of service to the Lawson customers that we
serve."

ValleyCare Health System is among the customers that benefit from
using solutions from Lawson and MHC. The Livermore, Calif., healthcare
provider first installed Document Express Software to create
customized documents from its Lawson system. "As the rise in paper
storage and retrieval costs continue to grow, we realized we needed an
imaging solution," said Jim Booker, materials management information
systems analyst for ValleyCare. "Using the offerings of MHC and
Lawson, we not only reduced our expenses, but we also improved
productivity and decision making by being able to retrieve images
directly from Lawson screens."

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.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that
contain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson
Software and its management. Such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future results and involve risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to differ materially from the potential
results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company is
not obligated to update forward-looking statements based on
circumstances or events that occur in the future. Risks and
uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not
limited to: uncertainties in Lawson's ability to realize synergies and
revenue opportunities anticipated from the Intentia International
acquisition; uncertainties in the software industry; uncertainties as
to when and whether the conditions for the recognition of deferred
revenue will be satisfied; increased competition; uncertainty
regarding potential future deterioration in the market for auction
rate securities which could result in additional permanent impairment
charges, global military conflicts; terrorist attacks; pandemics, and
any future events in response to these developments; changes in
conditions in the company's targeted industries and other risk factors
listed in the company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and
the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Lawson Software
Joe Thornton, 651-767-6154
U.S. Media
joe.thornton@us.lawson.com
or
Weber Shandwick
Jenny Myers, 217-649-2965
jmyers@webershandwick.com

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