Lawson Partners with TDX Solutions to Focus on Chilean Markets

Partnership adds to Lawson's growing South American presence
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced it has selected TDX
Solutions an official Lawson Business Partner in Chile as an extension
of the company's growing global channel strategy. TDX Solutions will
provide sales and support services for the Lawson M3 Enterprise
Management System for companies in manufacturing, distribution and
equipment service management.

"Chile is an emerging South American market for Lawson, and our
partnership with TDX Solutions will play an important role as Lawson
continues to look for ways to expand in the region," said Eric Olivos,
channel director for Lawson in Latin America and South America. "TDX
Solutions will focus on Lawson's key vertical markets, including
manufacturing and food production along with companies needing
equipment service management solutions for heavy equipment. Lawson
chose to partner with TDX Solutions because of its proven experience
in enterprise software and its understanding of the local Chilean
market. This expertise will, in turn, offer Lawson customers the kind
of expertise they need to help them achieve their business
objectives."

Through this partnership, TDX Solutions will provide software
sales, implementation, training, maintenance, support, and IT and
business consulting for customers using or considering Lawson M3
enterprise software solutions in Chile.

"We are delighted to be able to offer the Lawson M3 solutions
where there is solid market in the food and beverage industry,
including commercial fishing, salmon, meat, agriculture and fruit
production," said Raul Dupre, director of TDX Solutions. "The Lawson
M3 system provides broad and flexible industry-specific functionality
for the vertical industries that Lawson serves."

TDX Solutions is based in Chile. It was created by a team of
Chile-based technology professionals with more than 5 years of
experience with Lawson M3 implementations in Chile and Europe-based
Triada Solutions, which has a presence in several countries including
Spain, Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom.

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
U.S. Media
Joe Thornton, +1-651-767-6154
joe.thornton@us.lawson.com
or
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Jenny Myers, +1-217-649-2965
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