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Lawson Software Signs up Springhill Medical Center

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Springhill Medical Center signed a multi-suite contract with Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) in Lawson’s second quarter of fiscal 2007, which ends Nov. 30, 2006. The private medical center licensed the Lawson Human Capital Management, Enterprise Financial Management and Business Intelligence suites to create a unified business system that will help reduce operational costs while providing enhanced workflow capabilities.

Based in Mobile, Ala., Springhill Medical Center has 1,375 employees and operates a 252-bed, acute care facility serving the greater Mobile community. Springhill Medical Center also operates several clinical centers, including the Women’s Diagnostic Center, the Diabetes Educational Center, the Cancer Center, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, and the Southwest Regional Center for Sleep/Wake Disorders. [Read more…]

New Version – Lawson Budgeting & Planning 9

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Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) today announced the general availability of Lawson Budgeting & Planning 9 to help executives and managers make more accurate financial forecasts and faster budgeting decisions using up-to-date information. Lawson Budgeting & Planning 9 is designed to be easier to deploy and use than best-of-breed offerings, features low total cost of ownership and can deliver strategic business benefits for users.

Bassett Healthcare, a rural teaching hospital in upstate New York, provides one example of how Lawson Budgeting & Planning 9 can deliver strategic benefits. Bassett and its affiliates consist of four hospitals and 23 health centers covering 5,000 square miles in eight counties. Accurate forecasts are critical to the success of this rural healthcare network, but in the past the budgeting process was inefficient. [Read more…]

arcplan Expands in China

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arcplan, a global provider of Process-Driven Analytics and Services, today announced that it has signed a master distributorship agreement with Cyber BI, a Chinese IT services company specializing in business intelligence (BI) and enterprise data integration (EDI). The renewable three-year agreement focuses on a significant expansion of arcplan’s sales across China as well as establishing the arcplan name as a leading light in the Process-Driven Analytics sector there. Cyber BI is headquartered in Shenzhen with subsidiaries in Beijing and Shanghai, covering the three most dynamic business zones in China, and plans additional offices in other high-growth provinces. arcplan’s current customer base includes Siemens China, Hongta Tobacco, and BMW Brilliance.

Within the framework of the agreement, Cyber BI has committed to generating software sales revenues totaling several million euros to be spread over the three-year duration of the contract. Alongside its in-house sales team, Cyber BI is rapidly building a network of strong strategic partnerships across the country, both with systems integrators and within key vertical sectors such as the tobacco industry and utilities. The company has significant expertise in the development and implementation of complex analytic applications for large corporations, including SAP R/3 and SAP BW in the manufacturing, telecommunications, government and retail sectors. [Read more…]

Challenger Selects Cognos For Performance Management

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CognosCognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that Challenger has selected Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) and Cognos 8 Planning for enterprise-wide reporting and performance management.

Challenger is an established player in Australian financial services and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The company is focused on its four core business lines of mortgage management, funds management, asset management, and financial planning.

Challenger chose Cognos 8 BI and Cognos 8 Planning after an analysis of competitive options, which showed that Cognos 8 BI delivers a comprehensive set of BI capabilities on a single, Web-based services-oriented architecture. Combined with Cognos’ enterprise planning capabilities, it provides decision makers at all levels with a consistent, accurate view of information to better manage performance. [Read more…]

Cognos to Exhibit at GITEX 2006

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CognosCognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management, says it will be looking to extend its market leadership and raise brand awareness when it participates at GITEX 2006, the Middle East’s premier IT exhibition.

As the leading vendor in Corporate Performance Management, GITEX provides an ideal platform for Cognos to meet clients and demonstrate how they can continue to drive their business forward while gaining insights on the regional enterprise technology market. The company will focus on its software – the hugely successful Cognos 8 Business Intelligence and Cognos 8 Planning. Cognos 8 BI is the industry’s first Web-services based solution that provides the complete range of BI functionalities in a single product on a proven, single architecture. [Read more…]