Lawson Software Links People to Business Strategy with New Lawson Talent Management Suite
Lawson integrating Talent Management with core HR system to deliver actionable information to the technology spaces where people want to work
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2008--Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced the extended availability of Lawson Talent Management, an enterprise software solution within the Lawson Strategic Human Capital Management System. Lawson Talent Management provides talent acquisition, compensation management, performance management, learning and development and succession management functionality integrated with a core HR system. The new solution is delivered in a single software suite delivered in the Software-as-a-Services (SaaS) model.
"Organizations are demanding a new alternative in the human capital management market that will truly deliver actionable information about their most important assets - employees - in support of their business strategies," said Larry Dunivan, vice president of Global Human Capital Management Products for Lawson. "With Lawson Talent Management as part of our overall Strategic Human Capital Management System, we are delivering advanced tools designed to help our customers meet their increasingly-challenging global talent management and workforce needs."
Lawson Talent Management is designed to help organizations strategically manage, develop and retain employees and improve the ability to identify and develop top talent and emerging leaders. By identifying and optimizing talent, organizations can maximize employee effectiveness and efficiency, and drive improved profitability.
Charter implementation customers for Lawson Talent Management include Commerce Bank, a nearly $50 billion regional financial services provider with 15,000 employees and more than 470 stores serving much of the East Coast; France-based Manitou, the world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of rough terrain forklift trucks; and Sitel, a global Business Process Outsourcing services provider with 67,000 employees located in 27 countries.
"Lawson Talent Management gives us the tools to be more effective in recruiting and retaining top talent," said Jo-Anna Rubin-Berman, vice president of Human Resources for Commerce Bank. "In an HR sense, that's what being 'strategic' is really all about."
In addition, the suite brings Web 2.0 technology by enabling employees to promote their company's open positions through their social networks via a Facebook widget. This can tie into a company's referral incentive programs. The new suite also capitalizes on Lawson Smart Client technology to provide spaces that optimize the HR work for generalists, recruiters, and organizational development leaders - promoting user adoption and helping to simplify talent management functions for HR staff.
The suite's global capabilities, demonstrated by the international scope of Lawson's charter implementation program, make it a compelling solution for managing business operations across multiple regions. For example, the suite allows organizations to configure and tailor their own business processes that may vary from country to country or industry to industry, such as on-boarding, payroll and benefits enrollment.
Lawson Talent Management was developed using the Lawson Landmark Application Designer, allowing Lawson to design applications for service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments. Using Landmark, Lawson helps simplify applications by reducing the amount of code needed for development, which can reduce the work needed for organizations to implement and use the applications. In addition, SOA increases flexibility by allowing maintenance and upgrades to be made when and where they are needed.
In a September 2007 report, "The Strategic HCM Suite Landscape: The Consolidation of Workforce Acquisition, Management, Development and Assessment," AMR Research gave Lawson Strategic Human Capital Management the highest possible rating in three of four core areas including workforce acquisition, workforce development, and workforce assessment. Lawson also received the highest possible rating in functional areas including usability and potential, and the second highest possible rating in breadth of solution and delivery.
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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