Cumberland County Completes Multi-Suite Lawson Implementation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Integrated Lawson Applications Help Pennsylvania County Streamline Business Processes, Manage Complex Government Reporting Requirements The latest Lawson Software (Lawson Software, St. Paul, MN, www.lawson.com) A software company that specializes in ERP for vertical markets including health care, retail, public sector, professional and financial services. (Nasdaq:LWSN) applications are helping Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: In Australia:
Cumberland County, which has more than 215,000 residents, provides a wide range of public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. through its 55 operating departments including transportation, child welfare, public safety and general government administration. By replacing its 18-year-old legacy system and consolidating financial and purchasing processes on one integrated system, Cumberland County has eliminated paper-intensive processes, increased access to real-time financial data and dramatically improved reporting capabilities for the county's 1,240 employees. The system also has allowed the county to dramatically accelerate its requisition process. Transactions that used to take days now take minutes because employees manage purchase requests and approvals entirely online. "With more than 50 operating departments, a $120 million budget and financial reporting responsibilities to the state and federal governments, including the new GASB GASB Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 requests, we needed a system that could help our organization operate more efficiently in this increasingly complex environment," said Bruce Barclay Bruce Gillespie Barclay (1922 – 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was the Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central from 1969 to 28 June 1979, when he died. , chairman, Cumberland County Board of Commissioners. "Lawson's integrated system best met our needs, and we fully expect it will continue to do so for the next 15 to 20 years - or longer." The Lawson system has standardized Cumberland County's core business processes, which has allowed the organization to manage projects more efficiently. The county is now able to easily maintain, access and share the critical information needed for effective planning, decision-making and reporting. The improved functionality also gives department managers better visibility and tighter controls on budgets, which is critical to maximizing use of taxpayer dollars. "By re-engineering our business systems, our goal is to streamline processes and promote efficiency," said Jerry Wilkes, County Director of Technology and Information. "We went live - on schedule - the week after closing out our accounting year. We also were able to process checks and purchase orders the first week we went live." The Lawson Financials and Procurement Suites are the first part of Cumberland County's multi-phase implementation, which supports the county's two-year plan to streamline its operational processes. The county expects to complete phase two of the implementation, which includes Lawson Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Suite, in the first quarter of 2005. This application will allow the County to automate core HR functions, such as payroll and benefits administration, and further advance its goal of creating a "paperless" environment. "Lawson is committed to helping organizations like Cumberland County address their most challenging business issues," said Bob North, public sector vice president, Lawson Software. "In addition to creating greater efficiency, Lawson applications are helping to maximize public sector organizations' IT investments both now and in the future." Lawson serves more than 140 public sector customers, including four of the 25 largest school districts in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . School districts, cities, counties, state governments, publicly owned Publicly owned can refer to:
About Lawson Software Lawson Software provides business process software solutions that help services organizations in the healthcare, retail, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , public sector, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and other strategic markets achieve competitive advantage. Lawson's solutions include enterprise performance management, distribution, financials, human resources, procurement, retail operations, and service process optimization Process optimization is the practice of making changes or adjustments to a process, to get results. Optimization is the use of specific techniques to determine the most cost effective and efficient solution to a problem or design for a process. . Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has offices and affiliates serving North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Additional information about Lawson is available at www.lawson.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software, Inc., 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 ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. In addition to factors discussed above, risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: a decline in general economic conditions; uncertainties in the software industry; global military conflicts; terrorist attacks in the United States, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company's targeted service industries; increased competition and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as included in other documents the company files from time to time with the Commission. |
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