National Restaurant Chain Selects Lawson ERP and Business Intelligence Software; BUCA Will Use the Applications to Streamline Financial Reporting, Centralize Core Business Processes and Support Rapid Growth.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- BUCA, Inc. selected Lawson Software's (Nasdaq:LWSN) Enterprise Financial Management, Supply Chain Management and Business Intelligence suites to help centralize its disparate ERP systems and streamline core business processes. BUCA's legacy business systems limited its ability to capture, execute, analyze and report business activities across the organization in a timely manner. The multi-suite contract was signed in Lawson's third quarter of fiscal 2006.

BUCA, Inc., an Italian casual dining chain, is a $250 million restaurant company that focuses on shared dining of fresh-made Italian food in an authentic Italian environment. It owns and operates more than 100 full-service restaurants under the names Buca di Beppo and Vinny T's of Boston in 28 states and the District of Columbia.

"Lawson Software brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of helping retailers achieve their business objectives," said Dennis Goetz, vice president and chief accounting officer, BUCA, Inc. "By helping us centralize and automate our business systems across our restaurants, the Lawson applications will give us greater insight into the company's financial reporting and help us make better, faster business decisions."

The Lawson Software applications will replace BUCA's legacy systems, which could no longer support the company's long-term business needs and had become more difficult to maintain. The centralized Lawson Software system will provide a common platform, allowing each restaurant to easily connect to a single network. This will offer all restaurants standardized processes between the corporate financial system and store bookkeeping, while providing real-time access to accounting and supply chain data.

"A transparent, secure network of financial and business operations is a critical factor for retail executives' ability to make timely business decisions and sustain long-term profitability," said Michelle Schooff, Lawson Software industry marketing director - Retail. "Our applications provide the insight and flexibility retailers need to quickly adapt and grow within the evolving retail market."

Lawson Software's industry-focused software solutions help retailers integrate the systems they use to run and grow their businesses. Lawson Software customers include 10 of the top 25 specialty retailers, seven of the top 25 grocery chains, eight of the top 25 global retailers, six of the top 25 food service chains and eight of the top 30 U.S. convenience store companies.

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., USA, and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com.

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