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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Okays GGC Software Holdings Merger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software (LWSN) recently announced that the stockholders have approve the proposed merger with GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor. On April 26, 2011, Lawson Software signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, for approximately $2 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, stockholders of Lawson will receive $11.25 per share in cash. The $11.25 per share cash consideration represents a premium of approximately 14% to Lawson’s closing share price as on March 7, 2011, the last trading day prior to the news about a potential transaction involving the company. The proposal was approved by approximately 68.9% of the shareholders on May 27, 2011. Earlier, Lawson’s board of directors unanimously ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Releases Preliminary Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/lwsn-lawson-software-releases-preliminary-results/76577</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) recently released preliminary results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Lawson expects to report revenues of $208 &#8211; $212 million, up from $197 million reported in fiscal 2010. Including approximately $2 million of revenues impacted by purchase accounting adjustments, Lawson expects to generate revenues of $210 million &#8211; $214 million. Earnings per share are projected around $0.06 &#8211; $0.07. Excluding one-time times, earning per share are forecasted around $0.15 &#8211; $0.16. This includes the addition of revenues impacted by purchase accounting adjustment but excluding $16 million of pre-tax expenses for amortization of acquired intangibles, non-cash stock-based compensation and amortization of purchased maintenance contracts and $4 million of pre-tax operating expenses related to non-cash convertible note interest. In late April, Lawson signed a definitive agreement to ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Receives $11.25 Per Share Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/lwsn-lawson-software-receives-11-25-per-share-offer/68724</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Infor and Golden Gate Capital to acquire all of its outstanding common stock at a price of $11.25 per share in cash. Last week, there were rumors that Lawson was exploring possibilities of selling its software business. The rumors of the sale led to a 13.26% surge in the stock price on March 8, 2011, which closed at $11.19. The stock further gained 0.27% in after market trading. Shares of Lawson closed at $11.55 on March 11, 2011. The offer from Infor and Golden Gate Capital values Lawson at $1.8 billion. Lawson had hired Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays PLC (BCS) to explore strategic alternatives for the same and plans to retain the latter as its ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Is Lawson Software Planning on Selling Software Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Reuters, Lawson Software (LWSN) is exploring possibilities of selling its software business. The rumors of the sale led to a 13.26% surge in the stock price on March 8, 2011, which closed at $11.19. The stock further gained 0.27% in after market trading. Lawson has hired Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays PLC (BCS) to explore strategic alternatives for the same. The company is also contemplating retaining its existing business and strengthening it by further acquisitions. In 2010, Lawson acquired Healthvision Solutions Inc. for $160 million. Based in Dallas, Healthvision is a privately-held company providing integration and application technology and related services to hospitals and large healthcare organizations. Most recently, Lawson completed its acquisition of privately held Enwisen for $70 million. California-based Enwisen is a leading software-as-a-service provider ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Reports Earnings In Line With Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/08/lwsn-lawson-software-reports-earnings-in-line-with-estimates/33205</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) reported revenue of $186.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, up 7% year over year. Lawson provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions and professional services to mid-market enterprises in the health care, retail, public and services industries. The company derives its revenue from software license fees, customer support and maintenance fees and consulting fees. In January, Lawson acquired Healthvision Solutions, Inc. for $160 million. Based in Dallas, Healthvision is a privately-held company providing integration and application technology and related services to hospitals and large healthcare organizations. The growth in revenues was offset by higher amortization expense due to the Healthvision acquisition and increased operating expenses primarily related to employee costs which resulted in a decline in GAAP net income on a year-over-year basis. ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/lwsn-lawson-software-earnings-preview/32019</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) is scheduled to report fiscal 2010 third quarter results on April 7, 2010. Lawson provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions and professional services to mid-market enterprises in the health care, retail, public and services industries. The company derives its revenue from software license fees, customer support and maintenance fees and consulting fees. Management expects revenues between $174 million and $178 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010. Maintenance revenues are expected to be negatively impacted by $1 million on a year-over-year basis. Earnings per share are expected around 7 – 9 cents. This excludes approximately $11 million of pre-tax expenses for amortization; non-cash interest expense and non-cash stock-based compensation. The guidance does not include any contribution from recently acquired Healthvision. Currency fluctuations are estimated ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Beats Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/10/lwsn-lawson-software-beats-earnings-estimates/24585</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) reported revenues of $184.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, down 10.6% year over year. Excluding foreign currency fluctuations, revenues declined 12%. Software revenues (comprising of license and maintenance revenues) declined by 6%. Consulting revenues of $71 million were down 18%. The company intends to resize its consulting business, and has already reduced the size of the consultant team by 30% in light of the current business environment. Maintenance revenues of $85 million were down 5%. Net income declined to $15.6 million, compared to $16.7 million in the year-ago quarter. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at 9 cents, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Management stated that even as the economy remains challenging, the company continues to target certain vertical ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Appoints New CFO</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/18/lwsn-lawson-software-appoints-new-cfo/23226</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software (LWSN) appointed Stefan Schulz as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective Jan 1, 2010. Stefan will succeed Robert Schriesheim, who will continue to serve on the Lawson board as a non-employee director. Schriesheim is leaving Lawson to become the CFO of Illinois-based Hewitt Associates, Inc. Schulz is currently the Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. He joined Lawson in Oct 2005 from BMC Software, where he had worked for 12 years in various roles. Lawson provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions and professional services to mid-market enterprises in the health care, retail, public and professional service industries. The company derives its revenue from software license fees, customer support and maintenance fees and consulting fees. Lawson earlier reported in-line numbers for the first quarter ]]></description>
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		<title>(VOCS) Vocus Blows the Lid off Earnings Estimates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vocus, Inc’s.(VOCS) third quarter 2009 EPS of 20 cents exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents, while revenue of $21.0 million was in line. Revenue Revenue for the quarter was $21.0 million, representing a 5.0% increase over the year-ago period. This was in-line with the company’s guided range of $20.8 million to $21.0 million. The third quarter revenue was positively impacted by an increase in the customer base and the introduction of innovative new products. Operating Performance GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 81.4%, almost flat versus 81.6% in the year-ago quarter. This was short of its long-term target of gross margin in the 83.0% to 87.0% range. GAAP operating margin for the quarter was a positive 0.8% versus a negative 1.1% in the year-ago quarter. Non-GAAP operating ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Reports In-Line Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/lwsn-lawson-software-reports-in-line-numbers/16494</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software Inc. (LWSN) yesterday reported revenues of $169 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, down 11% year over year and down 9.1% sequentially, but in line with management’s guidance of revenues between $160 million and $165 million. Excluding the unfavorable movement in exchange rates, revenues were down 6%. Lawson provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions and professional services to mid-market enterprises in the health care, retail, public and professional service industries. Lawson derives its revenue from software license fees, customer support and maintenance fees and consulting fees. License fees grew 23% year over year, driven primarily by increases in healthcare, public sector and equipment service management &#38; rental vertical markets. Maintenance services declined 4%. Consulting revenues declined 29%, driven by fewer billable consultants. The company reduced ]]></description>
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