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Lawson Builds on Growing Momentum in Indonesia

SINGAPORE, January 13, 2011, Lawson Software today announced a new partnership in Indonesia with P.T. Mitra Infosarana, a leading solutions provider and recognized IBM business partner. P.T. Mitra Infosarana will now sell Lawson products and solutions including the newest version of Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System, Lawson M3 10.1.

“We have been searching for a best-of-breed product and solution provider to help our customers gain an edge over their competitors. By partnering with Lawson, a world renowned provider or ERP solutions, we are able to broaden and deepen our offering to customers and prospects,” said Mr. Satiadi Halim, president director of PT Mitra Infosarana.

Launched in February 2010, the newest release of the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System, Lawson M3 10.1, is the most comprehensive to date. It contains more than 100 overall enhancements, as well as more than 600 detailed functional changes. Lawson M3 10.1 includes new industry-specific features and enhancements with special focus on food and beverage, manufacturing and distribution, equipment service management and rental and fashion industries

“We are pleased to welcome onboard P.T. Mitra Infosarana. With its strong commitment to customer satisfaction and history of service excellence, I am confident that P.T. Mitra Infosarana will help us serve a broader range of customers in the region. Together, with our latest M3 technology, I am sure we can look forward to a fruitful partnership to deliver greater values to our customers in Indonesia. With its history and experience in serving mid-sized industrial companies in Indonesia, P.T. Mitra Infosarana is well positioned to offer the Indonesian market a comprehensive, technologically advanced and industry-relevant solution,” said David Hope, general manager and regional managing director for Lawson Software Asia Pacific and Japan.

Aside from Indonesia, Lawson has established strategic business partnerships all over the South Asia region in countries including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Customers in Indonesia benefit from Lawson’s deep industry knowledge, as well as the skills and expertise of business partners like P.T. Mitra Infosarana. Some of Lawson’s customers in Indonesia include PT Busana Apparel Group, PT Nissan Motor Indonesia, Bluescope Lysaght Indonesia PT (subsidiary of Bluescope Steel) and PT. Katexindo (subsidiary of TAL Group).

About Lawson Software
Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment service management and rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and strategic human capital management across 40 countries. Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software, services and support to customers primarily in three sectors: services, trade and manufacturing/distribution. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Human Capital 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. For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.

About P.T. Mitra Infosarana
Founded in 1992, PT. Mitra Infosarana (MIS) used to be a joint venture company between PT. USI Jaya/IBM (local representation of IBM Corporation in Indonesia) and its business partners. It was established as a competency center to support PT. USI Jaya/IBM and its business partners to source solution in business intelligence, office automation, and to provide IBM hardware and software together with the corresponding business application. MIS became an independent IT company in 1999 and operated as an IBM business partner. This strategy is to emphasize its commitment to provide the best fit of IT solutions to its customers. MIS has built relationship/partnership with the leading solution providers in the IT industry to continue providing comprehensive solution portfolio to its customers, including: security solution, system mirroring solution, and capacity planning and system management solution. MIS keeps searching the best of breed solutions in the market to continue to fulfill its customers' needs to grow. Visit PT. Mitra Infosarana (MIS) online at www.mitrainfosarana.co.id.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software 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 to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: uncertainties in uncertainties in the software industry; uncertainties as to when and whether the conditions for the recognition of deferred revenue will be satisfied; increased competition; general economic conditions; the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; continuation of the global recession and credit crisis; global military conflicts; terrorist attacks; pandemics, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company's targeted industries and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.


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