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News Nasdaq newcomer Lawson Software saw its shares fall by 1.39 per cent in early trading today following its upbeat debut last week. Dennis Byron, US-based programme research director with IDC, said:... [10 Dec 2001]
The PC is dead - long live the PC... and the PDA, the mobile phone, the thin client...
Comment On this week's Behind the Headlines, which will be on the site tomorrow, watch Richard Sykes, chairman of Morgan Chambers, Stephen Yeo, marketing director at Wyse Technologies, and Mark Lawson from Home Media Networks,... [29 Nov 2001]
PCs for kids: Microsoft and Red Hat's publicity stunt?
News But Alan Lawson, analyst at the Butler Group, is concerned this too is a publicity stunt on the Linux vendor's part. Lawson argued that while schools would benefit from the free software on offer, Red... [21 Nov 2001]
'Arrogance' to blame for UK tech inferiority
News Companies such as Microsoft and Dell favour a US base because they are at odds with European attitudes according to Alan Lawson, research analyst at the Butler Group. Lawson said: "In the 1950s the US... [05 Nov 2001]
Goodyear ready to burn rubber in online deal
News Alan Lawson, research analyst at the Butler Group, explained Ironside is making a go of things because it is selling a technology that is turning in results for customers. Tyre supplier Goodyear is set to make tracks... [24 Oct 2001]
ebookers snaps up rival for next to nothing
News ebookers.com has bought UK-based Lawson Interline Travel for a mere £230,000 - less than a quarter of its value last year. The depressed travel market had left Lawson in the hands of liquidators, who... [12 Oct 2001]
Priceline profits from wider downturn
Comment Alan Lawson, a research analyst at Butler Group, agreed: He said: "You get what you're given and there's a limited choice. This morning dot-com watchers became all excited about priceline.com's Q2 results. [01 Aug 2001]
$27m buyout brings B2B player back from the brink
News Alan Lawson, research analyst at Butler Group, explained that the company has for the past months been in a position where it is "burning up cash and living on the interest of its reserves". Lawson... [17 Jul 2001]
Microsoft and IBM squabble over standards
News But Alan Lawson, research analyst with the Butler Group, warned that a delay in submitting the UDDI protocol for review could be a mistake. The trio have been working on the UDDI (universal description, discovery and... [17 Apr 2001]
Brown's Budget: Share and share alike
Comment Ian Lynch, director of strategic advisory services at Butler Research, said today that allowances for companies implementing new technologies "reverse the work of the Lawson budgets in the 1980s that simplified the tax... [08 Mar 2001]
B2B meets ASP in hybrid venture
News Alan Lawson, research analyst with the Butler Group, was a little more cautious. Analysts have greeted the meeting of e-marketplaces and application service providers as a significant trend in the development of both... [23 Nov 2000]
Trinity Mirror to smooth web operations
News The publisher of over 170 titles, including The Mirror and The Sunday People, has signed a deal with Lawson Software which will see the new system installed by spring next year. According to Lawson's... [17 Nov 2000]
Ariba breaks even in Q4
News However, Alan Lawson, research analyst with the Butler Group, warned that Ariba should expect increased competition on the back of their success. Lawson added: "Ariba and Commerce One are making the most... [19 Oct 2000]
Sybase and Oracle at odds over ASP model
News Alan Lawson, research analyst with the Butler Group, backed Sybase's approach. Application service provision will not play a significant part in database giant Sybase's future plans because the model is fundamentally... [26 Aug 2000]
Lawson to focus on Web-based applications
News Lawson Software announced a raft of contracts at its user conference in San Diego today, as well as plans to focus on Web-based applications. The ERP vendor has signed up Teachers Insurance and Annuity... [22 Mar 2000]
