Lawson buys San Francisco-based Freeborders PLM division
17 Mar '08
3 min read
"It means companies like ours can look to one vendor for our enterprise software and product lifecycle management needs. It also means we will have the power of Lawson focused on the PLM product, given the strategic importance of the fashion industry to Lawson."
"Leading solution providers who are focused upon the fashion industry continue to extend their solution footprints to deliver complete end-to-end business processes," said Peter Bambridge, research director, Gartner Inc.
"For example, combining Product Lifecycle Management capabilities with backbone ERP systems can improve agility and speed of response by enabling tight integration between planning and execution, improving visibility across the entire collaborative supply chain and enabling the smooth flow of information from design through to delivery."
Terms of the deal were not disclosed and the transaction is not anticipated to have a material impact on the company's fiscal 2008 fourth quarter or fiscal 2009 results. Lawson's fiscal year ends May 31, 2008.