Friday, June 01, 2007
Lawson CEO: Oracle will change its tune - Software - News - ZDNet Asia
Lawson CEO: Oracle will change its tune - Software - News - ZDNet Asia: "Debes added: 'And, when they force J.D Edwards, PeopleSoft and other acquired customers to upgrade, not everybody will want to, because when you hold a gun to the customers' heads and say you must upgrade now and this is the price to pay, some of them will resist it.
'We don't expect all of them to resist it, but what if 5 percent resist it? Even 5 percent can double the size of our business,' he said, noting that Lawson will target those customers.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2007 ended Feb. 28, 2007, Lawson reported revenues of US$191.2 million, an increase of 118 percent from the same period last year. Lawson attributed the good showing to the consolidation of revenues of the former Intentia, which merged with Lawson last April.
Despite Debes' claims, Oracle has consistently maintained that it will provide lifetime support for its acquired customers, while providing a clear upgrade path for those who want to take advantage of Fusion applications.
Oracle has also said it will continue to invest in J.D. Edwards, Peoplesoft and Siebel applications, reversing an earlier decision to discontinue support for those companies' software after 2013. "
'We don't expect all of them to resist it, but what if 5 percent resist it? Even 5 percent can double the size of our business,' he said, noting that Lawson will target those customers.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2007 ended Feb. 28, 2007, Lawson reported revenues of US$191.2 million, an increase of 118 percent from the same period last year. Lawson attributed the good showing to the consolidation of revenues of the former Intentia, which merged with Lawson last April.
Despite Debes' claims, Oracle has consistently maintained that it will provide lifetime support for its acquired customers, while providing a clear upgrade path for those who want to take advantage of Fusion applications.
Oracle has also said it will continue to invest in J.D. Edwards, Peoplesoft and Siebel applications, reversing an earlier decision to discontinue support for those companies' software after 2013. "
