National Auto Parts Retailer Selects Lawson Human Resources to Support Rapid Growth; O'Reilly Automotive Will Combine Its HR, Payroll and Financial Applications to Create a Unified Business System

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Feb. 15, 2006--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. selected Lawson Software's Human Resources suite to streamline its core HR processes and facilitate growth without adding administrative staff. An existing Lawson Financials customer, O'Reilly will combine its HR and financial applications into a single, unified Lawson business system with the goal of enhancing operational performance. O'Reilly licensed the applications in Lawson's second quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended Nov. 30, 2005.

O'Reilly is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. The company operated 1,470 stores within 25 states at Dec. 3, 20051, 2005.

"Faced with rapid growth, we needed to replace our legacy HR system with software that offered enhanced functionality and greater integration across our organization," said Jim Batten, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Finance, O'Reilly Automotive. "We chose to consolidate on Lawson based on our experience using Lawson Financials as well as the functionality Lawson offered for the iSeries platform."

"By streamlining payroll and other HR processes, Lawson will increase our administrative productivity by up to 20 percent - allowing our team to focus on strategic HR initiatives for O'Reilly's continued growth," added Phil Thompson, vice president of human resources, O'Reilly Automotive.

The Lawson Human Resources suite will replace O'Reilly's 18-year-old legacy HR/payroll system. O'Reilly also will use its Lawson system in combination with several other third-party applications to calculate tax rates and print checks.

"Sustaining profitability in an intensely competitive retail market requires a strong IT foundation to support business process improvements and operational efficiencies," said Michelle Schooff, industry marketing director - Retail, Lawson Software. "We're helping retailers drive revenue growth by providing a comprehensive product and services offering at a low total cost of ownership."

Lawson's industry-focused software solutions help retailers integrate the systems they use to run and grow their businesses. Lawson customers include five of the top 10 U.S.-based retailers, eight of the top 20 apparel retailers, seven of the top 25 grocery chains, 23 of the top 100 restaurant chains and 20 of the top 100 specialty chains.

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Lawson Software provides business application software and consulting services to services organizations in the healthcare, retail, government and education, banking and insurance and other markets. Lawson's software suites include enterprise performance management, distribution, financials, human capital management, procurement, retail operations and service process optimization. With headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has offices and affiliates serving North and South America, Europe, and Africa. Lawson Software and Lawson are registered trademarks of Lawson Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

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