PARADIGM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS AND ISH, INC. ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF THE LSF MIGRATION READINESS ASSESSMENT
Experience with over 50 Migrations is the Foundation for the New Program

FAIRFIELD, NJ: Paradigm Business Solutions, an ISH company, announced today the release of their Readiness Assessment Program for Lawson System Foundation™ v. 9.0 migrations. This assessment program is critical to those Lawson customers that will be affected by the planned v8.0.3 environment decommission date of 7/31/08 as well as being a valuable addition to Paradigm and ISH’s existing Readiness Assessments for Lawson Optimization Initiatives. Based upon experience with over 50 upgrades, Paradigm’s experts have created a preparedness program designed to expedite the migration process by eliminating identified roadblocks to success, including delays, hidden costs, and challenges in understanding requirements and responsibilities prior to the start of the project.

Lawson’s System Foundation is the technological foundation for all Lawson Classic Applications™, and Lawson Landmark Applications™. This new product offering includes new security architecture, performance and scalability improvements, usability improvements, and providing enhancement to existing technology products.

Utilizing their proprietary methodology, Paradigm’s team of Lawson Certified Technical Experts has aided clients in healthcare, manufacturing, government, education and retail to successfully implement LSF v. 9.0, on time and within budget across multiple platforms including UNIX, Windows and I Series. Paradigm is an LSF 9 Certified Partner, and has been working with Lawson Software for over 10 years providing technical knowledge and deep industry expertise to their clients.

“The LSF Readiness Assessment Program is a strong technical complement to our application optimization assessments. Organizations are often unprepared for the challenges involved in a migration, especially in understanding the impact of the migration on other software and interfaces. The Readiness Assessment Program helps them to understand the prerequisite requirements and to avoid last minute surprises. This diminishes unexpected delays and expenditures leading them to a quicker return on their investment,” stated Matthew Palmer, Technology Practice Director, Paradigm Business Solutions.

With rising costs an increasing concern for organizations, leadership has turned to organizations such as Paradigm and ISH for business process improvement strategies supported by IT solutions as those provided by Lawson Software. Both Paradigm and ISH are certified business partners of Lawson, a provider of software and service solutions which include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications.

Paradigm and ISH can offer a full spectrum of service needs ranging from deeply technical solutions to application knowledge, industry-specific process expertise and data integrity with an integrated and seamless accountability to their clients, ensuring that they will realize true “best practice, best use of software” led by a strong technical foundation.

About ISH, Inc.
Headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, ISH Inc is a leading national provider of Perioperative, Sterile Processing, ED, EMR, Supply Chain, Finance, HR/PR, Time & Attendance, Scheduling, Document Imaging, Interim Management as well as many other professional services for healthcare. ISH has delivered business improvement solutions and IT implementations to prominent healthcare providers throughout the nation since 1989. With a staff of over 200 professionals, an extensive best practice library developed from over 500 clients and a powerful program management methodology, ISH is positioned to deliver the results you need when you need them.

About Paradigm
An ISH company, Paradigm Business Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of strategic consulting services integrating front and back office operations and streamlining business processes by implementing and deploying critical business applications. Paradigm's team of consultants offer companies senior-level consulting services customized to solve their business challenges. Paradigm's customers include the Fortune 500 elite as well as small and medium size businesses across several industries including Professional Services, Healthcare, Bio Tech/Pharmaceuticals, Government, Retail, Communications and Financial Services. Paradigm has also engaged in strategic partnerships with several of the industry's leading technology and professional services organizations.

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