Lawson Software and Dubai-based E3 announce partnership

Under terms of the agreement, E3 will resell Lawson S3 enterprise software applications exclusively to hospitals in the Middle East and North Africa.

The agreement reflects Lawson's commitment to increasing its presence in the region via channel partners. Using Lawson S3 enterprise software solutions, healthcare organizations will be better positioned to manage their businesses so they can focus on providing quality patient care. Lawson S3 solutions support some of the largest healthcare organizations in the world, helping them manage their supplies, workforce, and financial systems.

"We are delighted to be Lawson's business partner. By combining Lawson's world-class solutions with our knowledge of the healthcare industry's IT infrastructure in the region, we hope to advance the profitability of healthcare players," said Muwaffa Lahham, CEO, E3.

"Moreover, the platform that Dubai Internet City provides us gives us distinct benefits for marketing our services in the Middle East."
To meet an increasing demand for quality healthcare services in the Middle East, Gulf Co-operational Council (GCC) governments in the region are continuously encouraging global providers, such as Lawson, to establish a greater presence in the region. This gives existing technology providers such as E3, the opportunity to expand into these markets as well through partnerships like the Lawson and E3 relationship.

Lawson has offered healthcare-focused enterprise software solutions for more than a decade and is the recognized leader in providing enterprise software to the U.S. healthcare market. Lawson currently serves more than 500 healthcare organizations representing more than 4,500 healthcare facilities and eight of the top 10 integrated delivery networks, in the United States.

"It's been shown that a well-run hospital - thanks in part to using Lawson software - can focus more of its time treating its patients, while delivering impressive benefits to its bottom line. We are pleased that our partnership with E3 will bring Lawson's strong solutions to the growing Middle East healthcare sector," said Dean Hager, senior vice president of product management for Lawson.

"As regional governmental investments in the Middle East healthcare sector increases, healthcare providers will need enterprise software solutions that are designed specifically for the healthcare industry and can help providers gain greater efficiencies and industry best practices. The Lawson S3 enterprise software applications will help these organizations better manage their business operations."

"The landmark partnership between E3 and Lawson Software will help redefine existing medical practices and create a new segment of technology software for the growing healthcare sector in the region," said Sheikh Abdulaziz Aljomaih, chairman of E3, managing director of Pergola Holding Inc., vice chairman of Arcapita Bank, Bahrain and board member of Dana Gas Co.

"This partnership will bring the leading U.S. healthcare enterprise software technology to the Middle East to help drive the operational improvement of healthcare facilities and overall patient care. It gives me a great pleasure as chairman of E3 to unveil yet another new venture of Aljomaih Group."