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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2006

                              LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                        Commission File Number: 000-33335


           Delaware                                            41-1251159
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification Number)


380 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota   55102-1302
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (651) 767-7000

   Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable

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following provisions:

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    CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On January 5, 2006, Lawson Software, Inc. issued a press release relating
to fiscal 2006 second quarter results. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Lawson Software, Inc. issued January 5, 2006

     The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto,
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          Lawson Software, Inc.

Date: January 5, 2006                     By: /s/ Robert G. Barbieri
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                                              Robert G. Barbieri
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial and Performance Officer