Lawson software buys Approva and adding governance capabilities to their ERP software. Approva`s software are used to automatically monitor controls applied to various applications in an organization, thereby helping to detect fraud, non-compliance with regulations and other problems. It competes with companies such as ACL and Greenlight Technologies.

SAP Crorporation announced a new version of Business One, its ERP  suite for small companies, as it revs up the marketing strategy behind its Business ByDesign on-demand suite. Business One 8.82 features a range of improvements, including an expanded CRM  application that allows companies to develop and manage multichannel marketing programs. SAP has also added a number of capabilities to the systems MRP (material requirements planning) module, including a better wizard and improved forecasting functions.