Lyons Magnus v. Fujitsu America CA5

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Fujitsu was a provider of information technology products and services. Fujitsu was designated by SAP as one of its global technology partners and had collaborated with SAP in installing and customizing SAP software for over three decades. SAP‘s software products included ERP software. The purpose of ERP software was to improve business operations by streamlining existing processes and improving visibility into business operations using a unified suite of software applications that are integrated into existing business software systems. In 2009, Lyons decided it would update its information technology by obtaining ERP software. After reviewing the available versions of such software on the market, Lyons decided to purchase ERP software from SAP. In Lyons‘s perspective, one feature that set SAP‘s ERP software apart from others was its inclusion of Tradespend by Vistex. Tradespend was a special software module that dealt with customer discounts and rebates, which represented an important portion of Lyons‘s business. Having decided to purchase SAP‘s ERP software, it was necessary for Lyons to determine which company should be hired to implement the…