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Oracle OpenWorld -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)
News Facts
-- To help organizations drive employee effectiveness, Oracle today
unveiled the latest release of Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise, with PeopleSoft
Enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) 9.1, PeopleSoft Enterprise
PeopleTools 8.50, PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management 9.1 and
PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal 9.1.
-- This latest release was developed with feedback from more than 150
customers, and offers a broad range of new features designed to accelerate
business performance, increase user productivity and lower the cost of
ownership.
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PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM 9.1 is a core platform that addresses
end-to-end human resources responsibilities for global organizations. In
addition to best-in-class integrated talent management, workforce
management and workforce service delivery, the latest version includes
embedded Web 2.0 capabilities and new industry-specific enhancements.
-- Part of the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM suite of products, PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management 9.1 enables
organizations to proactively manage their learning environment, ensuring
that employees acquire knowledge and skills consistent with corporate
objectives and regulatory compliance.
-- PeopleTools 8.50 is the PeopleSoft Enterprise technology
platform, offering a highly-flexible development environment for customers
to manage, customize, integrate and support their PeopleSoft applications.
This latest update features an enriched end user experience through the use
of new Web 2.0 capabilities, enhanced integration and expanded reporting
options. PeopleTools 8.50 is the foundation for PeopleSoft 9.1 applications
but is also backward-compatible for older releases, increasing the value of
customers' current versions without requiring an upgrade of their core
applications.
-- PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal 9.1 helps organizations
promote engagement and collaboration through the deployment of online
communities and Web-based self-service sites for their
enterprises.
Most Comprehensive and Complete PeopleSoft Enterprise Release
-- Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.1 is one of the most robust and
comprehensive releases in PeopleSoft's history. It includes 21 new
solutions, 1,350 new features, more than 28,000 pages enhanced with Web 2.0
capabilities, 300 new Web services and 200 industry-specific
enhancements.
-- Reflecting an updated and enhanced User Interface, PeopleSoft
applications now incorporate Web 2.0 collaboration tools such as chat,
wikis, discussion forums and tagging to help users engage and connect with
others in their knowledge network.