PeopleTools 8.50 and PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) 9.1 are now generally available. Read more about PeopleTools at the PeopleSoft Technology Blog and about PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 here. Read up on all of PeopleSoft Enterprise at the PeopleSoft Enterprise Information Portal.
Category Archives: information
Top 5 FAQ for Large-Scale Solutions for Small Enterprises: a Brief How (and Why) To
9 August 2009 – 10.35 am
Chet (Oraclenerd) asked me to write a guest post for his blog recently. My first post is called “Large-Scale Solutions for Small Enterprises: a Brief How (and Why) To” and includes a link back here for a few FAQs. Here they are:
1. Are you making this stuff up?
I get this question more often outside of [...]
Oracle Q4 Earnings and Outlook
24 June 2009 – 10.49 am
Good news for Oracle Oracle as they released their fourth quarter results and “beat market expectations.” That is good for them. In theory, it is good for us customers because as long as Oracle is doing well, they will continue to engage with their user community, enhance their product lines, and make strategic acquisitions. With particular regard to their work with the user community, Oracle faces a defining moment here. Let’s hope that they continue the good work they have done in this area.
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50
19 June 2009 – 8.06 am
I recently wrote about a couple of new Release Value Propositions from Oracle. A good number of you read that post and some of you contacted me offline to ask more questions. One of the RVPs was for the upcoming and much-anticipated release ofOracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50. You can get a link to it here on the PeopleSoft Technology blog.
So, why the anticipation and interest? I took some time digging into the RVP and thought through a number of demos I have seen and came up with my hit list of enhancements or new features . . .
Open Source Enterprise in Higher Education
16 June 2009 – 7.39 am
This got me thinking in a more focused way about the state of open source in the higher education enterprise. If you read here you know I am primarily a MISO guy — well, more precisely a MO guy — but lately I have been paying more attention to enterprise-related open source projects in higher education.
HEUG Signposts for the Week of June 15, 2009
15 June 2009 – 12.53 pm
Campus Solutions Update on IPEDS Race/Ethnicity Regulations, Campus Solutions 9.0 Feature Pack 1, Budgeting White Paper Review, Events
Portal 2009 Conference
10 June 2009 – 10.34 am
Last week I attended and presented at the annual Portal Conference at Gettysburg College. This year’s keynote speakers were Richard Katz, Vice President at EDUCAUSE and Jonathan Markow, Executive Director of JASIG.
A true community of practice has grown around this conference. Each year a core group of attendees makes the trip to come together and share current thinking and work in the area of portal and web technology.
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials Upgrade Presentation
6 June 2009 – 4.05 pm
My colleague Carolyn Newton and I presented at the University System of Maryland Oracle PeopleSoft Mid Atlantic Regional Conference this week at Gettysburg College. Our session was called “Always a Work in Progress, Financials Upgrade 7.5 to 9.0 Success!” It was a great conference (it always is; this is the 13th) and it was nice to be able to share some of the good work we are doing at MICA.
HEUG Signposts for the Week of June 1, 2009
2 June 2009 – 7.59 pm
HEUG VP for Products Dave Baugh is blogging about the new Release Value Propositions for Oracle PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 9.1 and Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) 9.1 this week. Read up on both and leave your comments.
Baltimore Hotel to Make a Net Impact
28 May 2009 – 7.17 am
I am always on the lookout for news items that make parts of my life look more like a constellation than a random scatter of stars. Here is one:
“East coast travelers take note: this July, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor will play host to the city’s first LEED-certified hotel, which is taking up residence in the former Baltimore Brewing Company.”
