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MATC FIRST TO HOST
NEW PEOPLESOFT 8 INTERNET PRODUCT PREVIEW
Madison Area Technical
College (MATC) was selected to host the first preview of PeopleSoft’s
new pure internet eBusiness software product. On Wednesday, June 13, about
ten PeopleSoft officials visited MATC’s Truax Campus, 3550 Anderson
Street, to hold the first of the corporation’s “roadshows”
for PeopleSoft 8, the pure internet architecture version of its college
and university enterprise resource planning software modules.
PeopleSoft 8 requires
no software on the client. According to PeopleSoft, this new software,
built on a pure internet architecture, enables universal access from any
web device and improves organizations’ bottom line performance by
reducing costs in deployment, maintenance and training. It allows organizations
to create collaborative networks of customers, suppliers, and employees
that can be accessed from anywhere at anytime with a web browser.
The PeopleSoft 8 Student
Administration and Contributor Relations software solutions for colleges
and universities will be premiered at PeopleSoft’s annual conference
to be held in late August in Atlanta.
Approximately 100 MATC and Wisconsin Technical College System employees
attended a morning product presentation conducted by PeopleSoft experts.
In the afternoon, 20 individuals made up of faculty, administrators and
students from the state’s technical colleges participated in hands-on
computer lab sessions. They used the new web-enabled products and offered
feedback to the PeopleSoft product planners.
While at MATC, PeopleSoft
also presented a check for $2,000 to the MATC Foundation as a contribution
for funding student success initiatives.
PeopleSoft will be conducting similar roadshows at the University of Wisconsin—Madison
and at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois.
In 1998, MATC joined with 10 other WTCS colleges to purchase the PeopleSoft
suite of software. The colleges are in the process of replacing existing
human resource, payroll, financial, and student systems with PeopleSoft
business solutions. To date, the PeopleSoft human resource, payroll and
financial systems have been implemented at MATC. MATC plans to begin implementing
the new PeopleSoft 8 web-enabled Student Administration system upon its
release.
PeopleSoft Inc. is
a leading provider of eBusiness applications and employs more than 8,000
people worldwide, including 2,400 eBusiness consultants. More than 4,700
organizations in 107 countries run on PeopleSoft eBusiness applications.
MATC is one of the
largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s 16 colleges and
serves about 50,000 individuals annually. It provides a comprehensive
curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult basic education
and life enrichment studies and activities and offers customized training
for employers. It awards associate degrees, technical and vocational diplomas
and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all
or part of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction
through five campuses and various other locations throughout its district.
PeopleSoft and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks. All other
company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Copyright © 2001 PeopleSoft, Inc. All rights reserved.
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PeopleSoft
and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks. All other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright
© 2001 PeopleSoft, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last
Modified:
September 17, 2001
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