Update - January 2005

Oracle Announces PeopleSoft Purchase

On December 13, 2004 Oracle announced the purchase of PeopleSoft for $10.3 billion. The next day the Higher Education User Group President, Mike TenEyck, expressed his opinion in an email to all HEUG members. Click here to read Mike's email.

Oracle On-line Town Hall Meeting

On December 20, 2004 Oracle's President, Charles Phillips, conducted an on-line town hall meeting specifically for PeopleSoft customers. During this meeting the discussion surrounded the current merger integration process, product and support commitments and Oracle's long-term vision for the strategic value of the combination. At the end of the scripted segment, some customer questions were answered which had previously been sent via email. The 25 minute meeting was recorded and may be accessed using this link.

Oracle Web site for PeopleSoft

Oracle has created a web presence to welcome PeopleSoft customers, employees, partners, and shareholders. Take a look at http://www.oracle.com/peoplesoft.index.html to find communicated information.

PeopleSoft Software Install to Begin January 4 for Financials and Student Administration

A software installer from PeopleSoft will be on-site for three weeks this month to install the software for Financials and Student Administration. We had purposely deferred this installation until now so that we may take advantage of the most recent upgrades to the Student Administration software release 8.9.

BG@100 Team Resource Changes

Shelley Merz from Supplemental Staffing has moved out of the area as her husband pursues his career. Shelley answered the BG@100 Project Office phone at 372-3781. If you need to call the Project Office, please use 372-8423 until a replacement for Shelley is found.

Dee Dee Friedman from PeopleSoft will be leaving us on January 6. Dee Dee supported our technical support needs and we thank her for her efforts. We will be replacing this support position with Jim Hunter from CIBER.

 

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