PeopleSoft South Africa has entered into a business alliance with e-business integrator, ERP.com. In terms of the partnership agreement ERP.com will handle the complete range of PeopleSoft solutions including CRM and e-business.
According to ERP.com CEO, Peter Forsyth, the company will aim its implementation and integration services at the financial services, healthcare and public sector markets. "PeopleSoft is one of the main players in the global enterprise applications market, and has recently extended its presence through the acquisition of Vantive and the strategic alliance with Commerce One. The alliance enables us to provide a comprehensive solutions footprint across a range of different industries."
According to Jan Coetzee, managing director of PeopleSoft South Africa, the alliance with ERP.com brings with it a wealth of business and system integration skills. "In line with our newly launched e-business strategy, these skills will assist us in delivering solutions that bring together information and people across the extended enterprise. We are also in the process of putting together an initiative that will make our solution cost-effective for medium-sized companies."
The PeopleSoft solution comprises Human Resources and Financial applications, as well as the Vantive powered PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application.
"This enables pure-browser access across the enterprise," explains Coetzee. "The PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management suite of products includes analysis tools like balance scorecard, activity-based management, workforce analytics and CRM analytics."
Through its global alliance with Commerce One, PeopleSoft South Africa is also able to offer the advantages of the comprehensive eProcurement Exchange, which is already integrated into an organisation`s internal financial system
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ERP.com Holdings Limited
ERP.com Holdings Limited is a JSE-listed company that implements, integrates and manages enterprise applications in an e-Business environment.
PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft is a world leader in enterprise application software. PeopleSoft provides eBusiness applications for customer relationship management, human resource management, financials, and supply chain, along with a range of industry-specific solutions. For more than 4, 000 customers, PeopleSoft applications offer greater flexibility, rapid implementation, scalability across multiple databases and operating systems, and lower cost of ownership. Customers include some of the largest multi-national organisations in the world, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses. In addition to software, PeopleSoft offers PeopleSoft Advantage Customer Service, a comprehensive consulting, education and technical support programme. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, PeopleSoft (www.peoplesoft.com) employs 7, 000 people and had 1999 revenues of $1.4 billion.