PeopleSoft: No More a Humble Kid From a Rough Neighborhood?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... PeopleSoft, Pleasanton, Calif., primarily relied on third-party consulting firms to ... Namely, Vantive products have been the major license revenue contributor ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_09_05_00_1.asp - 17k Summary: PeopleSoft has been on a quest to dramatically improve its customer service & support by weeding out its 3rd-party consulting partners. PeopleSoft also has a new platform, a new set of products and a new surprising attitude of lambasting competition. Further, its financial results for the second quarter

PeopleSoft - Catching Its Second Wind From The Internet Part 1 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In 2000, PeopleSoft acquired The Vantive Corporation, a leading CRM software ... software maintenance and support, customer education and training, and consulting. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_06_05_01_1.asp - 26k Summary: PeopleSoft, once a high flyer owing to its congenial culture and slick ERP product, has invested two years and over a half billion dollars to develop a number of new, Internet-based enterprise applications that have apparently propelled it back on the enterprise applications top chart. It has now emerged

PeopleSoft - Catching Its Second Wind From The Internet Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... CRM 8 does not break any new ground, current Vantive users may ... Sales and Consulting Force Orientation: The PeopleSoft sales and consulting force will need to ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_06_06_01_1.asp - 41k Summary: PeopleSoft invested two years and over a half billion dollars to develop new Internet-based enterprise applications. It now has a pure Internet platform a new set of products and a new assertive attitude. This part examines the strengths and challenges PeopleSoft now faces in today’s cutthroat competi

eLoyalty Enhances Its Field Service And Logistics Services

by L. Talarico ... eLoyalty primarily competes against the Big Four consulting firms ... eLoyalty has partnerships with large CRM vendors including Siebel, Vantive, E.piphany, and Kana ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/11/news_analysis/NA_EC_LJT_11_21_00_1.asp - 8k Summary: eLoyalty, a CRM strategy and implementation consultancy, recently partnered with ServicePower to enhance its Field Service and Logistics practice. ServicePower is a small vendor that develops dispatch optimization software. eLoyalty will use ServicePower’s software to incorporate dispatch optimizatio

PeopleSoft - Are Business Intelligence and e-Commerce Enough?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... maintenance and support, customer education and training, and consulting (see enclosed ... only exhibited in partnering with Siebel and Vantive), and indecisive ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/08/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_9_99_4.asp - 12k Summary: PeopleSoft is currently developing the PeopleSoft Business Network (PSBN), which should incorporate business transactions, knowledge and analytical tools within and beyond enterprise boundaries. PSBN and EPM initiatives have the potential to increase revenues, however the coveted 50%+ annual growth is no

Agilera: Making E-Business Agile

by A. Turner ... of ERP, CRM and e-commerce software, including PeopleSoft/Vantive, Lawson Software ... Within the consulting arena, the "Big 5" organizations do not represent an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/07/research_notes/VN_EC_ADT_07_31_00_1.asp - 25k Summary: Last spring, the ASP market witnessed the arrival of an Application Service Provider designed to help organizations adapt to the rapidly changing IT environment. Agilera is the result of a joint venture between CIBER, Verio and Centennial Ventures designed to offer expertise, infrastructure, strategic c

Wrong ERP Demise Predictions Have (Only Partly) Created Skills ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... with some exposure to new products such as Broadvision, Vantive, Clarify, Siebel ... For that reason, some have opted for internal consulting within a particular ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/02/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_02_02_01_1.asp - 22k Summary: With so much frenzy surrounding e-business and CRM applications, ERP may be a far cry from its halcyon days. However, ERP implementation skills are still in demand, particularly as a foundation and a facilitator to other sexier applications.

PeopleSoft Plays Hardball

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... PeopleSoft Consulting delivered the PeopleSoft Upgrade Roadmap - a suite of packaged ... coincide with the final phase of integrating acquired Vantive CRM product ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/03/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_03_09_01_1.asp - 13k Summary: No more a nice guy with PeopleSoft! Its strong Q4 2000 results and alleged string of wins over its direct competitors have stirred up some emotions and knee-jerk dismissive reactions. Whatever the case may be, look for a vigorous PeopleSoft participation in many future software selection deals.

PeopleSoft – Again A Force To Be Reckoned With?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... IBM announced they would provide Internet-based HRMS and consulting services for ... company has finally started reaping benefits from acquiring Vantive in 1999 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/11/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_11_10_00_1.asp - 13k Summary: PeopleSoft is back with a vengeance! During its users conference, Connect, which took place in Los Angeles on October 22-26, it unveiled a slew of new products in its bid to maintain the current turnaround momentum. Earlier, on October 17, PeopleSoft announced impressive financial results for Q3 2000.

EAI Vendor CrossWorlds Eases Middleware Customization

by M. Reed ... which results in the "tool kit"), to be a method of selling consulting. ... CEO of Dell, Dave Duffield, CEO of PeopleSoft, John Luongo, CEO of Vantive, and John ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/04/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_04_19_00_1.asp - 6k Summary: CrossWorlds Software, an enterprise application integration vendor, is making it easier for customers to acquire components and utilities with specific functionality. The vendor will create a CrossWorlds Exchange site on a subscription basis, for $50,000 per year with additional fees for some components