On Oracle’s Intention to ‘Chrome’ Its PeopleSoft Browser Story

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On Oracle’s Intention to ‘Chrome’ Its PeopleSoft Browser Story

If you’ve paid attention to our recent post in which we discussed the newly-unveiled PeopleTools 8.52 Release Value Proposition, then maybe you noticed that Oracle stated its intention to support Chrome as a browser.  This is interesting, not only because Chrome is the new browser darling of the alpha nerd set, but also because it’s pretty

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Google Asks, ‘What Do You Love?’

Google has quietly unveiled a service called What Do You Love? which is essentially a way for a user to search on a topic and have results returned categorically, by Google product, and easily-parsible.  From playing with it for about ten minutes, it seems to be a result aggregator that includes results across a wide range

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New: Search Function for PeopleSoft Applications

Let’s do a quick follow up on last week’s post that announced the arrival of the PeopleTools 8.52 Release Value Proposition. An easy, comprehensive search function within PeopleSoft apps has been oft-requested, and lo and behold, Matthew Haavisto of The PeopleSoft Technology Blog has the good news: As you may have seen from the PeopleTools 8.52 Release

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Top Digital Marketing Exec Leaves RIM for Samsung

AdvertisingAge: Mr. Wallace, RIM’s top digital marketer, is defecting to Samsung Mobile, where he’ll be VP-strategic marketing for the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter. While Mr. Wallace oversaw all things digital at RIM as VP-digital marketing and media, his new role will also encompass offline media, creative and branding. The move means

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PeopleTools 8.52 Sneak Peek

NEWS: the PeopleTools 8.52 Release Value Proposition has been posted on My Oracle Support. (Login required.) Major areas of focus for the 8.52 release include but are not limited to: Increasing user productivity Improving system navigation (big area of enhancement requests) Lowering TCO (total cost of ownership) The PeopleSoft Technology Blog has the official statement:

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[NEWS] CIO Randy Mott Leaves HP

Saw this tweet by Thomas Wailgum yesterday: This is pretty big news, as Mott was, for the most part, considered a successful executive.  But as Wailgum suggests, perhaps we was too rich for HP CEO Leo Apotheker’s taste? It’s anyone’s guess as to impetus, but he was expensive.  From data compiled in 2009 from publicly-filed

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Steve Jobs Proposes Apple’s New Campus to Cupertino City Council

I find this utterly fascinating, if only to see a Steve Jobs away from a keynote’s limelight doing some of the more pedestrian civic tasks a CEO sometimes has to do. And the architecture of the proposed campus — wow! ### More links: MIPRO Consulting main website. MIPRO on Twitter and Facebook. About this blog.

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[NEWS] Come Visit MIPRO at the OHUG Global 2011 Conference

WHEN: Sunday, June 19 – Thursday, June 23rd, 2011  WHERE: Orlando, FL (Click for more information about venue, hotel and transportation) Join MIPRO, industry experts, thought leaders, and our customers at OHUG’s Global 2011 Conference in Orlando. The event provides a unique forum to trade ideas with more than 1,000 like-minded HCM attendees as well

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PeopleTools 8.51 Now Generally Available (GA)

Even though this is about a week old, it’s important nonetheless.  From The PeopleSoft Technology Blog: PeopleTools 8.51 is important to Oracle and for PeopleSoft customers because it continues to provide significant end-user value and demonstrates Oracle’s commitment to the PeopleSoft product family. The great new PeopleTools features and enhancements in this and our previous

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Chromebooks and the cloud: The ugly truth

David Linthicum, writing for InfoWorld: The difference with that use of cloud computing compared to the Chromebook’s is that I’m not forced to be completely dependent on the cloud for these services; I can mix and match them to meet my specific needs. I don’t think I’m alone in wanting that freedom. Thus, Chromebooks could

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