Running PeopleSoft Portal 8.8? Now Is a Good Time to Upgrade

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Running PeopleSoft Portal 8.8? Now Is a Good Time to Upgrade

Extended support for PeopleSoft Portal Solutions has ended, according to the PeopleSoft Technology Blog.  What does this mean? Extended support for PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 8.8 will end in March 2011. This means that Oracle is not obliged to provide development support in the form of new features and fixes to Portal Solutions customers running 8.8

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Oracle Tops Profit Views, Sales Rise 37%

From MarketWatch: Oracle (ORCL 32.80, +0.25, +0.76%) said its third-quarter net income rose to $2.1 billion, or 41 cents a share, compared to $1.19 billion, or 23 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter ended Feb. 28 rose 37% to $8.76 billion. Excluding one-time items, Oracle said earnings

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[Science] Enormous Moon Cave Discovered

Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 has discovered an enormous volcanic cave under the surface of the moon, big enough (and with a steady enough temperature) to serve as a home base for human voyagers. But back to the temperature aspect: Its main attraction is a temperate climate. Temperatures on the moon swing wildly, from a maximum

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CFO: ‘Pay Freezes Are Melting’

Good industry trend news from CFO.com: If your employees’ salaries are still frozen or reduced from where they were in the premeltdown days, your company is behind the times. A noticeable thawing is in progress, according to new research from Towers Watson. Among 381 U.S. organizations that were surveyed, only 9% have frozen salaries for

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Reminder: Two Weeks Until Oracle’s Customer Showcase & Maintenance Summit

Hands down, the best conference for ALM (asset lifecycle management), EAM (enterprise asset management) and MM (maintenance management) is Oracle’s Annual Maintenance Summit.  It’s a no-pitch, no-pressure meeting of the brightest minds and companies in the EAM space, and Oracle puts a tremendous amount of effort into encouraging information sharing and relationship building. We’re less

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2010 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter from Warren Buffett

Always a fantastic read: Throughout my lifetime, politicians and pundits have constantly moaned about terrifying problems facing America. Yet our citizens now live an astonishing six times better than when I was born. The prophets of doom have overlooked the all-important factor that is certain: Human potential is far from exhausted, and the American system

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IBM Centennial Film: They Were There

As IBM celebrates its 100th year in business, it’s worth watching this 30-minute film by Errol Morris (music by Philip Glass) on the company’s history and impact on society and business. They Were There: People who changed the way the world works. (via kottke) ### MIPRO Consulting is a nationally-recognized consulting firm specializing in PeopleSoft

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