Quick post to say that there has been a lot of interest in PeopleTools 8.5 recently (and I mean lots), and one of our partners is putting on a webinar this upcoming Wednesday (Oct 21) about some of the most prominent new features and improvements. If you’re interested in PeopleTools 8.5, it will be very
Read More...UPDATE: Official press release is live here. I’m going to preempt our official press release by a few hours and announce something we’ve been working on with our partner, Citagus. We have had a massive influx in inquiries and blog hits about PeopleTools 8.5, and we hear from conference feedback that PeopleTools 8.5 sessions are
Read More...Some of the best tweets streaming across my HootSuite screen over the past two days. These were all under the #OOW hashtag. I will post more during the week, time permitting. (Other hashtags you can check out are #OpenWorld, and #OOW09, but #OOW seems to be the main player.) IntraSee: Big time stat of #oow:
Read More...The Washington Post’s Brian Krebs: An investigative series I’ve been writing about organized cyber crime gangs stealing millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses has generated more than a few responses from business owners who were concerned about how best to protect themselves from this type of fraud. I recommend to read some online
Read More...Quick moment of self-indulgence: if you are in the St. Louis area and planning to attend the St. Louis Oracle/PeopleSoft RUG meeting, come by and see us. Larry Zagata, our Business Intelligence practice director, will be there speaking about turning enterprise data into actionable, useful business intelligence. It’s been a huge hit at prior conferences,
Read More...Quick update: Oracle has now officially released PeopleSoft Portal 9.1. This is a highly-anticipated release due to the app’s adoption of Web 2.0 features and tight integration into the core PeopleSoft products. In addition, PeopleSoft Portal 9.1 includes collaborative workspaces and very strong (and very smart) tagging capabilities. I previously blogged about some of the
Read More...Now that Oracle has announced the general availability of PeopleSoft HRMS 9.1, I would like to take some time over my next three blog posts to discuss some of the mainline enhancements that are relevant to PeopleSoft shops. This is a widely-anticipated release, and there’s some powerful stuff in the 9.1 version. Before we get
Read More...Given the substantial amount of traffic linking to our earlier PeopleTools 8.5 post, you might be interested to know that PeopleTools 8.5 is now available through Oracle’s E-Delivery portal. You first have to provide some user information and accept the EULA terms, but the you can select PeopleSoft Enterprise and your relevant OS/hardware platform, and
Read More...Associated Press: WIXOM (AP) — Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford Jr. and Gov. Jennifer Granholm will share details of a plan to redevelop a closed auto plant near Detroit and convert it into the nation’s largest renewable energy park. Ford and Granholm will be at the site Thursday with officials from Xtreme Power of
Read More...I get asked how to follow MiPro on Twitter, and for that I have several answers. @mipro – our main Twitter account for all of MIPRO Consulting. This is where I route most of our commentary, discussion and blog post announcements. @jmicallef – One of MiPro’s founding partners. @japrokes – Another one of MiPro’s founding
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