Adaptive Path Selected to Merge PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards Sites.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003 PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ) announced today that it has selected Adaptive Path, the world's leading user experience firm, to develop and manage the merging of its public Web site with that of J.D. Edwards (J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, CO, www.jdedwards.com) A developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. & Co. (Nasdaq:JDEC JDEC Joint Data Exchange Center (US/Russian missile warning) JDEC Joint Document Exploitation Center (US DoD) ). PeopleSoft purchased the Denver software maker last month for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. "Given the circumstances of this merger, the business community will be looking closely at PeopleSoft.com to monitor how quickly the merger is progressing," says Peter Merholz, founding partner of Adaptive Path and project lead. "We have two formidable companies that want to join forces, and supporting that effort is a huge, exciting challenge." In 2001, Adaptive Path worked with PeopleSoft to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. several of the company's existing sites, developing a cohesive user experience throughout. Adaptive Path then provided content strategy and information architecture for integration of 18 additional PeopleSoft Web sites around the world. Adaptive Path will immediately begin to integrate JDEdwards.com into the PeopleSoft.com site structure. Working with teams from both companies, Adaptive Path will formulate a set of shared objectives for a unified site strategy. That strategy, combined with Adaptive Path's research and expertise on enterprise software customers, will guide the creation of an integrated site structure to support the business goals of the newly merged companies. "PeopleSoft is pleased to again choose Adaptive Path to assist us with key project components like critical stakeholder stakeholder n. a person having in his/her possession (holding) money or property in which he/she has no interest, right or title, awaiting the outcome of a dispute between two or more claimants to the money or property. interviews. They provide an unbiased viewpoint that always keeps the site visitor's needs paramount," says Suzanne Van Cleve, director of PeopleSoft.com. "Using Adaptive Path enables us to achieve our objectives faster and brings a wealth of best practices gleaned from their impressive client base." About Adaptive Path Headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Adaptive Path is a user experience consulting, research, and training firm that has provided custom services to a range of clients, including Fortune 50 corporations, pure-Web startups, and established not-for-profit organizations. Adaptive Path partners include Lane Becker, Janice Fraser, Jesse James Garrett Jesse James Garrett is an information architect and founder of Adaptive Path, an information architecture and user experience firm. Garrett co-founded the Information Architecture Institute, and his essays have appeared in New Architect, Boxes and Arrows, and , Mike Kuniavsky, Peter Merholz, Jeffrey Veen, and Indi Young. |
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