Consulting Is the Key to Successful Integration, Says PeopleSoft Exec to IT Radio Network.Business Editors & Internet Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2000 As any IT manager knows, the key to a successful eBusiness strategy is implementing the right suite with the right functionality. In a recent interview with the IT Radio Network, Jeffrey Reed, vice president of PeopleSoft's (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ) Consulting Division, discussed the challenge that many IT managers face. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Reed: "When you're implementing in an eBusiness or supply chain focus environment, it really comes down to a couple of key critical issues: speed, quality, flexibility and making sure that the software you bought, the results you require and the results you gain are predictable and are what you set out to actually do." Reed believes that too many people ignore the importance that consulting plays in any successful integration. "We have over 2,200 consultants around the world who were brought in to support customer engagements," said Reed, "and to leverage the best skills and capabilities, and to create the best and strongest solution for our customers." Said Reed: "Our approach is to provide a phased implementation model so that our customers can see the results at key milestones. We have created and implemented over 340 implementations of PeopleSoft Express over the past year. And we've been able to reduce the amount of time it takes companies to implement PeopleSoft by over 50%. "Our customers," said Reed "go live in weeks, not months." The entire interview is available free online in RealAudio and text formats at www.ITRadioNetwork.com. About IT Radio Network IT Radio Network is an online audio business magazine that features a daily dose of tech trends, company spotlights and one-on-one interviews with the very people reshaping the world of technology. The site is produced by Sky Radio, which produces radio programs for online magazines, a network of corporate Web sites, several major airline carriers and CEOLive.com. Also appearing on the IT Radio Network are Oracle, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. , VeriSign, Interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. , Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
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