Florida University Alliance Selects PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications Suite; Multi-Campus Collaboration to Transform Operations for 88,000 Students, Faculty and Staff.Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003 PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ) announced that the Florida University Alliance, which includes the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. , Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. (FSU FSU Florida State University FSU Former Soviet Union FSU Ferris State University FSU Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) FSU Frostburg State University FSU Finance Sector Union ) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, at Tallahassee; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887; predominantly African American. (FAMU FAMU Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FAMU Federación Argentina de Mujeres Universitarias (Spanish) FAMU Federation of Australian Maritime Unions FAMU Fault Alarm Monitor Unit ), has selected PeopleSoft's industry-leading enterprise solution suite in the third quarter of 2002. The Florida University Alliance licensed PeopleSoft applications including Customer Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Student Administration, Human Capital Management, Financial Management Solutions and AppConnect. Supporting more than 88,000 students, faculty and staff, the enterprise solution will integrate student and administrative operations across each campus. "During an extensive evaluation of well known business application vendors, the universities collaborated to identify a real-time enterprise solution that met all their needs," said Al Enzweiler, project manager for the Florida University Alliance. "The Alliance selected PeopleSoft's application suite for its exceptional architecture and integration capabilities. The solutions bring the promise of unprecedented information access and increased efficiencies to the Florida institutions." The PeopleSoft solution will enable the integration of campus-wide financial and operational data at each university, providing managers with the tools needed to make informed financial decisions more rapidly. Research grants play a fundamental role in funding critical programs at these state institutions. PeopleSoft Grants, a key component of the Financial Management Solution, will help Alliance members manage the complete life cycle of sponsored research online. As a result, users will be able to more efficiently develop and track grant proposals and budgets. Alliance members will also deploy PeopleSoft Supplier Relationship Management applications to manage the schools' procurement of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . The solution will enable each University to better manage purchasing behavior and contract usage, leverage suppliers more effectively, and improve the efficiency of their purchasing processes Purchasing Purchasing is the formal process of buying goods and services. The Purchasing Process can vary from one organization to another but there are some key elements that are common throughout The process usually starts with a 'Demand' or requirements . PeopleSoft's integration suite, AppConnect, will allow the Florida University Alliance to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. user access, connect business processes and consolidate data across PeopleSoft and existing lines of business applications. PeopleSoft's pre-integrated Enterprise Portal See corporate portal. , Integration Broker and Enterprise Warehouse solutions will simplify the integration process, enabling the Florida University Alliance to achieve results faster and at a lower cost. "By moving core business processes online, the Florida University Alliance participants will be able to more effectively service students, faculty and staff through real-time access to critical information," said Kevin Horigan, general manager, PeopleSoft Education and Government. "PeopleSoft's proven delivery of industry-leading solutions to this market gives us the experience to quickly and cost-effectively transform campus operations." About PeopleSoft PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) is the world's leading provider of application software for the real-time enterprise. PeopleSoft pure Internet software enables organizations to reduce costs and increase productivity by directly connecting customers, suppliers, partners and employees to business processes on-line, in real time. PeopleSoft's integrated, best-in-class applications include Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management and Financial Management. More than 5,000 organizations in 140 countries run on PeopleSoft software. For more information, visit us at www.peoplesoft.com. Note to Editors: PeopleSoft and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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