PeopleSoft Expands Operations on Five Continents; Global Presence Boosts Local Support for Customers Outside the U.S.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 1996--PeopleSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ), a leading provider of client/server business software, continues to expand its operations in the Asia/Pacific region, Australasia, Europe, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This expansion includes the recent opening of the company's new subsidiary in Japan. PeopleSoft is continuing to build a worldwide foundation to deliver local support and service, including education, installation, consulting, and account management services, for its customers based or operating outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "PeopleSoft's mission is to provide enterprise solutions on a global basis," said Dave Duffield, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of PeopleSoft. "Today we are announcing PeopleSoft 6, a major deliverable in our strategy to provide solutions for the global enterprise. "In addition to global software functionality, we are also constructing a worldwide infrastructure that brings our service and support closer to all our customers." PeopleSoft now serves both local customers, and the local operations of multinational organizations, from its offices located in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, Spain, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Additional areas served by PeopleSoft distributors include India, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , and Venezuela. PeopleSoft Japan Joins Asia/Pacific Operations Announcing plans to localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. its software applications for the Japanese market, PeopleSoft has established a subsidiary, PeopleSoft Japan K.K., based in Tokyo. As president and general manager of PeopleSoft Japan, PeopleSoft has retained Mr. Norikazu Tokusue, who previously worked for 18 years at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Japan and Dunn & Bradstreet Software. Staffing of the Tokyo office is underway, and a Japanese version of PeopleSoft applications is expected to be introduced in the first half of 1997. PeopleSoft Japan will report to Mr. Barry Wright, vice president and general manager for PeopleSoft Asia/Pacific, based at PeopleSoft headquarters in Pleasanton, California Pleasanton, nicknamed "P-town"<ref name="">Ptown (Pleasanton) Bike Advocates Meeting, East Bay Bicycle Coalition website, August 14, 2007, retrieved August 17, 2007, is a city in Alameda County, California and was incorporated in 1894. . "We are very pleased to be launching our Japanese subsidiary under the able direction of Mr. Norikazu Tokusue," said Wright. "With his experience and knowledge of the market, combined with the expressions of interest from many Japanese and multinational corporations
Expansion in Australia and New Zealand Established in Sydney and Melbourne since 1993, PeopleSoft officially opened its Australian/New Zealand regional head office in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood, New South Wales
Chatswood is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. , during 1996. The company also opened offices in Perth, Western Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. For the local government area, see City of Perth. Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. , and Auckland, New Zealand. The managing director for Australia/New Zealand is Murray Creighton, who joined PeopleSoft in August 1996 from SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. Australia. In evidence of its commitment to this region, PeopleSoft signed an industry development agreement with the Australian federal government in October 1996. The agreement formalizes PeopleSoft's plans to substantially increase its Australian operations and pursue opportunities in the dynamic Asia/Pacific region. Also during the year, PeopleSoft HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist was selected for the Australian federal government's OGIT OGIT Office of Government Information Technology (Australia) (Office of Government Information Technology) list of preferred suppliers. PeopleSoft Singapore Supports ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in Distributors PeopleSoft addresses the ASEAN market for client/server business software through its distributors in India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. These distributors are supported by the company's subsidiary in Singapore. Europe PeopleSoft's European operations and its German subsidiary, PeopleSoft GmbH, are headquartered in Munich Germany. PeopleSoft also has established offices in France, Spain, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. "PeopleSoft's expansion in Europe is fueled by the rapid acceptance of our products in the European market," said Howard Gwin, vice president and general manager, PeopleSoft Europe. "As our products provide more global functionality, we expect to continue to expand our local offices in Europe and around the world, providing top-notch service and support to our global and local European customers alike." New Subsidiary in Spain and Portugal PeopleSoft Iberica S.L., a PeopleSoft subsidiary, was launched on October 7, 1996, with a regional office located in Madrid, Spain. Reporting directly to the company's European headquarters, PeopleSoft Iberica supports the Spanish and Portuguese markets and provides global and multinational customers a local point of contact for their Iberian operations. Since late 1993, PeopleSoft has been represented in the Iberian market by InfoSoft S.A., which acted as a distributor of PeopleSoft business software. PeopleSoft acquired the assets of InfoSoft as of July 10, 1996, and is in the process of assuming the license contracts between InfoSoft and its customers. Americas PeopleSoft Canada, the company's largest international subsidiary, is based in Toronto under the direction of Mina Wallace, who was promoted to the post of general manager in July 1996. From its offices in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa, PeopleSoft markets and supports Canadian versions of its applications in both the English and Quebecois (French-Canadian) languages. PeopleSoft Mexico was established in July 1995 with an office in Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi , and has grown to a staff of 20. The subsidiary reports to Bill Walsh, vice president and general manager for PeopleSoft Latin America. PeopleSoft Mexico works with PeopleSoft and consultants in Mexico to translate, localize, and adapt PeopleSoft Financials and HRMS to the needs of the Mexican market. The Caribbean region, including Puerto Rico where PeopleSoft has a substantial customer base, is supported from PeopleSoft's Latin America headquarters in Miami, Florida. In August 1996, PeopleSoft created a Brazilian subsidiary under the name PeopleSoft do Brasil Ltda., in the city of Sao Paulo. PeopleSoft's numerous Brazilian customers run the Portuguese-language version of PeopleSoft applications. PeopleSoft do Brasil has grown to nine employees, and expects to increase its staff to 40 during 1997. In Venezuela, PeopleSoft has retained a distributor, International Information Technology. PeopleSoft also has operations and offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Worldwide Customer Service PeopleSoft has rapidly bolstered its ability to provide customer service worldwide. All PeopleSoft customers receive a comprehensive package of services, as part of their initial license agreement. This package includes account management, installation support, project team training, and application support. In addition, PeopleSoft Professional Services maintains a team of skilled consultants, now numbered at 350 and increasing, who assist customers worldwide with all phases of implementation, including systems integration, project management, and customization. PeopleSoft Education Services offers, outside the United States, 20 training facilities distributed across Europe, the Americas, and the Asia/Pacific region. Telephone hotline support is provided in-country, regionally, or via "roll-over" to U.S.-based support at PeopleSoft headquarters. About PeopleSoft PeopleSoft Inc. (NASDAQ: PSFT) was established in 1987 to provide innovative software solutions that meet the changing business demands of enterprises worldwide. A client/server applications pioneer and market leader, PeopleSoft develops, markets, and supports a complete suite of enterprise solutions for accounting, materials management, distribution, manufacturing, and human resources. In addition, PeopleSoft provides industry-specific enterprise solutions to customers in select markets including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, higher education, the public sector, and the U.S. federal government. With more than 1,300 customers around the world, the company has been recognized for both its award-winning customer service and its remarkable growth. PeopleSoft was listed by Fortune Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America in 1994, 1995, and again in 1996. PeopleSoft product and service information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.peoplesoft.com. -0- Note to Editors: PeopleSoft, PeopleTools, nVision, and PeopleCode are registered trademarks, and PeopleTalk is a trademark of PeopleSoft, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective CONTACT: PeopleSoft Inc. Kit Robinson, 510/468-2124 kit_robinson@peoplesoft.com or The Horn Group Carol Shen Shen, in the Bible, place, perhaps close to Bethel, near which Samuel set up the stone Ebenezer. , 415/579-6424 cshen@horngroup.com |
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