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Tuesday, December 7, 1999
Hewitt Associates Deploys PeopleSoft e7.5 Applications Over the Web to 10,000
Users
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999--
Web-enabled Solution Simplifies Access to PeopleSoft Back-Office
Applications and Lowers Total Cost of Ownership
PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) today announced that Hewitt Associates LLC, a global
management consulting firm specializing in human resource solutions, has
deployed PeopleSoft e7.5 Time Entry applications via the Web to 10,000 users,
allowing Hewitt to simplify time and billing procedures and lower the total
cost of ownership for PeopleSoft back-office applications.
Hewitt's Web-enabled Time Entry solution allows Hewitt employees to submit
time cards directly via the Web for final invoicing and billing. The solution
is easy to deploy and highly scalable, lowering overall maintenance costs. Its
ease of use virtually eliminates the need for formal training.
"At Hewitt, we have successfully implemented a PeopleSoft Web-enabled Time
Entry application for over 10,000 users," said Perry Cliburn, chief information
officer at Hewitt Associates. "By using a Web-enabled Time Entry application,
we anticipate an environment that will be easily maintainable, meets our
business needs, and has a readily recognizable Web user interface."
Two thousand Hewitt employees accessed PeopleSoft Time Entry and Billing
concurrently via the Web at peak time on a Friday afternoon. A total of 8,000
employees accessed PeopleSoft's applications on the same day. The system runs
on Sun and Informix databases and a Sun application server. Hewitt will also
implement a Web-enabled Invoicing system to further reduce application
deployment, maintenance, and training costs.
Hewitt has implemented numerous PeopleSoft back-office applications,
including Financials Management, Human Resource Management, Projects, Billing,
and Budgets, as part of a large-scale transition from legacy mainframe systems.
"PeopleSoft customers are implementing Web-enabled solutions now," said Peter
Gassner, vice president and general manager of PeopleTools, PeopleSoft's
technology development division. "Using these technologies today puts customers
in a better position to leverage PeopleSoft 8, since customers will be able to
upgrade their applications using PeopleSoft's Upgrade Wizard."
PeopleSoft e7.5 is a comprehensive, Web-enabled back-office software suite.
PeopleSoft e7.5 delivers multiple options for Web-deployment of PeopleSoft
applications, including the Java client and a Web-deployable Microsoft Windows
client that delivers a powerful, low-maintenance desktop client application.
About PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) is a world leader in enterprise application
software. PeopleSoft provides eBusiness and analytic applications for human
resource management, financials, distribution, manufacturing, and supply chain,
along with a range of industry-specific solutions. For more than 3,000
customers, PeopleSoft applications offer greater flexibility, rapid
implementation, scalability across multiple databases and operating systems,
and lower cost of ownership. Customers include some of the largest multi-
national organizations in the world, as well as small and medium-size
businesses. All PeopleSoft software products are backed by PeopleSoft Advantage
Customer Service, a comprehensive consulting, education, and technical support
program. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., PeopleSoft (www.peoplesoft.com)
employs more than 6,000 people and had 1998 revenues of $1.3 billion.
Note to Editors: PeopleSoft and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks
and PeopleSoft Advantage is a trademark of PeopleSoft, Inc. Copyright (c) 1999
PeopleSoft, Inc. All rights reserved.
CONTACT: PeopleSoft, Inc., Pleasanton Joe Schmidt, 925/694-
3273 joe_schmidt@peoplesoft.com 13:20 EST DECEMBER 7, 1999
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