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AT&T and Oracle Team for Subscription-Based PeopleSoft Solution for Midsize Businesses(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) AT&T said that it is combining its global network platform with a subscription-based PeopleSoft solution from Oracle to provide midsize companies in the U.S. with a better way to handle human resources, payroll and back-office operations. AT&T said the solution gives companies the ability to use a PeopleSoft application to add employees quickly, track pay and benefits and connect with financial back-end systems while calculating payroll deductions. It is targeted to midsize companies as a bundled package that includes a monthly, per-employee fee, which helps businesses reduce the upfront costs typically associated with a large, complex software implementation and softens the impact of license fees. The solution is delivered over AT&T's next-generation Synaptic Hosting platform that creates a virtual infrastructure that lets customers add computing capacity, bandwidth and storage space as needed. The platform further allows customers to adjust capacity quickly, while paying only for the amount used. In addition, AT&T is offering a fixed-fee, fast-track program for out-of-the-box PeopleSoft solutions that helps speed the installation time and cut costs when compared with a customized PeopleSoft implementation. The announcement builds upon the long, strategic relationship between AT&T and Oracle. AT&T is a PeopleSoft Application Hosting Partner and an Oracle PartnerNetwork Certified Advantage Partner. "The relationship between AT&T and Oracle is a testament to the commitment we share to each other's success," said Ronald E. Spears, president and chief executive officer, AT&T Business Solutions. "Today's announcement is further proof of how the intelligence of AT&T's network and its software service-based delivery model complements Oracle's application solutions to make it possible for even more businesses to operate successfully at greater scale and velocity." Keith Block, executive vice president, Oracle North America Sales, said: "We are excited to work with AT&T to address the need for a cost-effective, predictably priced human resource service for companies that prefer to focus their efforts on their core differentiators. This is especially true in today's uncertain economic climate where companies of all sizes are looking for ways to reduce costs, increase flexibility and decrease business risk." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |