The latest releases aim to extend the value of PeopleSoft Applications with advancements that enable customers to improve business processes, better manage supplier relationships and simplify compliance with government and industry regulations.

After participating in the beta programme, we are eager to use the capabilities in PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0, especially XML Publisher, says Kentucky Community and Technical College system lead systems analyst, Patrick Wells. This release has the potential to deliver improved usability, increased productivity and streamline business processes which is always of great interest to our organisation.

According to Oracle, PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 provides enhancements that increase the agility and add efficiency to the procurement of both goods and services. Customers can benefit from features that facilitate the day-to-day management of partner relationships and expand business process flexibility, the company adds.

For example, capabilities in PeopleSoft Enterprise eProcurement 9.0, such as amount-only requisitions and off-catalogue requests, aim to simplify the procure-to-pay process for both procurement organisations and their suppliers, saving time and increasing efficiency, Oracle adds.

Features in PeopleSoft Enterprise Services Procurement 9.0 are designed to extend efficiencies beyond the enterprise by providing functionality directly to service co-ordinators in supplier organisations, and to reduce administrative overhead and simplifying payment. For direct materials categories, this latest release aims to provide mappings for key supply chain transactions needed to simplify document exchange formats for manufacturers and distributors.