Conference tpsys::tuxedo

152.0. "PeopleSoft continues to wear Tuxedo..." by SAWA::STEFANOWICZ (Artur Stefanowicz, DB & TP Grp) Sat May 03 1997 11:45

    PeopleSoft enhences its solution based on Tuxedo...
    
    artur.
    
    
UG637-13 PEOPLESOFT 7 ADVANCED TO SEPTEMBER; 8 TO HAVE MORE BEA MIDDLEWARE
         
PeopleSoft Inc has moved delivery of version 7 of its resource 
planning application suite up the calendar to September from the 
end of the year (UX No 629). PeopleSoft, which already 
incorporates BEA Systems Inc's Tuxedo OLTP monitor with release 6 
products, will bundle additional BEA middleware in version 7, 
including support for distributed "N-tier" architecture, which 
means clients, application logic, and the database can all be 
resident on different machines connected by BEA Tuxedo messaging 
middleware - see above. Other BEA host and IBM connectivity 
services and management APIs also become available to PeopleSoft 
7 users. A new Java client will make PeopleSoft applications 
available over the web and to network computers. Java clients 
connect to the PeopleSoft application server via BEA's Java 
extensions to Tuxedo called BEA Jolt. Further out, PeopleSoft 8 
is expected to offer support for other BEA technologies, 
presumably its Corba ObjectBroker object request broker, 
Microsoft object integration work and additional asynchronous 
messaging services. Meantime, PeopleSoft's also readying a series 
of what it's calling Universal Applications for human resources, 
payroll, benefits, accounting and distribution functions, which 
can be delivered to any Java-enabled browser from PeopleSoft 7 
environments. They're designed for employees, managers, customers 
and suppliers who require occasional access to core PeopleSoft 
application services. PeopleSoft's also bringing itself into line 
with current demand for data warehouse on-line analytical 
processing services, saying version 7 will support Cognos 
Software PowerPlay OLAP tools and come bundled with a PowerPlay 
starter kit. For data mart users, it's integrating PeopleSoft 7 
with Arbor Software's Essbase OLAP Server. An Open Query API will 
additionally enable users to access production data queries 
defined in PeopleSoft Query from ODBC tools. PeopleSoft currently 
supports a browser on the client via third-party technology from 
OneWave and NetDynamics. With release 7, it will deliver native 
support for browser clients which will eliminate the need for 
these third-party products. For manufacturing and distribution 
industries, PeopleSoft will offer PeopleSoft Product configurator 
and Engineering applications. Product is designed for configure-
to-order manufacturing and Engineering for managing designs, 
bills of materials, costs, prototypes, design-to-production 
transfer and change orders. PeopleSoft 7 Financials, 
Manufacturing, Distribution, HRMS and the Red Pepper supply chain 
software will be available in September with vertical industry 
and international versions to follow by year-end. Late 1997 or 
early 1998 PeopleSoft is expected to enter the retail industry 
through a partnership with retail merchandise management company 
Intrepid, which will have re-written its merchandise management 
system in PeopleTools by year-end. Intrepid's Merchandise 
Management will be integrated with PeopleSoft Financials. 
PeopleSoft will be able to resell the resulting product and has 
made undisclosed investment in Intrepid to seal the deal.