RE: Peoplesoft to buy JDE

[Mike.Crump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Well, I'm sure there will be a lot of speculation:


1.) Jim Shepherd, senior vice president at Boston-based AMR Research,
expects the companies will maintain separate product lines and said
customers have "no reason to be worried."

"This is good for both companies and both customer bases," Shepherd said.
"PeopleSoft needed manufacturing help and we felt like it would take a long
time to get there organically." While still smaller than enterprise
applications behemoth SAP AG, Shepherd said the combined company will be
able to compete across nearly every vertical market and will have more
international resources.

2.)  Peoplesoft doesn't have the most stellar AS/400 past.  Remember it was
in the product line and then sunsetted it if I remember correctly.

3.)  I had heard rumors that JDE was making some changes that can basically
be perceived as more IBM friendly as opposed to M$ friendly.  Take that one
with a huge grain of salt - I've never been able to confirm it.

We use JDE Financials here and we are treating this as business as usual at
this time.....

Mike







                                                                                
                                                       
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Hi All
      I am aware that JD Edwards is a large /400 supplier of business
software. Many of my associates swear by it.
      What are some of the ramifications here pro/con?
Thanks

Ken Shields