Peoplesoft Inc - Early History, Expansion Begins, Growing Pains, New Directions And Strategies

Pleasanton, California-based PeopleSoft Inc. is a leading developer of enterprise software. Its offerings connect companies and their employees with business partners and customers. In 2001, the company's products included PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management, PeopleSoft Financial Management, PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management, and People-Soft Human Resources Management. In addition to different customer service options and consulting services, the company offered learning opportunities via on-demand classes and live Webcasts through its PeopleSoft University. It also offered products on a hosted basis, via the PeopleSoft eCenter. In the early 2000s some of the world's leading organizations were PeopleSoft customers, including Visa U.S.A. Inc., Pepsi-Cola Co., Quaker Oats Co., Amazon.com, and AOL Time Warner Inc. Government agencies and educational institutions also used the company's products.