The global alliance will offer PeopleSoft’s integrated enterprise CRM solution on Sun’s Solaris[tm] 8 Operating Environment (OE) and Java[tm] technology-based platforms. Sun and PeopleSoft will engage in joint sales, services and go-to-market activities. The companies will also collaborate on engineering efforts and work with customers in Sun’s iForce[tm] Ready Center locations to create proof of concepts and develop architecture blueprints in an enterprise lab environment. PeopleSoft Consulting, Sun[tm] Professional Services and leading system integrators will provide skilled, rapid and cost-effective implementations.
PeopleSoft and Sun are taking their leadership in the communications and brokerage industries to an exciting new level, said Sharon Ward, director of Enterprise Business Applications for the Hurwitz Group. The alliance includes all of the key elements for success – a long-standing relationship between IT heavyweights, an offering of the right technology for the market, unmatched knowledge of the industries and a clear commitment to drive revenues.
PeopleSoft CRM running on high-performance Sun Enterprise[tm] Servers and Sun StorEdge[tm] platforms provides one of the industry’s most reliable, available and scalable CRM solutions. Sun and PeopleSoft are focused on enabling brokerages and communications companies to reduce implementation time, lower total cost of ownership, ease integration and improve customer service, retention and profitability.
The joint solution will allow communications companies – including wireless, broadband, and satellite providers – to differentiate themselves with faster product launches, superior customer information and more effective targeted marketing.
This announcement highlights Sun as a preferred platform for CRM in the communications and brokerage industries, said Craig Conway, president and CEO of PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft CRM leveraging Java technology on Sun Enterprise Servers will give customers industry-leading scalability and functionality. Together, we will help companies get closer to their customers and manage more profitable relationships.
PeopleSoft CRM will be the first eBusiness application to fully integrate front and back office departments and internal processes with customers, suppliers and employees.
PeopleSoft provides a leading CRM solution for establishing the integrated customer, supplier and employee relationships that companies need to succeed, said Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO, Sun Microsystems Inc.
