... found in the system, which required patches and fixes. PeopleSoft - like most large software companies - spawned an industry-within-an-industry of PeopleSoft consulting, the implementation and maintenance of the product. 2. The tasks/process, it is specifically designed for. The software is modularized into specific components, including payroll, human resources, inventory, various accounting packages, and student enrollment. The whole software suite of PeopleSoft moved from the traditional client-server based design to web-centric design, called PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA). The end result was that all of a company's business functions could be accessed and run on a web client. A small number of security and system setup functions, though, still needed to be performed on a fat client machine. It successfully weathered architectural changes from client-server to the internet due to its innovative meta-database design. The architecture is built around PeopleSoft's own PeopleTools technology. PeopleTools is a proprietary development platform created by PeopleSoft. This platform includes ...

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