Big Event, Big Announcement at PeopleSoft Connect 2004

Campus Technology samples Fall 2004 conferences.

Big Event, Big Announcement at PeopleSoft Connect 2004


Looking ahead or back?Speaking to a packed and overflowing hall, PeopleSoft’s then-CEO Craig Conway gave the September 21 keynote at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Nearly 15,000 attendees—many craning their necks to view remote monitors—heard the announcement: PeopleSoft will integrate IBM middleware and development tools. The combined efforts of an army of IBM infrastructure geeks and PeopleSoft applications developers will be marketed jointly.

How did higher education customers react? John Webster, PeopleSoft program director for Dakota State University (SD) who was at the show with a group of presenters from his university, commented: “PeopleSoft’s alliance with IBM may be viewed as the first step in the company’s work to put Oracle [takeover attempts] in the rearview mirror as it concentrates on developing the next generation of enterprise applications for its customers. And while some analysts remain cynical of the relationship, viewing a takeover as inevitable, I view it as a very strong and positive statement about both companies’ commitment to ‘their’ customers and the future.”
Since the conference, Conway was ousted—leaving the question as to just how far back in the rearview mirror a takeover might be.

partners



At the well-orchestrated Sept. 21 press event, PeopleSoft’s Craig Conway and IBM senior VP Steve Mills discuss the move to combine IBM’s WebSphere (an open standards-based middleware platform) with PeopleSoft apps.

The fledgling technology show...

...targets admissions and registration. For the second year, admissions officers and registrars heavily involved in technology implementations have their own conference. The 94-year-old American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO; www.aacrao.org), a mainstay in administrative computing circles, has spun off a conference that attracted 350-plus, October 3-5 in Newport Beach, CA. Attendees came to discuss their special interests in technology for student systems and services.

Featured

  • glowing digital brain-shaped neural network surrounded by charts, graphs, and data visualizations

    Google Releases Advanced AI Model for Complex Reasoning Tasks

    Google has released Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, an advanced artificial intelligence model designed for complex reasoning tasks.

  • abstract pattern of cybersecurity, ai and cloud imagery

    OpenAI Report Identifies Malicious Use of AI in Cloud-Based Cyber Threats

    A report from OpenAI identifies the misuse of artificial intelligence in cybercrime, social engineering, and influence operations, particularly those targeting or operating through cloud infrastructure. In "Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: June 2025," the company outlines how threat actors are weaponizing large language models for malicious ends — and how OpenAI is pushing back.

  • cybersecurity book with a shield and padlock

    NIST Proposes New Cybersecurity Guidelines for AI Systems

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has unveiled plans to issue a new set of cybersecurity guidelines aimed at safeguarding artificial intelligence systems, citing rising concerns over risks tied to generative models, predictive analytics, and autonomous agents.

  • magnifying glass highlighting a human profile silhouette, set over a collage of framed icons including landscapes, charts, and education symbols

    AWS, DeepBrain AI Launch AI-Generated Multimedia Content Detector

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) and DeepBrain AI have introduced AI Detector, an enterprise-grade solution designed to identify and manage AI-generated content across multiple media types. The collaboration targets organizations in government, finance, media, law, and education sectors that need to validate content authenticity at scale.