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The September 5 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting cloud solutions at multiple universities including Boise State University, University of Washington and the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology. The article highlights that Boise State University implemented Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financials and PeopleSoft Student Administration, to make the institution-wide move to cloud services. The article notes that this move is part of the university's Roadmap Project, a three-year program slated to run through spring 2014 that includes - in addition to an internal private cloud with virtual servers and storage - expanding the university's data warehouse and use of business intelligence; developing an individualized, unified Web experience; improving and streamlining identity management and security; and expanding and improving document management. The article includes comment by Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president of information technology, Boise State University, who noted that Oracle's PeopleSoft suite allows the university to tie together cloud services and partners to the university's enterprise systems confidently and securely, no matter where or who they are.

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The October 18 editions of eCampus News includes the Oracle press release announcing colleges and universities improving system performance and simplifying information technology (IT) maintenance with Oracle Exadata Database Machine. The press release notes that colleges and universities are driving consolidation, reducing operating expenses, and improving application performance to support peak registration periods. Additionally, the press release highlights University of Arkansas, Northern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University's improvements utilizing Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The October 18 editions of eSchool News includes the Oracle press release announcing colleges and universities improving system performance and simplifying information technology (IT) maintenance with Oracle Exadata Database Machine. The press release notes that colleges and universities are driving consolidation, reducing operating expenses, and improving application performance to support peak registration periods. Additionally, the press release highlights University of Arkansas, Northern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University's improvements utilizing Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The October 22 issue of Campus Technology include an article highlighting two recent Oracle announcements regarding Oracle Exadata Database Machine and new features released for Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. The article notes that Northern Illinois University (NIU) implemented two Oracle Exadata Database Machines and includes comment from Steven Pace, associate director of the Division of Finance and Facilities at NIU. He notes that Oracle Exadata Database Machine improved the university's administrative system availability and reliability, and accelerated batch run times. The article also notes that University of Arkansas implemented two Oracle Exadata Database Machines to improve the performance of its PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Oracle WebCenter Content. Additionally, Brigham Young University consolidated 50 database servers and storage systems with Oracle Exadata Database Machine to help improve performance of its Oracle campus systems. Finally, the article also includes information regarding the new features Oracle released for its PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite. The article notes the new program-based enrollment functionality is designed to help students plan their path to degree completion, and the new assessment feature helps instructors to define and assess any type of learning activities.

TMCnet highlighted that Oracle recently made its prepaid charging solution, Network Charging and Control 4.4, available. The article notes that the solution includes a set of software, hardware and support from Oracle, including carrier-grade servers, storage and IT infrastructure, mission-critical applications and service level agreement-based network grade support.

Highlighting that the Georgia Department of Administrative Services has implemented Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, running on Oracle's Sun servers, to augment its supplier relationship management processes and procurement processes. The article notes that through Oracle PeopleSoft, the state was able to increase control by adding multiple approval levels and replace the paper-based, labor intensive process with an automated, electronic workflow, thereby enhancing the purchasing cards that many employees use.