Schools Nationwide Opt for Enterprise Application Solution

  • 08/01/99

Convoy Corp. has announced its collaboration with IBM Global Services in the PeopleSoft Select for Higher Education program, providing enterprise-wide solutions for the needs of small and medium-size educational institutions.

California State University, Los Angeles and Southeastern Louisiana University are among over 40 schools, colleges, and universities using the Convoy/DM product family. Convoy/DM provides more advanced interface requirements, greater customizability and superior performance by simplifying the development, deployment and maintenance of application interfaces with PeopleSoft systems.

PeopleSoft Select for Higher Education offers a complete hardware and software package that includes all services required to get a system up and running at a low, fixed cost with no additional charges. Through this program, users are actively involved in the customization process, which familiarizes them with their new systems before going live. Both IBM and Convoy will provide hardware, software and services through this program. Convoy Corp., Emeryville, CA, (888) 2CONVOY, www.convoy.com.

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