Oracle’s PeopleSoft EPM 9 increases industry analytics

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management 9 – part of Oracle’s ‘Applications Unlimited’ programme – will give additional business intelligence muscle to PeopleSoft users and reassure them of the database giant’s commitment.

PeopleSoft EPM is an integrated suite of analytic applications designed to help manufacturing users drive towards world-class performance by collecting, analysing and understanding information. New features include expanded enterprise planning and compliance management capabilities as well as additional industry-specific functionality. For capital intensive industries, for example, there are balance sheet planning enhancements, along with current configurable formula methods, to facilitate better modelling of direct and indirect cash flow analysis. There are also expanded financial compliance and audit capabilities designed to give users increased transparency into their financial close operations and expanded compliance capabilities to help improve controls and reporting processes.