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Sneak Peak: Web 2.0 Enhancements an Added Bonus in PeopleTools 8.5
While the new release of Oracle PeopleTools 8.5 due out in calendar year 2009 is expected to offer a range of enhancements around security and performance, some of the most anticipated additions could be the Web 2.0 tools that may be added to the product, according to Oracle insiders.
The latest version of the platform for developing and deploying PeopleSoft Enterprise applications may offer ways to formalize the creative exchanges of information and ideas that spontaneously occur in hallway conversations and around water coolers, notes
Jonathan Vinoskey, Oracle product strategist.
“Web 2.0 applications provide efficient electronic means of collaboration and community building,” he explains. “They’re like having those water cooler collaborations and being able to capture them electronically so the information doesn’t get lost. This allows the expertise of the workforce to become more visible and accessible.”
New Web. 2.0 features that are planned to be part of PeopleTools 8.5 include enterprise wikis and blogs, as well as planned capabilities for embedding instant messaging, discussion threads, and other related content within applications. “There’s a growing body of research about the value of making social networking and community information part of business applications and business processes,” Vinoskey says.
The new version intends to offer content “tagging,” the ability to label information for easier searching and retrieval. For example, a recruiter might tag resumes to highlight the special skills of candidates, or employees could annotate their profiles to help managers tap their expertise for a new project.
These enhancements are also part of a larger trend that’s bringing the “look and feel” of the Web to business applications, Vinoskey adds. “PeopleTools 8.5 is expected to provide that Web experience through its interface design, menus, search tools, and other features,” he says. “The reactions to this in our previews of the product have been overwhelmingly positive.”
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