[IP] Registration 'nightmare' at UMass
The most quotable part
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PeopleSoft spokesman Steve Swasey said UMass has been a customer since
1998, and that 730 institutions of higher education worldwide use his
firm's software. He blamed the problems at the Amherst campus on
difficulties in setting up the software on the school's systems, not a
flaw in the software itself. ''We're working with them now to
understand what it is," Swasey said."
Dave
Begin forwarded message:
From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 15, 2004 12:16:45 AM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipient:;
Subject: Registration 'nightmare' at UMass
Registration 'nightmare' at UMass
Computer woes keep many students from class sign-up
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | September 14, 2004
For 25,000 students and faculty on the Amherst campus of the
University of Massachusetts, last week's start of the new term was
even more hectic than usual, thanks to a computer malfunction that
prevented many students from signing up for classes.
...
The university uses software from PeopleSoft Inc. to manage student
registration. During the summer, campus computer administrators
installed the latest version of the software but apparently something
went wrong.
...
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/09/14/
registration_nightmare_at_umass/
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