CedarCrestone

1/12/2011 CLIENT SUCCESS: CedarCrestone's Onsite and Offshore Team Complete 6-month Re-Implementation of Optinuity's PeopleSoft HCM from 7.5 to 9.1

A PeopleSoft HCM 7.5 user for many years, Optinuity decided to re-implement their HCM systems to PeopleSoft 9.1 due to 7.5 being unsupported by Oracle and lacking necessary functionality.

12/12/2011 SERVICE OFFERING: CedarCrestone’s New Remote Help Desk Service Provides On-Demand Expertise

HelpDesk Remote Services offers cost-effective solutions to higher education institutions that have ongoing needs, but limited budgets. Our flexibly priced options provide easy access to CedarCrestone’s most experienced functional and technical PeopleSoft experts.

10/31/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Releases "CedarCrestone 2011–2012 HR Systems Survey – European Highlights," Revealing Unique Insights

Since 1997, CedarCrestone has conducted the leading survey of Human Resources (HR) technologies adoption in organizations around the world and published results in an annual white paper. This year, 9% of the 727 worldwide respondents were based in Europe.

10/25/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Responds to Growing Interest in SaaS Solutions; Expands Workday Partnership

CedarCrestone, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for commercial, public sector, and higher education organizations across the United States, is singularly focused on client success and serves as a trusted advisor to its clients. As a Workday partner in the commercial industry since late 2010, CedarCrestone is expanding its support of Workday solutions into the higher education market to be responsive to the increasing interest in Software as a service (SaaS).

10/17/2011 PRESS RELEASE: Palomar College and CedarCrestone Complete First CS/HCM “Split”

CedarCrestone is pleased to announce that on October 2nd, Palomar College (San Marcos, CA) went live with its HCM 9.1 upgrade, becoming the first institution to complete the separation of its previously combined Campus Solutions/HCM databases into two distinct, integrated instances.

10/4/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Delivers Android Application for Choice Hotels International

Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) has successfully launched their Android application developed with CedarCrestone. One of the largest and most successful lodging companies in the world, Choice Hotels currently franchises more than 6,100 hotels, representing more than 490,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 countries and territories.

10/3/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Announces the Availability of the CedarCrestone 2011–2012 HR Systems Survey White Paper, 14th Annual Edition

The CedarCrestone 2011–2012 HR Systems Survey White Paper notes an overall growth of 10% between 2010 and 2011 across the 40+ applications it tracks. Social media tools focused on workforce needs, workforce management, talent management, and business intelligence/analytics applications focused on workforce optimization all lead with the strongest growth for both today and the next three years.

9/14/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Achieves Oracle Education and Research Specialization

CedarCrestone, an Oracle Platinum Partner and leading provider of consulting, technical, and managed services for the deployment, management, and optimization of Oracle applications and technology, announced today that it has now achieved Oracle Specialization in Education and Research.

8/12/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Completes Move to New Facility in Hyderabad, India

CedarCrestone is pleased to announce that the move from the previous office facilities in central Hyderabad, India to one in the Cyber Gateway section of Hyderabad’s Phase II of the “HITEC City” area is now complete. Neighboring companies include Dell, GE, Capitol Records, Microsoft, and Oracle, among others.

8/3/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Renews Oracle Specialization in Service-Oriented Architecture

CedarCrestone has renewed their Oracle Specialization in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). By attaining Specialization, Oracle recognizes CedarCrestone’s leadership and commitment to delivering cutting edge SOA services and solutions.

6/14/2011 WORKSHOP: CedarCrestone’s "E-Business Suite R12 Upgrade" Workshop Helps Clients Make an Informed Decision

For organizations that are seriously considering an R12 upgrade, we offer a number of free services that will help them make a decision. Our R12 upgrade workshops are one-half to one-day sessions that provide information based on published data from Oracle, as well as our upgrade experience with other clients.

6/1/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone 2011–2012 HR Systems Survey: HR Technologies, Service Delivery Approaches, and Metrics, 14th Annual Edition Now Open

CedarCrestone is requesting participation in the CedarCrestone 2011–2012 HR Systems Survey: HR Technologies, Service Delivery Approaches, and Metrics, 14th Annual Edition through July 11, 2011. This comprehensive research effort is designed to provide organizations with data to plan, justify, benchmark, and execute HR technologies and their deployment options.

4/25/2011 PODCAST: Impact of CedarCrestone’s Upgrade to Oracle Database 11g and RAC

CedarCrestone’s own Kurt Bachelder, Director of Enterprise Architecture for Managed Services, met with Oracle to discuss the positive impact upgrading to Oracle Database 11g and Real Application Clusters (RAC) has had on the hundreds of client databases currently being hosted.

4/13/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Announces the Release of a New White Paper, Going Global with HR Technologies: One Organizational Model Consistently Outperforms!

This white paper, based on data from the most recent annual CedarCrestone HR Systems Survey, reviews how four different organization types (Multinational, Global, International, and Transnational) adopt HR technology and highlights the results achieved by each. The research is based on 420 global organizations with operations in multiple countries and finds that the Global type consistently outperforms, achieving the highest benefits at the lowest costs. Leading practice recommendations are presented for organizations to consider as they evolve in their HR technology globalization journey.

3/31/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone's Liz Dietz Inducted into the Higher Education User Group Hall of Fame

CedarCrestone’s Liz Dietz was inducted into the Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Hall of Fame during the annual 2011 Alliance Conference in Denver, CO. The HEUG Hall of Fame recognizes someone who has excelled in four key areas: demonstrated leadership in important initiatives that advance the HEUG, outstanding service to HEUG Membership, respected as a professional by those inside the higher education industry, and sustained contribution to the HEUG.

3/7/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Achieves Seven Oracle Specializations to Secure Platinum Partnership

CedarCrestone reconfirms its position as a dominant partner in the Oracle application and technology markets by completing all requirements for seven Oracle Specializations. The rigorous qualification process required CedarCrestone to meet both Business and Competency criterion.

2/10/2011 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Acquired by Golden Gate Capital: Leading Oracle Consulting and Managed Service Provider, CedarCrestone and Golden Gate Capital Portfolio Company, Sierra Systems to Partner

CedarCrestone, a leading Oracle consulting and managed services provider, recently announced the closing of its sale to Golden Gate Capital, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.

1/12/2011 CLIENT SUCCESS: Upgrading Their Oracle E-Business Suite System to 12.1 Lowers Costs and Increases Business Efficiency for the City and Community of Arvada, Colorado

The City of Arvada’s IT management, realizing that keeping its Oracle applications as current as possible results in a more efficient work environment for its employees which translates into lower costs of doing business for its citizenry, contracts CedarCrestone for an upgrade of their Oracle EBS 10g 11.5.10.2 system to Oracle EBS 11g 12.1.2.

1/5/2011 SEMINAR SERIES: CedarCrestone to Kick Off National "Maximize for Today, Strategize for Tomorrow Seminar Series"

Oracle clients in the Public Sector and Commercial industries are encouraged to join their peers in an intimate setting focused on examining how to capitalize on existing Oracle application investments while leveraging new technology, deployment models and the Cloud to drive results.

12/2010 ARTICLE: WORKFORCE STRATEGIES Beyond HRMS: Cutting-Edge Technologies Provide New Opportunities for HR

Beyond HRMS: Cutting-Edge Technologies Provide New Opportunities for HR, a BNA Workforce Strategies report, provides practical advice on workforce optimization and identifies the leading vendors of administrative and work- force management applications.

10/20/2010 WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: CedarCrestone 2010–2011 HR Systems Survey Results – October 26, 2:00 PM ET

In this webinar, Lexy Martin, Director, Research and Analytics and the survey’s lead author, will discuss adoption, deployment options, vendor outlook, value achieved, and expenditures for a wide range of application categories including Service Delivery, Talent Management, Talent Analytics, and Social Networking.

10/13/2010 PRESS RELEASE: Nevada System of Higher Education Reduces Costs and Integrates Institutions With New Student System

Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), serving more than 110,000 students throughout eight higher education institutions, is working with Oracle Platinum Partner CedarCrestone to implement a new, highly scalable, comprehensive student information system using Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions.

10/11/2010 PRESS RELEASE: Elizabeth A. Dietz Joins CedarCrestone’s Higher Education Practice Executive Team

Bringing enthusiasm, strong client relationships, and one of the most in-depth backgrounds of the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions software in higher education, we are pleased to announce that Elizabeth A. Dietz has joined the four other members of the Executive Team of the Higher Education Practice of CedarCrestone.

9/29/2010 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Announces the Availability of the CedarCrestone 2010–2011 HR Systems Survey White Paper, 13th Annual Edition

Economic conditions over the past two years created a highly unstable market environment for HR technology acquisition. However, the CedarCrestone 2010–2011 HR Systems Survey White Paper released today shows a strong recovery of adoption of 43 applications and spending. It also reports a forecast for almost 100% growth in talent management, social media, and analytics/planning applications for the next three years.

9/19/2010 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Awarded the 2010 "Integration and SOA Solution" Oracle North America Titan Award

CedarCrestone is honored to be selected as Oracle’s 2010 recipient of the “Integration and SOA Solution” award presented at the 7th Annual Oracle North America Titan Award ceremony at Oracle OpenWorld on September 19, 2010.

9/13/2010 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone is proud to be Oracle Specialized!

CedarCrestone, a Platinum Partner of Oracle, solidified its expertise as a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solution provider when it achieved the designation of being “Oracle Specialized in SOA.”

8/12/2010 PRESS RELEASE: Utilizing CedarCrestone’s Upgrade Lab Solution, Plexus Seamlessly Upgrades to PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM 9.1

The CedarCrestone Managed Services (CMS) Upgrade Lab solution accelerates PeopleSoft applications upgrades while reducing total client resource commitments and costs.

7/12/2010 CLIENT SUCCESS: CedarCrestone and Greif Develop the Greif Recruit Composite Application Using SOA Technologies Delivering Immediate ROI

Greif Recruit Composite Application, a web-based application using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) technologies, has shown an immediate ROI by eliminating process inefficiencies (time and labor expense) and supporting Greif’s overall green strategy.

6/24/2010 PRESS RELEASE: Optimism is Returning in 2010 According to CedarCrestone HR Systems Survey Early Results

An early look at responses to a significant question in the CedarCrestone 2010–2011 HR Systems Survey shows a return to cautious optimism with HCM spending.

5/20/2010 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone 2010-2011 HR Systems Survey: HR Technologies, Service Delivery Approaches, and Metrics, 13th Annual Edition Now Open

CedarCrestone is requesting participation in this year’s Survey through July 5, 2010. This comprehensive research effort is designed to provide organizations with data to plan, justify, benchmark, and execute HR technologies and their deployment options.

4/15/2010 PRESS RELEASE: Accenture Joins with CedarCrestone and Oracle to Accelerate Enhancement of Oracle’s Public Sector Pension Solution

Accenture and CedarCrestone, leading providers of implementation services to both the commercial and public sectors, and Oracle will be collaborating on the enhancement of Oracle’s Public Sector Pension Solution to better meet the needs of the United States federal, state and local public sector marketplace around pension plan management.

4/8/2010 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone’s Managed Services Center Strategy Bolstered by Oracle Acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Oracle announced on January 27, 2010 that it has completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and its subsidiaries. This acquisition aligns seamlessly with the investments being made by CedarCrestone’s Managed Services Center which has successfully utilized Sun hardware since 1999 to integrate all components—hardware, operating system, database, middleware, and applications—for unmatched performance, reliability, and security.

3/22/2010 PRESS RELEASE: Experian QAS teams with CedarCrestone to expand current functionality within PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Human Capital Management

Additional enhancements designed to deliver more user-friendly functionality and data processing capabilities.

2/23/2010 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone's Director of Middleware Solutions, Vince Salvato, is Named and Recognized as an Oracle Deputy CTO

Oracle Deputy CTO Program recognizes an elite group of highly influential Oracle Technical Architects from North American Oracle System Integrators (SIs) that have delivered innovative services and solutions to customers using Oracle technology.

12/14/2009 PRESS RELEASE: HR Analytics – Driving Return on Human Capital Investment

CedarCrestone teams with Oracle to release an important white paper on HR Analytics: Driving Return on Human Capital Investment.

12/2/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Becomes Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partner

Oracle Recognizes CedarCrestone for Expertise in Implementing Oracle Applications.

12/1/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone and Oracle Join to Enhance Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Pension Administration

Companies Work Together to Deliver Enhancements for State and Local Marketplace.

11/12/2009 WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: CedarCrestone 2009–2010 HR Systems Survey Results – December 4, 1:00 PM ET

In this webinar, Lexy Martin, Director of Research and Analytics and the survey’s lead author, will focus on application adoption, deployment options, and the value achieved for administrative, service delivery, workforce management, strategic HCM (talent management), and business intelligence applications.

9/30/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone Announces the Availability of the CedarCrestone 2009–2010 HR Systems Survey White Paper, 12th Annual Edition

Organizations continue to adopt and increase the number and breadth of HR technologies. We show links between HR technology adoption and better-than-average sales growth, sales per employee, and other measures of success that help organizations cut expenses and contribute to operating income growth.

9/15/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone HR Systems Survey Reports on Emerging Technologies You Can Not Do Without

Two emerging areas of focus among respondents from the 12th annual CedarCrestone HR Systems Survey are social networking and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) middleware.

8/11/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone HR Systems Survey Respondents Return to Basics with Business Process Improvements

This year, almost 80% of respondents indicated that business process improvements and innovations were where they were spending time and budget.

8/5/2009 CLIENT SUCCESS: CedarCrestone India’s Application Development Group Nurture’s a Relationship with BWAY through On-going Delivery of Enhancements and Major Upgrade

When BWAY went through its recent upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.3 to 9.0, a double-hop upgrade, CedarCrestone India was contracted to perform the entire development for the customization reapplication effort. The upgrade project was a resounding success. And the relationship continues as BWAY partners with CedarCrestone India in their future enhancement initiatives.

7/30/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone and Jeitosa Group Research Study Finds that HR Technology Adoption Supports Global Savings and Growth

CedarCrestone, collaborating with Jeitosa Group International, a global human resources and systems consultancy, published their findings today from a joint study on how different types of global organizations leverage HR technology to support their business goals.

7/9/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone HR Systems Survey Respondents Continue Plans to Expand On-Premise HCM Solutions

Unlike past years when results are not released until at the annual HR Technology Conference, CedarCrestone will release important results in the months leading up to the conference beginning September 30, 2009.

5/11/2009 PRESS RELEASE: CedarCrestone 2009-2010 HR Systems Survey: HR Technologies, Service Delivery Approaches, and Metrics, 12th Annual Edition Now Open

CedarCrestone is requesting participation in the CedarCrestone 2009-2010 HR Systems Survey: HR Technologies, Service Delivery Approaches, and Metrics, 12th Annual Edition from today through June 22, 2009.