Tier 1 Criteria

Line graph measuring Tier 1 items by Poor, Average, and Excellent.
Legend:
1. All PeopleSoft
2. All Oracle
3. PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Ariba SC
4. PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC
5. PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Oracle SC

A. HR Functionality
All Oracle - Average
All others - Excellent

B. Accounting, Fin, Tax Functionality
All PeopleSoft - Excellent
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Oracle SC - Average
All others - above Average

C. SCM Functionality
All Oracle and PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Oracle SC - Average
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Ariba SC and PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC - above Average
All PeopleSoft - Excellent

D. Ease of integration
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC - Poor
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Ariba SC - half way between Poor and Average
All PeopleSoft - Average
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Oracle SC - half way between Average and Excellent
All Oracle - Excellent
(Evaluation Summary: Summary Results Notes - More challenging to replace Oracle Financials than PS HR)

E. Scalability and performance
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC - Poor
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Ariba SC and PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC - Average
All PeopleSoft and All Oracle - Excellent

F. Audits and Controls
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, Ariba SC - half way between Poor and Average
PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC and PeopleSoft HR, Oracle AF, PeopleSoft SC - Average
All PeopleSoft and All Oracle - Excellent
(Evaluation Summary: Summary Results Notes - Oracle has a slight edge because Nextel currently uses Oracle)

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