ADVISORY/U.S. Mint and PeopleSoft to Inaugurate Federal Government's First ERP System

Business Wire, Nov 11, 1998

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

MEDIA ALERT

U.S. Mint and PeopleSoft to Inaugurate Federal Government's First

ERP System

WHO: PeopleSoft, the leading enterprise applications provider to the

federal government and the United States Mint, the world's

largest coin manufacturer.

WHAT:Ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the agency's COnsolidated

INformation System (COINS), the first enterprise resource

planning system to be implemented by the federal government.

Speakers will include Philip Diehl, Director of the U.S. Mint; and

Dave Duffield, President and CEO of PeopleSoft.

WHERE: Willard Inter-Continental Hotel

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

WHEN: November 18, 1998, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

DETAILS: As part of an ongoing reinvention strategy, the U.S. Mint

implemented COINS, an integrated ERP system to provide a Y2K

solution and streamline financial, manufacturing and distribution

systems. The system's successful rapid implementation

demonstrates how an organization, public or private, can leverage

technology for the benefit of its business.

To RSVP and/or arrange interviews, contact Mitchell Derman at

202-326-1747 or mitchell_derman@dc.edelman.com. Please RSVP by

Monday, November 16 as space will be limited.