But one hole in that line of do-everything business software, which is designed to run through a browser without any software code residing on a user's computer, was its CRM offering. Now, with the announcement Monday, that will end. Our products will be a Web site to start with. All you have to do is give those customers and partners access to it. The follow-up rollout is helping PeopleSoft's business, Swete said, even as other companies struggle.
Different companies are at different points in their product cycles.
Maybe the growth path in that case is a little bit different. Whatever it is, we see the opportunity out there. Read our conflicts and disclosure policy . Order reprints of TSC articles. The software company tops the consensus earnings estimate and ups its guidance.