Replying to this question Mr. Steve said that security is a big issue with organizations these days, and that Monsanto develops in house measures for it. When asked about working on ERPs he said it helps if some one comes with a little Java background. It becomes more important since Peoplesoft runs a lot of Java applications, and added it also helps to have html skills. Like every other MIS Mentoring meeting refreshments were served. It usually happens so that the attendees are MIS or computer science students, but this time the scenario was pretty different.
Students represen ted the audience from different majors and departments.
For example there was a considerably high number of students from the disciplines of finance and accounting. There were also people who were interested in the topic of discussion and were just eavesd ropping to learn more about the hot topic. The meeting started with a welcome and opening comment from Dr. Mary Lacity who is the faculty advisor for the club. After introducing the speakers the First speaker Mr. Seth Frank VP at A G Edwards,spoke about the his company and the kind of business his company is in. Both the speakers were asked a lot of questions from the enthusiastic audience during the question and answer session.