PeopleSoft and Mercer Team to Deliver Pension Management System
PeopleSoft Expands Client/Server HRMS Offering

WALNUT CREEK, CA, August 23, 1993--PeopleSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSFT), the
leader in client/server business application software, today announced it
has formed a development and marketing partnership with William M. Mercer,
Incorporated (Mercer), a leading human resource consulting firm, to
deliver a defined benefits pension administration system that will be
fully integrated with PeopleSoft's Human Resource Management System
(HRMS).

Under the terms of the agreement, PeopleSoft and Mercer will develop,
market and support the new system, called PS/Defined Benefits, which is
designed for use by employers who wish to manage and administer their own
defined benefit pension plans. Scheduled for availability during the
second half of 1994, the system will be a new module in PeopleSoft HRMS,
an integrated family of client/server human resource applications.

"In keeping with our goal of providing customers the best client/server
business application solutions, it was a natural that we pair with Mercer
to deliver a pension management system," commented Paul Salsgiver, vice
president, partnership programs for PeopleSoft. "PeopleSoft is committed
to offering customers complete client/server software solutions combined
with rich functionality and leading-edge technology. This pension
administration capability is an important addition for PeopleSoft HRMS."

"By combining Mercer's pension administration expertise with PeopleSoft's
experience in applying client/server technology to human resource
management, we will bring a flexible, easy-to-use system to employers who
want to administer their pension plans," said Edward G. Pringle, executive
vice president of Mercer.

PS/Defined Benefits will be completely integrated with PeopleSoft HRMS and
will be based on the same client/server technology and architecture as all
PeopleSoft products. The new module will be developed using PeopleTools,
an integrated set of client/server development tools used to design and
develop all PeopleSoft products. Available to PeopleSoft HRMS customers,
PS/Defined Benefits will operate in a client/server environment. As with
all PeopleSoft applications, PS/Defined Benefits will support Microsoft
Windows 3.1 clients connected to PC, UNIX, midrange or mainframe server
platforms. PeopleSoft's applications support multiple RDBMSs to provide
users flexibility, portability and scalability as their client/server
needs change. PeopleSoft RDBMS support includes Microsoft SQL Server,
Gupta SQLbase, Oracle, Sybase, Digital Rdb, HP Allbase, and DB2. 

About PeopleSoft HRMS

PeopleSoft HRMS is a complete suite of true client/server human resource
applications software. The product family comprises PeopleSoft Human
Resources (PS/HR), Benefits Administration (PS/Benefits), Flexible
Spending Accounts Administration (PS/FSA), and Payroll. All products can
operate standalone, as an integrated suite of human resource applications,
or in combination with PeopleSoft Financials for a completely integrated
human resource and financial management system.

All PeopleSoft HRMS products share the same client/server architecture and
are developed using PeopleTools, PeopleSoft's rapid application
development environment and customization tool kit. The robust
functionality and graphical user interface (GUI) offer customers
state-of-the-art performance. 

About Mercer

William M. Mercer, Incorporated is one of the nation's leading human
resource consulting firms. Its 3,400 employees serve more than 9,000
employers from offices in 43 U.S. cities. The firm, headquartered in New
York, is the U.S. operating company of William M. Mercer Companies, Inc.,
a worldwide human resource consulting organization. William M. Mercer
Companies, Inc. is part of Mercer Consulting Group, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., which is listed on the New
York, Midwest and Pacific stock exchanges (ticker symbol: MMC) and the
London Stock Exchange. 

About PeopleSoft, Inc.

PeopleSoft is the leader in the market for client/server business software
with six years of experience delivering true client/server application
products for the Fortune 1000. PeopleSoft develops and markets PeopleSoft
Financials and PeopleSoft HRMS, integrated families of client/server
business software, as well as PeopleTools, a family of client/server
application development tools. The company differentiates itself on the
basis of superior product functionality, technological innovation, and
outstanding customer service. PeopleSoft has approximately 250 world-class
customers in the manufacturing, transportation, technology, financial
services, pharmaceutical, utility, transportation, education, and
government sectors.

Products are sold through direct sales offices across the United States,
Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. PeopleSoft has marketing and
development alliances with major hardware and software vendors including
Digital Equipment, GroupeBull, Gupta, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft,
NCR, Oracle, Sequent, Sun, and Sybase. The company also has partnerships
with major system integrators and consulting firms.

PeopleSoft
1331 North California Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
510-946-9460,   fax 510-946-9461

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