Our History
Beacon was formed in 1990 by Dan Maude, former Director of Strategic Accounts for McCormack and Dodge, when he saw that large, complex organizations around the world were often frustrated by the cost, ineffectiveness, and length of time of traditional software implementations offered by Big 6 accounting firms. His basic business premise was that customers wanted small teams of experienced professionals, well versed in both the software they were implementing as well as the business processes to be improved. It was Dan’s vision that we would deliver to our customers a higher level of value for a lower price point through the delivery of services by specialized professionals.
This proved to be an effective strategy with Beacon’s first customers, including JP Morgan, Sunlife Assurance, The Equitable Life Assurance Company, Travelers Insurance, Wachovia Bank, Union Carbide, Converse, and NCR, where Beacon implemented Millennium-based systems.
In 1992, when PeopleSoft was developing its initial suite of financial products, Mike Kaiser (then Vice President of PeopleSoft Financials), asked Beacon, because of our reputation in financial systems expertise, to review and assist with the first version of PeopleSoft financials. Beacon began dedicating resources to PeopleSoft and to delivering high quality implementation services to PeopleSoft customers. Upon the advent of the first partnership program, Beacon was asked to join PeopleSoft’s Global Alliance Program as one of the original group of system integrator vendors, and the only one to specialize in Financials. It was at this time that Beacon made a total commitment to PeopleSoft and dedicated our entire practice to improving the productivity, efficiency, bottom line and overall performance of our customers through the implementation of PeopleSoft applications.
Today, we continue to build on our success in internet environments and help our customers improved their true business value through the application of new products and technology. Due to on-time, on-scope, and on-budget implementations, upgrades, and enhancement services provided by our Oracle/PeopleSoft Certified staff, we remain an Oracle Certified Partner. We have enhanced our ERP service offerings of Financials, Human Capital Management, Supply Chain and Enterprise Performance Management. We have streamlined our methodology and services to harness the power of the Internet and stabilize your network architecture, so you not only have the right solutions, but reliable solutions.
Focused exclusively on teaming with PeopleSoft Enterprise customers worldwide, Beacon offers both depth of experience and significant PeopleSoft expertise.
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