PeopleSoft sued over Cleveland State contract

The state of Ohio is suing software vendor PeopleSoft for $130 million in compensatory and punitive damages, over a contract to provide the administrative software systems at Cleveland State University.

The suit claims that the PeopleSoft system did not work well and had trouble with student records and financial aid support.  In addition, the state claims that the vendor misrepresented the system’s capabilities, and that many of its touted features were mere “vaporware.”