Exhibit (a)(109)

                       PEOPLESOFT COMMENTS ON COURT RULING


PLEASANTON, CALIF. - SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 - PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSFT) today
announced that its Board of Directors will review the implications of today's
ruling by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, in the
antitrust lawsuit brought by the United States of America against Oracle
Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL).

The Company stated that PeopleSoft's Board has carefully considered and
unanimously rejected each of Oracle's offers, including its current offer of
$21.00 per share. On May 25, 2004, the Board concluded that the current offer
was inadequate and did not reflect PeopleSoft's real value. The Board received
the opinions of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. that the
$21.00 per share offer was inadequate from a financial point of view.

PeopleSoft claims compensatory damages of more than $1 billion plus punitive
damages in the Company's lawsuit against Oracle, which is scheduled to go to
trial before a jury in Oakland, California, on November 1, 2004. PeopleSoft's
complaint alleges that Oracle has engaged in unfair business practices,
including a deliberate campaign to mislead PeopleSoft's customers and disrupt
its business.

The Company also noted that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has 60 days to
decide whether it will appeal the Court's ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals and that the review by the European Commission of Oracle's bid is
ongoing.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are financial advisors to
PeopleSoft.


ABOUT PEOPLESOFT

PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) is the world's second largest provider of enterprise
application software with 12,200 customers in more than 25 industries and 150
countries. For more information, visit us at www.peoplesoft.com.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PeopleSoft has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
regarding Oracle's tender offer. PeopleSoft stockholders should read the
Schedule 14D-9 (including any amendments) because these documents contain
important information. The Schedule 14D-9 and other public filings made by
PeopleSoft with the SEC are available without charge from the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov and from PeopleSoft at www.peoplesoft.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that state
PeopleSoft's intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future.
You are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ
materially from actual future events or results. All forward-looking statements
are only as of the date they are made and PeopleSoft undertakes no obligation to
update or revise them. The specific forward-looking statements relate to such
matters as the impact of PeopleSoft's combination with J.D. Edwards including
the integration, the profitability

of our international operations, and the combined Company's projected financial
performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the PeopleSoft's actual results
to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.
These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: our ability to successfully
complete the integration of J.D. Edwards into PeopleSoft and to achieve
anticipated synergies; the costs and disruption to our business arising from the
Oracle tender offer; economic and political conditions in the U.S. and abroad;
the ability to complete and deliver products and services within currently
estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to manage expenses effectively;
the ability to achieve revenue from products and services that are under
development; competitive and pricing pressures; and other risks referenced from
time to time in PeopleSoft's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Please refer to PeopleSoft's most recent annual report on Form 10-K
and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for more information on
the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ.

CONTACTS

Steve Swasey
PeopleSoft, Inc.
Public Relations
(925) 694-5230
steve_swasey@peoplesoft.com

Bob Okunski
PeopleSoft, Inc.
Investor Relations
(877) 528-7413
bob_okunski@peoplesoft.com

Joele Frank/Eric Brielmann
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449
jf@joelefrank.com/ewb@joelefrank.com