PEOPLESOFT, INC.

Limited Power of Attorney - Securities Law Compliance


The undersigned, as an officer or director of PeopleSoft, Inc.
 (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Terry Piccolo,
 Kevin Parker and Martin Eng, and each of them, the undersigned's
 true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute
such Forms 144, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney
shall in his discretion determine to be required or advisable
pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933
 (as amended), Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(as amended) and the respective rules and regulations promulgated
 thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence
 of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of
securities of the Corporation, and to do all acts necessary in
order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any securities exchange or national association, the Corporation
and such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem
appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
 the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Austin, Texas as
of the date set forth below.


/s/ Michael J. Maples
Michael J. Maples

Dated:   November 13, 2004


Witness:


/s/ Ruthann R. Tarbox
Signature

Dated:   November 13, 2004