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 Pleasanton,
 California as of the date set forth below.


/s/ Stanley Swete
Signature

Dated:  October 12, 2004


Witness:


/s/ Alison Nakagawa
Signature

Dated:  October 12, 2004