Accenture Inks Deal in Singapore
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) claimed a deal from Singapore’s Ministry of Education to provide application maintenance and enhancement for the Ministry’s School Cockpit system for three years. Work on the project began in January 2010. Accenture will deliver a major enhancement to the School Cockpit system that will introduce new flexibility to existing business processes to better [...]
Accenture’s Steve Shane on Healthcare Strategy
Accenture’s Steve Shane spoke with ExecutiveBiz on the topic of healthcare strategy: “I hear “all health care is local.” Yet, at the same time, these agencies have to engage across a wide variety of private sector, state and local and federal entities to have the full picture via data into the best care and the [...]
Accenture to Host Financial Conference Call April 8
According to Accenture (NYSE: ACN), the firm will host a live webcast, featuring a presentation which will include summary financial goals, from its chief financial officer, Pamela Craig, at its Investor & Analyst Conference on Thursday, April 8 in New York City. Following the remarks, Craig and the company’s chairman & CEO, William D. Green, [...]
Accenture, Booz Allen, KPMG Ink Contracts with Navy
According to the Department of Defense: “Accenture National Security Services, Reston, Va. (N00189-10-D-Z026); Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va. (N00189-10-D-Z027); and KPMG, Washington, D.C. (N00189-10-D-Z028), are each being awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award contract to provide accounting and financial management service to support the Navy Office of Financial Operations for the implementation of the Department of the [...]
Accenture Honored by DiversityInc.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named to the DiversityInc list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity for the fourth consecutive year, appearing at No. 22, up from No. 23 last year. DiversityInc also awarded Accenture the No. 3 position, up from No. 10 last year, on the DiversityInc Top Ten Global Diversity Companies list. “We [...]
Accenture Report Finds Lagging Analytics in Many Businesses
According to findings of a survey released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) finds that weak analytics capabilities - ranging from siloed data, outdated technology and a lack of analytical talent - are preventing organizations from gaining valuable insight that could lead to better business results. The survey of 600 senior managers at more than 500 blue-chip organizations [...]
Accenture Praised in New Gartner Report
Accenture’s (NYSE:ACN) Finance & Performance Management consulting group has received a “Strong Positive” rating, the highest possible rating, in Gartner’s “Marketscope for Global Finance Management Consulting Services.” Gartner’s MarketScope provides a comparative evaluation of finance management consulting and solution implementation services delivered in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, in part taking into account the [...]
Accenture and Oracle Team Up to Support Social Services
Accenture and Oracle have partnered to jointly develop integrated software packages to help social service agencies from across the world establish cost-effective technology solutions to deal with rising workloads while providing enhanced oversight capabilities and supporting outcome-focused program delivery. “Public agencies are looking for technology solutions that can lower costs while increasing their ability to [...]
Contract Award- Accenture – French Government
Operateur National de Paye, the French National Payroll Agency, has awarded Accenture a contract to develop and implement a new national payroll system. Accenture will be leading the contract group, which includes Logica and HR Access, and the contract is for nine years. Under the contract, Accenture and Logica will design, develop and implement the [...]
Contract Award – Accenture – Defense Logistics Agency
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Accenture National Security Services a $22,753,881 purchase agreement to support supply chain systems. The fixed price, FSS blanket agreement ends at the end of the current fiscal year and completion of the contract must be by November 2010. Under the contract, Accenture will provide integration and management support for [...]
