Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced that Standard & Poor’s will add Accenture’s common stock to the S&P 500 Index after the close of trading July 5. “We are very pleased to join the S&P 500, ” said Pierre Nanterme, Accenture’s CEO. “It is an important recognition of our continued focus …

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a 24 -month, $17.2 million contract to conduct risk reduction and prototyping for advanced command and control services. The company will develop advanced decision support services, information exchange and system interoperability. Its prototype solutions design will improve decision making in the command …

After two years of talks,  Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SAS will jointly establish innovation centers on three continents to develop analytical capabilities and products for a host of markets. “We are partnering with SAS to create a new business analytics practice and develop new products, ” said Accenture CEO Pierre Nanterme. …

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will host a conference call 4:30 p.m., June 23, to discuss its third-quarter fiscal 2011 financial results. The firm will issue a news release containing these results before the call. You can participate in the conference call by calling +1 800-230-1085 approximately 15 minutes before its scheduled …

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named the winner of the 2011 Global Systems Integrator Customer Co-Innovation Award by JDA Software Group. The firm also won the award for its “Speed to Customer Offering.” The award recognizes companies that improve customers’ return on investment and drive innovation when implementing JDA solutions. …

Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) CAS solution software has received a “Strong Positive, ” the highest rating ever given by Gartner’s report “MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry.” The Accenture CAS software products combines the firm’s consumer goods industry and global reach with the CAS software. Accenture said …

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals has ranked Accenture first on its Global Outsourcing 100 list as the world’s best outsourcing providers. “For the fourth consecutive year, Accenture is honored to be recognized by the IAOP as the best outsourcing provider in the world, ” said Mike Salvino, group chief …

According to the Department of Defense, “Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is being awarded a $17, 206, 074 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development activities on advanced decision support services, information exchange, and system inoperability, while facilitating agile command and control via internet based technology.  Work will be performed at King of …

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has joined the cast of government contracting firms to win a space on the FBI’s $30 billion IT Supplies and Support Services (IT Triple S) ID/IQ. Click here for more coverage of the IT Triple S Deal. “The services we plan to deliver under the contract are …

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) picked up a five-year, $6.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to provide engineering services covering hardware and software maintenance in support of the Navy’s efforts to modernize its ships with mission-critical systems. According to the firm “the SPAWAR Integrated …