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November 10, 2009
Companies Make Innovation a Priority for Growth in Aftermath of Downturn But Management Shortcomings Hinder Results, Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK; Nov. 10, 2009 – Innovation is a top priority for companies seeking to grow in the wake of the economic downturn, but flaws in managing innovation may hinder their progress, according to three studies released today by Accenture (NYSE:ACN). 

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October 20, 2009
Accenture and Nokia Siemens Networks Sign Three-year IT Application Management Services Agreement
ESPOO, Finland; Oct. 20, 2009 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will provide Nokia Siemens Networks with IT application management services under a three-year agreement.  Financial terms were not disclosed.

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October 16, 2009
Accenture Completes Acquisition of Nokia’s Professional Services Operations

NEW YORK; Oct. 16, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of the professional services unit of Nokia (NOK) responsible for providing engineering and support of the Symbian operating system to mobile device manufacturers and service providers. The Symbian operating system is the world’s most widely used platform for smartphones.


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July 17, 2009
Accenture to Acquire Symbian Professional Services Operations from Nokia, Expanding Capabilities in Embedded Software Services for Mobile Devices
NEW YORK; July 17, 2009 — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire the professional services unit of Nokia (NOK) responsible for Symbian customer engineering and customer support. The Symbian operating system is the world’s most widely used platform for smartphones. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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July 14, 2009
Leading Analyst Firm Names Accenture Among Worldwide Market Share Leaders in the Telecommunications Software Management Systems (TOMS) Marketplace in 2006-2008
NEW YORK, July 14, 2009 -- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced that top independent analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has recognized Accenture as a worldwide 2008 market share leader in three critical solution categories, as reported in its Telecommunications Software Management Systems (TOMS) market share 2006-2008 study (source: Gartner, Inc. "Market Share: Telecom Operations Management Systems (BSS, OSS and SDP), Worldwide, 2006-2008" by Martina Kurth et al., 5 May 2009). Gartner’s TOMS study ranks the top 50 telecom operations management system vendors worldwide.
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April 20, 2009
Television Viewing Becomes Increasingly Fragmented as Overall Consumption Grows, Accenture Global Survey Finds
NEW YORK; April 20, 2009 – Consumers are increasingly watching television content on multiple platforms, contributing to the fragmentation of the traditional viewing experience, according to findings from Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) second annual Global Broadcast Consumer Survey.  Although the consumption of broadcast television content continues to grow, viewers are adapting quickly to new choices that change how, when and where they watch programming.
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April 13, 2009
Accenture to Provide Scripps Networks Interactive with IT Outsourcing Services
NEW YORK; April 13, 2009 -- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will provide Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), a developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, with a range of information technology (IT) services under a five-year IT outsourcing agreement.
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March 02, 2009
Communications, High-Tech Companies Give Away One-Quarter of Their Technical Service Support Due to Limited Customer Insight, Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK: March 2, 2009 – Providers of com­mun­i­­cations and high-tech products and services give away, on average, 28 percent of the technical service and support they deliver to business customers each year, because they lack insight into what customers are entitled to receive, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) research has found. 
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February 17, 2009
Innovation at Communications and High Tech Companies Jeopardized by Rising Costs and Talent Shortage, Accenture Study Finds

BARCELONA; Feb. 17, 2009 – Seven out of 10 telecommunications carriers, high tech companies and media firms stopped new product development projects last year due to budget over-runs, rising costs and a shortage of expertise, according to findings of an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) study released today[1]



[1] Managing New-Product Development in Challenging Times:  Driving High Performance Through Profitable Innovation, February 2009


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February 16, 2009
Accenture Launches Global Mobility Business to Enable Mobile Operators and Enterprises to Deliver New Mobile Applications to Customers
BARCELONA; Feb. 16, 2009  – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has established a global mobility business designed to help both mobile operators and enterprises easily and cost-effectively develop and deploy new, revenue-generating mobile applications to their customers.
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