Accenture Newsroom: Featured Stories

Accenture Launches Service-Oriented Architecture Platform to Enable High Performance Delivery of Citizen Services

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

RESTON, Virginia; Nov. 18, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has launched a flexible, service-based technology platform to help public agencies manage a wide array of citizen services in an integrated manner to lower technology and management costs and improve service delivery.

Accenture, Logica and HR Access Win National Payroll System Contract From French National Payroll Agency ONP

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

PARIS; Nov. 18, 2009 – The newly created French National Payroll Agency Operateur National de Paye (ONP) has awarded a nine-year contract for the design, build and implementation of a new national payroll system to a consortium led by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and including Logica & HR Access. 

Poor Service Drives Consumers in Emerging Markets to Switch Providers;Emerging Market Consumers Most Likely to Write about Bad Service Experiences on the Internet, Accenture Study Finds

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

NEW YORK; Nov. 12, 2009 – Companies expanding into emerging markets during the economic upturn may find that consumers there more readily quit doing business with a company because of poor service than consumers in mature markets, according to findings in the fifth annual Accenture (NYSE:ACN) consumer service study.  

German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate Selects Accenture to Implement Standardized Human Resource Management Platform

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

KRONBERG, Germany; Nov. 12, 2009 – The German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a three-year contract to transform its current personnel administration and payroll system into an integrated and standardized human resource management platform. The new platform will make personnel administration and payroll accounting of the Federal State more efficient and constitutes a significant pre-requisite for complying with future requirements for the state.

Low Carbon Fuels Could Disrupt Oil Market Within Five Years, Accenture Report Finds

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

NEW YORK; Nov. 10, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has identified the technologies that it predicts are most likely to transform the demand and supply of transport fuels and cut emissions within the next five years. In a report comparing advances in combustion engines, biofuels, electrification and other technologies, Accenture warns that their commercial viability will be delayed unless regulators more proactively support the transformation of science into applied technologies.  

Companies Make Innovation a Priority for Growth in Aftermath of Downturn But Management Shortcomings Hinder Results, Accenture Research Finds

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

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). 

DiversityInc Names Accenture Top Company for Generational Communications

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

NEW YORK; Nov. 4, 2009 – DiversityInc, which has run The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity^® for 10 years, has named Accenture (NYSE: ACN) the Top Company for Generational Communications, citing the way its employees of all generations communicate with each other and with clients for maximum effectiveness.

Accenture Helps Generali Launch Life Insurance Application for iPhone

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:00 EST

PARIS; Nov. 4, 2009 – Generali France, the second largest general insurer in France and one of the main foreign subsidiaries of the Generali Group, the largest European life insurer, has unveiled a new life insurance application for iPhone* which was created and implemented with the help of Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

Accenture Launches Innovation Center for Health to Generate Unique Insights and Offer Breakthrough Health Industry Strategies and Solutions

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST

LONDON; Oct. 28, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the Accenture Innovation Center for Health in response to the growing global demand for insights into and strategies to confront the top health issues and challenges affecting citizens worldwide. The center serves as the focal point for Accenture’s thought capital and proven assets for tackling the most pressing challenges facing the global health industry. 

Holiday Shopping Season to Start Early But Discounts May Disappoint, Accenture Study Finds

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST

NEW YORK; Oct. 21, 2009 – The Accenture Holiday Shopping Survey released today finds that, although consumers intend to shop early this holiday season, a problem may be in store for retailers as shoppers fail to find the discounts that they expect.