LONDON; Jun. 8, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has joined the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) as a silver member. 

HELSINKI; June 8, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has opened a new Liquid Studio in Helsinki to help clients accelerate innovation and become built for change by applying new skills, technologies and ways of working. Located at Aleksanterinkatu 46 A in the heart of Helsinki, the Liquid Studio helps clients experiment with disruptive technologies and services that have the ability to transform their operations and customer experiences.

AUSTIN, Texas; June 8, 2017 – Leading healthcare organizations must embrace advances in artificial intelligence (AI), digital ecosystems and other technologies to empower consumer experiences and scale health expertise to meet changing demand, according to a report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) presented today at the annual America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute & Expo in Austin.

STOCKHOLM; June 8, 2017 – Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest electricity and heat retailers and producers, has awarded Accenture (NYSE:ACN) a five-year agreement to digitally transform its human resources (HR) function, including deployment of a new platform and delivery of end-to-end HR services.

NEW YORK; June 7, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that Cannes Lions has named Jitendra Kavathekar, managing director of Accenture Ventures’ Open Innovation group, as a jury member for Lions Innovation, part of the 2017 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity taking place June 17-24. The two day Lions Innovation program explores how data and technology can act as catalysts and enable creativity, connecting start-ups with revolutionary ideas and major technology providers with game-changing products. 

ARLINGTON, VA; June 7, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire Phase One Consulting Group, Inc., a privately held Alexandria, Virginia-based company specializing in modernization and digital transformation for the federal market. Phase One is a leader in delivering high-impact Salesforce solutions that help transform government. Once the acquisition is complete, the Phase One team will join Accenture Federal Services. 

AMSTERDAM and LAS VEGAS; June 6, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected by Transavia – the low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM Group – to help further develop and realize its vision of enhancing the customer’s travel experience and improving customer loyalty through digital technologies. 

NEW YORK; June 6, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 22, to discuss its third-quarter fiscal year 2017 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the call.

LONDON; June 6, 2017 – Accenture has appointed Emma McGuigan as group technology officer of its Communications, Media & Technology (CMT) operating group, effectively immediately, responsible for leading the group’s technology agenda globally.

NEW YORK; June 6, 2017 – Nearly two-thirds of refiners plan to increase their investments in digital technologies over the next three to five years, although digital is not one of the top plant investment areas for refiners today, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).