Accenture Invests in and Forms Strategic Alliance with TradeIX to Help Digitize Global Trade
NEW YORK; Dec. 17, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has invested in and formed a strategic alliance with TradeIX, a Dublin-based company whose open platform uses distributed ledger technology to facilitate the flow of goods, services, transactions and information within a secure environment for global trade. Terms of the equity investment were not disclosed.
December 17, 2019
UCB and Accenture Collaborate to Accelerate Data Processing and Help Improve Patient Safety
NEW YORK; Dec 16, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, have collaborated to build a safety solution based on Accenture’s INTIENT™ Pharmacovigilance to accelerate processing of individual patient safety case reports. This will help UCB uncover patient safety impacts from existing treatments and better manage the risks of new drugs and services.
December 16, 2019
Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge Names Eleven Finalists
NEW YORK; Dec. 16, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has named 11 companies as finalists for the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge, which brings together leading-edge startups with prominent health companies to tackle some of North America’s greatest health challenges.
December 16, 2019
Accenture Agrees to Acquire Clarity Insights, Boosting Artificial Intelligence Impact for Clients in North America
CHICAGO; Dec., 13 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Clarity Insights, a U.S.-based data consultancy with deep data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) expertise. The acquisition will add nearly 350 employees, along with a strong portfolio of accelerators, which can help organizations more quickly realize value from their data, to Accenture's Applied Intelligence business. These additions will further equip clients with leading capabilities to meet the growing demand for enterprise-scale AI, analytics and automation solutions.
December 13, 2019
Financial Services Companies Could Generate $140 Billion in Productivity Gains and Savings by Modernizing Workforce Technologies, Accenture Study Finds
NEW YORK; Dec. 12, 2019 – Financial services companies in North America could unlock up to US$140 billion in productivity gains and cost savings by 2025 if they employ new technologies that help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their workforces, according to a recent study by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
December 12, 2019
Team from Integrated Risk Management Firm Sargon Solutions Joins Accenture Security
NEW YORK; Dec. 11, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that it has hired a team formerly of Sargon Solutions, a firm that specialized in providing consulting and implementation services for integrated risk management. The move will help Accenture Security accelerate its integrated risk management security capabilities globally.
December 11, 2019
Traditional Cable and Wireless Brands Are Catching Up to Big Tech and Digital Brands in Terms of Customer Affinity, According to Accenture’s “Global Keep Me Index”
NEW YORK; Dec. 11, 2019 – Customer affinity toward traditional communications and media companies is closing the gap with that for big tech and digital companies, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
December 11, 2019
Efma and Accenture Launch 5th Annual Innovation in Insurance Awards
PARIS; Dec. 11, 2019 – Efma and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are now accepting applications for the fifth annual Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards, which recognize insurers and insurtechs that are transforming the insurance industry.
December 11, 2019
Accenture Launches Cloud Native Solution to Help Clients Innovate New Products and Services Using the Public Cloud
TOKYO; Dec. 11, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has launched the Accenture Cloud Native Core Solution to help enterprises leverage the public cloud for maximum business agility and results.
December 11, 2019
Business Reconsidered: Organizations Must Rethink their Fundamentals, Reveals New Fjord Trends Report from Accenture Interactive
NEW YORK; Dec. 10, 2019 – Following an unprecedented streak of fast-paced growth and profitability, businesses are beginning to feel the need for deep soul searching. As a new decade approaches, they must look inwards for a total re-examination of their purpose and place in the world, says a new report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Now in its 13th year, Fjord Trends 2020 takes its annual look ahead to the future of business, technology and design, according to Fjord, design and innovation from Accenture Interactive.
December 10, 2019