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NEW YORK; Dec. 18, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide DevOps Services 2018 Vendor Assessment (doc #US41235417, November 2018). The report states, “The number of assets Accenture utilizes to support its DevOps services delivery — combined with very high asset utilization rates and high levels of services automation for areas like infrastructure procurement and management, code quality and security review, and back-end application code build and packaging — earned Accenture high ratings against IDC's portfolio benefits criteria.”

ATLANTA; Dec. 18, 2018 – To help meet the growing demand for highly skilled cybersecurity professionals, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will become the first corporate donor to invest $500,000 over the next twelve months in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity (OMS Cybersecurity) degree program.

NEW YORK; Dec. 18, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is named a ‘Leader’ in the inaugural Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Services 2018. The market assessment report spotlights the role played by IT service providers in helping enterprises manage GDPR enablement, and measures eight IT service providers on a range of parameters covering vision and strategy, service suite, innovation and investments, delivery footprint, and market adoption, portfolio mix, and value delivered to clients.

ARLINGTON, Va.; Dec. 17, 2018 – A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has found that while U.S. federal agencies are accelerating the modernization of their information technology (IT) systems and infrastructures, there are significant gaps in aligning their technology priorities with mission objectives. In addition, despite many agencies reporting success implementing new technologies, only a small minority have fully adopted new approaches like cloud computing, digital platforms and agile software development, underscoring the gaps that many are facing in supporting more-agile operations. 

DUBAI; Dec. 16, 2018 ? Companies in the Middle East are being roiled by disruptive change, which is putting more than US$400 billion of enterprise value at risk from competitors that have learned to innovate and convert economic opportunities into realities, according to a new report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

NEW YORK; Dec. 13, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been recognized as a leader in a recent report from Forrester Research that evaluates digital process automation (DPA) service providers and their role in elevating process automation initiatives from tactical, cost-saving efforts to critical components of a digital transformation strategy. Of the 11 vendors evaluated, Accenture received the highest score in the ‘Current Offering’ category. 

NEW YORK; Dec. 12, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire NYC-based Adaptly, a digital media services company that enables the world’s leading brands to manage data-driven campaigns across prominent digital advertising channels and platforms.

ATLANTA; Dec. 12, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today opened a new innovation hub in Atlanta as a destination where clients can co-innovate with their Accenture teams to ideate, rapidly prototype and then scale innovative products and services for the digital economy.

NEW YORK and TORONTO; Dec. 12, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to form a strategic alliance with Zafin, a worldwide leader in financial services software headquartered in Canada, under which Accenture will serve as a preferred integrator of the Zafin financial software platform as part of a joint go-to-market strategy.

NEW YORK; Dec. 11, 2018 – Facing an explosion of digital clutter resulting from two decades of rapid technology growth and innovation, people and organizations are rethinking what they really want, says a new report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). A fundamental re-examination of what people want and value is ushering in a new design ethos that puts human value back at the center of innovation. At this inflection point, Accenture Interactive has released Fjord Trends 2019, its 12^th annual outlook on what’s ahead for the future of business, technology and design.