December 10, 2018

Accenture Acquires PrimeQ, Further Strengthening its Digital Transformation Capabilities on Oracle Cloud

Acquisition makes Accenture the largest Oracle Cloud Systems Integrator in Australia and New Zealand

SYDNEY; Dec. 10, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired PrimeQ, one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s top Oracle Software as a Service (SaaS) Cloud implementation service providers. With the addition of PrimeQ, Accenture is now the largest Oracle Cloud systems integrator in the region. The acquisition bolsters Accenture’s leading Oracle capabilities and helps deliver new value to clients by accelerating their digital transformation through Oracle Cloud.

PrimeQ is the pre-eminent provider of Oracle Cloud in the government, health and public services industries, and also serves clients in the retail, consumer goods and financial services sectors. Together, Accenture and PrimeQ can deliver deep Oracle cloud experience, transformational capabilities and broad industry knowledge to help enable clients to unlock even greater value on their journeys to cloud.

“PrimeQ has extensive experience implementing Oracle SaaS Cloud solutions, which complements Accenture’s established credentials across the Oracle Cloud portfolio,” said James Madigan, who leads Accenture’s Oracle business in Australia and New Zealand. “They are a highly valued Oracle ecosystem partner, bringing an impressive track record and top talent that will help drive significant results for our clients.”

Headquartered in Adelaide, Australia, PrimeQ was founded in 2016 and has since rapidly built extensive capability in Oracle SaaS Cloud enterprise resource planning and is specialised in areas including transportation management, warehouse management and CRM. PrimeQ has been awarded Oracle Specialised Partner of the Year awards for ERP Cloud — Australia and New Zealand in 2017 and 2018, ERP Cloud - Asia-Pacific in 2017 and SCM Cloud — Asia-Pacific in 2018.

“PrimeQ is very pleased to join Accenture as it will help create good outcomes for our customers, our people and our shareholders,” said PrimeQ CEO, Andrew McAdams. “Together, Accenture and PrimeQ will provide our clients with unrivalled Oracle services and enable them to accelerate their digital transformation.”

The addition of PrimeQ builds on Accenture’s recent acquisition of DAZ Systems in the USA and Certus Solutions in the UK, adding to its growing global capabilities in delivering digital transformation on Oracle Cloud.

Accenture has been one of Oracle’s leading systems integration partners globally 12 years in a row, with more than 54,000 Oracle-skilled consultants around the world who implement Oracle-based business solutions and new business processes for clients that develop and evolve as their digital business grows. Accenture has teamed with Oracle for more than 25 years and is a Global Cloud Elite and Platinum level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. Accenture is also certified as an Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer. For more information on the Accenture and Oracle relationship, please visit www.accenture.com/oracle.

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