Accenture, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Announce a Multi-Year Technology Initiative to Enhance Patient Care and Efficiency
PALO ALTO, Calif.; Sept. 2, 2010 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will work with Stanford Hospital & Clinics on a seven-year, connected health technology initiative to improve patient care and operational efficiency. The effort will continue to advance Stanford’s patient care platform, which connects the hospital and outpatient clinics to create a near-paperless electronic medical record.
September 02, 2010
Accenture Awarded Contract to Support University of North Texas’ Shared Services Strategy for Information Technology and Human Resources
RESTON, Va.; Aug. 11, 2010 – The University of North Texas System (UNTS) has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to assist in developing a plan for implementing IT and HR/payroll shared services for its component institutions.
August 11, 2010
Accenture Wins Contract to Implement Singapore’s National Electronic Health Record System
SINGAPORE; Aug. 2, 2010 – The Singapore Ministry of Health has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a contract to implement the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system, a key enabler of Singapore’s vision toward a national, integrated health care system. The NEHR is designed to improve the quality of healthcare for citizens, lower the costs of health services, and promote more effective health policies.
August 02, 2010
The European Union Awards Accenture Multi-Year IT Systems Management and Development Contract
BRUSSELS; July 21, 2010 — The Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General (DG TAXUD) has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) an IT systems management and development contract to support the European Commission’s CUST-DEV2 program, which is designed to introduce a harmonized, centralized and paperless customs system (eCustoms) across the EU by 2013. The three-year contract is valued at approximately EUR 49.3 million, with the option for two one-year extensions.
July 21, 2010
Accenture Awarded Contract To Support University of Michigan’s Information Technology Transformation Program
RESTON, Va.; May 27, 2010 – The University of Michigan has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to conduct its first-ever comprehensive assessment of information technology at the unit and campus levels. The assessment is part of the first phase of NextGen Michigan, a multi-year university-wide IT transformation effort.
May 27, 2010
Accenture; BSI, Ltd. and NetHope Launch eLearning Initiative with the Tanzania Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to Improve Secondary Education In Tanzania With Information and Communications Technology Solutions
NEW YORK; May 5, 2010 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN); BSI, Ltd. and NetHope have been engaged by the Tanzania Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) to create an eLearning initiative to improve the country’s secondary education system using state-of-the-art information and communications technology. The initiative, “Tanzania Beyond Tomorrow,” will help the country’s 4,000 secondary schools deal with the challenges of teacher capacity and technology enablement of more than 1.5 million students in a rapidly growing school system.
May 05, 2010
Accenture and Hanwha S&C Enter Strategic Collaboration Agreement to Market IT Solutions to Korean Financial Services Firms
SEOUL; April 13, 2010 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Hanwha S&C have signed an eight-year collaboration agreement to jointly market information technology (IT) solutions and services to insurers, securities firms and banks in South Korea. The two companies have also signed an eight-year agreement to jointly provide application management services to Hanwha Group’s financial services affiliates.
April 13, 2010
HMRC Awards Accenture £10m IT Skills Contract
March 16, 2010
Accenture and NetHope Launch First IT Help Desk for International Non-Government Organizations
NEW YORK; Jan. 8, 2010 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and NetHope, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, have launched the first global information technology (IT) help desk for international non-government organizations (NGOs). The help desk, currently staffed by NGO employees and Accenture employees working with Accenture Development Partnerships, is available to NetHope members and represents the first time such a cross-agency service has been attempted for the development sector.
January 08, 2010
Amid the Downturn, Firms Look to Information Technology to Restore Strength
NEW YORK; Dec. 2, 2009 - A majority (72 percent) of business and information technology (IT) executives say their organizations place greater value on the IT function today than they did before the economic crisis. What's more, they view IT as an important part of their economic recovery efforts, according to the findings of a global study released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and produced in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
December 02, 2009