Accenture has acquired Bourne Digital, an Australian digital design agency focused on the SAP ecosystem. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With a specialization in the SAP Business Technology Platform, Bourne Digital creates experience driven applications, streamlining workflows and introducing automation. It will enhance Accenture’s SAP offerings in the market, particularly in the fast-moving consumer goods,…
Accenture has acquired Nextira, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Partner that uses AWS to deliver cloud-native innovation, predictive analytics and immersive experiences for their clients. These services and solutions will bolster Accenture Cloud First’s robust set of engineering capabilities and help clients take advantage of a full continuum of cloud capabilities and tools, a statement said. Founded…
In continuation of their shared commitment to provide social impact startups with access to emerging technology, Microsoft and Accenture have announced the third cohort of the Project Amplify program. In its latest edition, the program will support 13 Indian startups with solutions focusing on clean tech, circularity, regenerative agriculture, education and skilling. Aimed at improving…
Accenture has announced its intent to acquire Green Domus Desenvolvimento Sustentável LTDA, a leading Brazil-based sustainability consultancy with experience helping clients design and implement a range of sustainability services with a focus on measurable decarbonization strategies. Green Domus will join Accenture to further enhance its Sustainability Services team. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. With…
Accenture has completed its acquisition of Einr AS, a business consulting company specialized in high volume logistics solutions using SAP technologies to optimize the flow of products from manufacturers to consumers, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The acquisition further enhances Accenture’s SAP capabilities, helping it to accelerate supply chain reinvention for organizations within the retail and…
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in SpiderOak, a leader in zero-trust cybersecurity and resiliency solutions for next generation space systems. Based in Reston, Virginia, SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure product suite brings zero trust security to zero gravity environments. OrbitSecure leverages a powerful combination of no-knowledge encryption and distributed-ledger technology in order to meet the unique demands…
Accenture has completed its acquisition of Objectivity, a digital engineering firm specializing in cloud and platform development services that help clients accelerate their transformation journey for rapid innovation. Terms of the transaction, previously announced on May 9, were not disclosed. Objectivity’s extensive experience in platform engineering, cloud native computing and application modernization bolsters Accenture’s Cloud First capabilities to…
Accenture has recognized three law firms—Baker McKenzie, Fish & Richardson and Mayer Brown—with its Outside Counsel Diversity Award. The annual award celebrates firms working with Accenture that are making significant progress in inclusion, diversity and equity. This commitment is a key aspect of how Accenture chooses its legal partners. “We work with legal partners that put…
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Stardog, a leading enterprise knowledge graph platform enabling organizations to do more with, and achieve greater value from, their data in this age of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Stardog Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, with their ability to make real-world context machine-understandable, are used by companies to facilitate better enterprise…
Accenture has agreed to acquire Objectivity, a digital engineering firm specializing in cloud and platform development services that help clients accelerate their transformation journey for rapid innovation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With headquarters in Coventry, UK, Objectivity’s highly-skilled team will join Accenture, bringing additional scale and resources from Objectivity’s operations in the UK, Poland,…
Accenture has announced new appointments to its leadership team in India. Ajay Vij has been appointed to the newly created role of Country Managing Director, and Sandeep Dutta takes over as the lead for its India Market Unit. The company also announced that Rekha M. Menon, Senior Managing Director and Chairperson for Accenture in India,…
Accenture has agreed to acquire Einr AS, a Norwegian business consulting company specialized in high volume logistics solutions using SAP technologies to optimize the flow of products from manufacturers to consumers. The acquisition will further enhance Accenture’s SAP capabilities, helping it accelerate supply chain reinvention for organizations within the retail and consumer electronics industries. Terms of…
Accenture announced that Alan Jope has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective today. Jope, 59, is the chief executive officer of Unilever. Jope will be subject to re-appointment at the next Accenture plc annual general meeting of shareholders. He has been appointed to serve on the board’s Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee,…
Accenture has agreed to acquire industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company Flutura, headquartered in Bangalore, India. Flutura will strengthen Accenture’s industrial AI services to increase the performance of plants, refineries, and supply chains while also enabling clients to accomplish their net zero goals faster. Accenture plans to bring Flutura’s capabilities to clients in the energy, chemicals, metals,…
Accenture has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: European Professional Services for Data-Driven Government 2022 Vendor Assessment based on its capabilities to help public sector clients use data and intelligence to improve policymaking, service delivery and operational efficiency. The report cites Accenture’s data-driven solutions, expertise and deep industry knowledge in government industries such as social services,…