Accenture named Leader in Oracle Application Services Providers by analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc

NEW YORK, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named a Leader in Oracle Application Services Providers by Forrester Research, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm. Accenture received the highest scores in numerous criteria, including Cloud deployment for Oracle, Experience with Next-Gen Oracle Products, Global Delivery, Co-Innovation and Client Base and Engagements.

The report, entitled “The Forrester Wave™: Oracle Application Services Providers, Q1 2014,” ranks nine companies on a “comprehensive set of evaluation criteria” that included conducting user need assessments and vendor and expert interviews. It measures companies against 35 criteria across three categories – current offering, strategy, and market presence. Accenture received the highest score in all three categories, as well as the highest score in client satisfaction.

“We focused on their capabilities in digital business – such as transformation consulting, mobility services, cloud, and mobile,” said a portion of the report. It goes on to state that, “Accenture stands apart in its work on next-gen products and focus on digital business… In many of these next-generation areas, Accenture has the deepest pool of talent (versus peer third-party systems integrators) and the most real-world client experience.”

“We are proud to be recognized by Forrester as a leader in Oracle application services,” said Derek Steelberg, global managing director of Oracle business for Accenture. “We continuously work with Oracle to help build innovative technology and industry solutions that can help accelerate the digital technology agendas of our clients. Our decades of experience and deep industry knowledge have helped us to build assets such as our Accenture Foundation Platform for Oracle that can be unique and highly differentiated across industry, function, and technology.”

The report is available here.

Accenture has more than 52,000 Oracle-skilled consultants around the world who help clients achieve high performance with Oracle solutions by helping enable business capabilities that support competitive advantage in their industry. Our solutions can help accelerate digital transformation by integrating Oracle-based business solutions and new business processes that can develop and evolve as their digital business grows. Additionally, our Accenture Innovation Centers for Oracle help increase collaboration between Accenture and Oracle executive leadership, technologists, product development and support. With locations in Tokyo, Bangalore, India, and on-site at Oracle headquarters in the US, the Accenture Innovation Centers for Oracle help develop business innovations using Oracle products. Accenture has teamed with Oracle for more than two decades and is a Diamond-level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) – the highest level available.

About Accenture 
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 289,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

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