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Accenture to build apps for industrial companies on Siemens’ cloud based platform MindSphere

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, October 2016

Range of Apps for original equipment manufacturers could help reduce maintenance costs by up to 30 percent NEW YORK, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture is building a range of applications for MindSphere, a cloud based platform from Siemens to enable industrial … Read the full press release

Wearable tech: Airbus honored Accenture with the Best in Class Award for Innovation at the 2016 Airbus Supplier Conference

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, October 2016

HAMBURG, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus has honored Accenture with the Best in Class Award for Innovation. This award, presented at the 2016 Airbus Supplier Conference, recognizes the success of a wearable technology initiative that was designed to improve the manufacturing … Read the full press release

Accenture announces availability of Accenture Document Composer software on SAP HANA® Cloud Platform

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, August 2016

Accenture Extends Human Capital Management Offerings with Accenture Document Composer Software on SAP HANA® Cloud Platform NEW YORK, 30-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is expanding its human capital management offerings with the availability of Accenture Document Composer software on … Read the full press release

Accenture analysis of CB Insights data: Investments in Asia-Pacific fintech ventures reached $9.62 billion as of July 31

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, August 2016

China Leads Global Fintech Investments, Accenture Finds Asia-Pacific nearly doubles 2015 fintech financing in first half of 2016 reaching almost $10 billion; growth driven by China HONG KONG, 30-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Investments in Asia-Pacific financial technology (fintech) ventures, primarily … Read the full press release

Deutsche Post DHL Group unveils $137 million investment plan for the U.S. domestic and cross-border e-commerce market

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, August 2016

Deutsche Post DHL Group exploits booming U.S. e-commerce business DHL eCommerce significantly expands capabilities for the worldwide cross-border e-commerce market, reaching $1 trillion by 2020 Renowned German soccer club FC Bayern Munich welcomes the Group’s increasing logistics service capabilities in … Read the full press release

ENGIE 1H2016: Resilient results; 2016-18 transformation plan well on track; accelerated digital transformation

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, July 2016

PARIS, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During the first half results presentation, Isabelle Kocher, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE, stated: “The 2016-18 transformation plan announced end February is well on track. Over the first six months of 2016 we have already achieved … Read the full press release

Accenture becomes RoboValley’s Crown Partner with €500,000 investment to facilitate international robotics research and development

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, July 2016

Accenture to Invest €500,000 in RoboValley to Create New Innovations in Robotics AMSTERDAM and DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and RoboValley, an innovation hub for robotics located at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, have … Read the full press release

Accenture showcases its newly-developed mixed reality experience on Bombardier C Series aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, July 2016

Accenture Develops Mixed Reality Proof of Concept for Bombardier, Bringing an Immersive Aircraft Experience to Life The next generation digital customer experience will be unveiled on the C Series aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow 2016 LONDON, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture … Read the full press release

Artificial intelligence: Accenture and IPsoft to deploy virtual agent technology for clients in banking, insurance and travel industries

PRESS RELEASE -- 16, May 2016

Accenture and IPsoft Launch Accenture Amelia Practice to Help Organizations Accelerate Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Initial practice focus is to deploy virtual agent technology for clients in banking, insurance and travel industries NEW YORK, 16-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —  Accenture (NYSE: … Read the full press release

Leasing Life: The 2015 Green Finance Transaction of the Year Award goes to DLL

PRESS RELEASE -- 11, December 2015

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — DLL, a global provider of asset based financial solutions, received the 2015 Green Finance Transaction of the Year Award from Leasing Life, one of the top leasing industry journals in Europe. The award … Read the full press release

Efma and Accenture announced the winners of their third annual Global Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards for financial services

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, October 2015

Winning innovations are mostly from emerging-market banks AMSTERDAM, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Efma, an association of 3,300 retail financial services companies in more than 130 countries, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have announced the winners of their third annual Global Distribution & Marketing … Read the full press release

Accenture grants US$2.2 million to Plan Netherlands for training of 6,000 disadvantaged youth in Tanzania and Zambia

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, October 2015

Accenture’s US$2.2 Million Grant to Plan Netherlands Will Help Thousands of Tanzanian and Zambian Youth Secure Employment AMSTERDAM, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a US$2.2 million grant to Plan Netherlands to help the nonprofit deliver digital, technical and … Read the full press release

Drastic lack of technology experience in the boardrooms of the world’s largest banks – Accenture report

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, October 2015

Bank Boardrooms Lack Technology Experience, Accenture Global Research Finds  Only 6% of board directors and 3% of CEOs of leading banks have professional technology experience; More than two-fifths of banks have no board members with professional technology experience LONDON, 30-10-2015 — … Read the full press release

Accenture to extend the complete Accenture CAS software suite to the Salesforce1 Platform

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, September 2015

Accenture Collaborates with Salesforce to Extend Its Accenture CAS Software Suite to the Cloud, Providing Consumer Goods Companies with a Single System for Trade and Marketing Operations NEW YORK, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture announced today it is collaborating with … Read the full press release

Accenture signs eight-year contract to continue to provide the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) with pension administration services

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, July 2015

BT Pension Scheme re-appoints Accenture to serve its 300,000 members LONDON, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed an eight-year contract to continue to provide the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) with pension administration services. This contract is an extension … Read the full press release

Bertelsmann appoints Fernando Carro to its Executive Board as CEO of Arvato

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, July 2015

Arvato solution groups given more entrepreneurial autonomy Arvato management consisting of Fernando Carro as CEO and Rolf Hellermann as CFO CEOs of Arvato’s three major Solution Groups to become members of the Bertelsmann Group Management Committee Thomas Rabe: “Arvato businesses … Read the full press release

Accenture report: Nearly nine in 10 financial services firms plan to increase their investment in risk-management capabilities in the next two years

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, May 2015

Financial Services Firms to Increase Risk-Management Investment during Next Two Years in Response to Emerging Cyber-Security and Fraud Risks, According to Accenture More than one in four firms will increase investment by more than 20 percent NEW YORK and LONDON, 13-5-2015 … Read the full press release

Lafarge published its fifteenth annual sustainability report; update on the progress towards the company’s Sustainability Ambitions 2020 program

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, May 2015

PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has published its fifteenth annual sustainability report, highlighting the acceleration it is making in the field of sustainable development, particularly in tackling the challenges of climate change. The report covers Lafarge’s social, economic and environmental … Read the full press release

UK Business Digital Index by Lloyds Bank: there are still around 1.2 million SMEs in UK that lack basic digital skills

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, March 2015

The 2015 Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index tracks digital adoption among small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) and charities. Latest report shows overall improvement for SMEs but over a million (23%) still lack basic digital skills. This is even … Read the full press release