Accenture Unveils Version Three of Foundation Platform For Oracle

Accenture unveiled version three of its Accenture Foundation Platform for Oracle at Oracle OpenWorld 2011, giving clients the capability to access Oracle Applications on mobile devices.

AFPO includes repeatable designs and secure access, and uses HTML5 technology used by mobile platforms such as Apple iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Android.

Version three also includes the integration of Oracle enterprise grid management and Oracle web services manager.

AFPO, a suite…

Accenture Finds Shared Services Executives Accelerate C-Suite Visibility

According to a study by Accenture, executives who lead shares services organizations are increasingly accountable to the corporate C-suite and are seeing an emergence of integrated business services leveraging the company’s global corporate resources.

59 percent of shared services executives polled report to C-suite level officers. A report on the study’s findings, “Trends in Shared Services: Unlocking the Full Potential,” said as…

Microsoft and Partners Launch the Chemical Reference Architecture Initiative

Microsoft Corp. launched the Microsoft Chemical Reference Architecture Initiative to develop a reference architecture framework addressing business and technology needs for customers in the  chemical and oil refining industries.

ChemRA will allow customers to implement interoperable IT solutions built on a secure foundation. Microsoft is partnering with Accenture, Aspen Technology Inc., Invensys Operations Management Inc., OSIsoft LLC, PROS Holdings…

Accenture Selected Prime Contractor for CDC IT Contract

Accenture has been selected a prime contractor on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity CDC Information Management Services contract to provide IT services and solutions that support CDC’s global public-health efforts.

Under the 10-year deal, Accenture will compete for work information management services and IT infrastructure services with ceiling…

With Cybersecurity on the Rise, Accenture Helps San Antonio Get in on the Action

Cybersecurity is steadily becoming an area of focus throughout the nation, with states and cities seeing it as an opportunity to grow business opportunities by making themselves ‘hubs’ for cyber. Accenture opened a threat analysis center in San Antonio this week which help monitor client networks against attacks.

San Antonio is known to be the destination of the…

Study Shows Emerging Markets Twice As Likely to Purchase Technology in 2010

In a recent study released by Accenture, research suggests that consumers in emerging markets are twice as likely to purchase and use consumer technology in the next year than those in developed markets. In addition to the emerging markets willingness to purchase more consumer products, they are also going to be more willing…