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Articles tagged with: Accenture
Nokia Siemens Networks to transfer IT work to Accenture, Tieto and Wipro
Nokia Siemens Networks recently announced that it has signed agreements to transfer the provisioning of global IT application management services to accenture, Tieto and Wipro. The transition of these services, involving the planned transfer of just over 170 employees, is expected to be finalized on February 1, 2010. more
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Nokia Siemens Networks Outsources IT Application Management to Accenture
accenture says it has won a contract to provide Nokia Siemens Networks with IT application management services under a three-year agreement. Financial terms were not disclosed. more
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Mobile technology could cut Europe's annual energy bill
A new report issued by Vodafone, in collaboration with accenture, concludes that mobile technology could cut Europe's annual energy bill by at least EUR 43 billion and effect a reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 113Mt CO2e by 2020. This represents 18% of the UK's annual CO2e output in 2008 and approximately 2.4% of expected EU emissions in 2020. However, this opportunity can only be realised if industry and governments collaborate. more
Nokia Sells its Symbian Services Unit
Nokia has announced that it is to sell its Symbian Professional Services unit responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and customer support to consulting firm, accenture. The unit provides engineering consulting and product development services on a global basis to mobile phone manufacturers, as well as chip manufacturers and mobile operators. more
New-Generation Workers Want Technology Their Way
Millennial generation students and employees (those aged 14 to 27) expect to use their own technology and mobile devices for work and are increasingly choosing their place of employment based on how accommodating companies are to their personal technology preferences, according to a survey released today by accenture. In addition, more than half (60%) of Millennials are either unaware of their companiesÃ' information technology (IT) policies or are not inclined to follow them. more
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Telecom Infrastructure Services Market Grew to $70 Billion in 2007
Global suppliers of services for telecom operators saw revenue increases across the board in 2007 as the total market grew to $70 billion, an 8% increase over 2006, according to Technology Business Research's Telecom Infrastructure Services (TIS) Market Model. more
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Accenture Wins Global Vodafone Contract
Vodafone and accenture have signed a multi-year agreement under which accenture will support Vodafone in the development and implementation of a single, global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to improve the management of information. more
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Consumers Go Online To Research Products Before Visiting Shops
An accenture survey of more than 600 U.S. consumers has found that the majority of consumers use the Internet as part of the shopping process even if they go to stores to purchase or pick up items. The data suggest that retailers and consumer goods companies need to focus on customer service and information available both from call centers and online or risk losing customers researching potential purchases. more
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Japanese Likely to Take Up Mobile TV When They Experience It Firsthand
Qualcomm and KDDI have published the results from a consumer survey of attitudes towards mobile TV. The survey, which was conducted by accenture and included more than 3,000 Japanese consumers, showed that subscribers are far more likely to take up mobile broadcast services when they experience it firsthand, and it provides compelling evidence for the commercial viability of MediaFLO services in the Japanese market. more
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Major Partnership to Use Mobile Phones to Fight HIV/AIDS
Leading players in the mobile phone industry and the US Government have joined forces to fight HIV/AIDS and other health challenges in 10 African countries. Phones for Health is a US$10 million public-private partnership, which brings together mobile phone operators, handset manufacturers and technology companies - working in close collaboration with Ministries of Health, global health organizations, and other partners - to use the widespread and increasing mobile phone coverage in the developing world to strengthen health systems. more
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