11 posts and columns on Accenture

Oracle’s Lousy Quarter Takes Many Other Stocks Down

in News on December 21, 2011 at 7:42 am PT

By missing its sales forecasts by nearly a half-billion dollars, Oracle shares are diving and taking many other enterprise IT stocks along for the ride.
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HP Hires New EVP From Boeing, Names New CIO

in News on November 3, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

After a long string of executive defections at HP, CEO Meg Whitman names her first senior hire since taking over in September, and promotes a new CIO from within.
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Big Media Thinks Its Future Is in Your Phone

in Media on July 12, 2011 at 5:15 am PT

Big media companies have never been comfortable with the Web. Maybe that’s why they’re so eager to embrace smartphones.
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Nokia to Shake Up Workforce

in News on April 27, 2011 at 2:41 am PT

Nokia Corp. said Wednesday it plans to outsource its Symbian software operations and cut its global workforce by 4,000 employees by the end of 2012 as part of an effort to cut costs by $1.46 billion.

Maybe Cord Cutting Isn't Here Yet. What About Cord Shaving?

in Media on April 11, 2011 at 2:07 pm PT

Maybe cable subscribers aren’t dumping their service in favor of Netflix, Hulu, etc. But maybe they’re cutting back on HBO and Showtime. A new study says Web TV watchers are behind an eight percent drop in premium cable subs.

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EA Announces Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12–No "Hot Coffee" Mod, Though

in News on January 4, 2011 at 1:12 pm PT

The high-profile revelation of Tiger Woods’s many infidelities cost him major sponsorship deals with AT&T, Gatorade and Accenture, but at least one relationship has survived the fallout. Today, Electronic Arts announced a new version of its best-selling game with Woods, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, which will feature the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. The game will be available in the U.S. on March 29 and internationally on April 1.

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Customers Stick With Technology Services During the Downturn

in News on December 28, 2009 at 10:45 am PT

Most public-opinion surveys seem to confirm what one would expect. But every once in a while there’s a paradox or two, as in some recent findings by Accenture in the area of technology services. The consulting firm discussed some of its research in advance of the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, which formally kicks off Jan. 7 in Las Vegas.

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Questions for Luke Hohmann on 'Serious' Games

in News on July 9, 2009 at 8:09 am PT

Videogames often get criticized as a waste of time, but tech companies are using them to solve complex business problems. So-called “serious” games can help businesses understand what their customers need, spark ideas and make key product decisions.

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Trouble Looms for Indian IT Outsourcers

in News on March 2, 2009 at 10:03 am PT

It’s a rough morning for the Indian IT outsourcing sector, which has been hit hard by a highly negative report from Wachovia analyst Edward Caso. Caso says the group is likely to take another leg down, forecasting that April conference call season will see most of the companies issue guidance below Street expectations. He writes that “demand remains lackluster and decision-making slow.”

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IBM, Accenture Possible Satyam Suitors as Board Erupts

in News on December 29, 2008 at 1:42 pm PT

Shares of Satyam, the Indian outsourcing firm that has been rocked by scandal after a botched acquisition and reports that it was banned from business with The World Bank, are jumping this morning amid speculation of a management shakeup. Indian daily paper The Economic Times reports that “a clutch of global IT services firms” are potential bidders to acquire the company.