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Baker Hughes Collaborates With C3 AI, Accenture and Microsoft on Industrial Asset Management Solutions

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Energy technology company Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) is collaborating with C3 AI (NYSE: AI), Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft on industrial asset management (IAM) solutions for clients in the energy and industrial sectors.

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  • Energy technology company Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) is collaborating with C3 AI (NYSE: AI), Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft on industrial asset management (IAM) solutions for clients in the energy and industrial sectors.
  • Baker Hughes, C3 AI, Accenture and Microsoft will also explore collaborating on solutions that help achieve net-zero carbon emissions and decarbonize energy and industrial sectors, including emissions management.
  • Baker Hughes, C3 AI, Accenture and Microsoft have a history of strategic collaboration, and each company brings specific expertise to accelerate IAM solution development for energy and industrial applications.
  • Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide.

Accenture Technology Vision 2022: “Metaverse Continuum” Redefining How the World Works, Operates and Interacts

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reveals that the Metaverse Continuum, a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business models, is redefining how the world works, operates and interacts.

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  • A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reveals that the Metaverse Continuum, a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business models, is redefining how the world works, operates and interacts.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220315006355/en/
    Accenture Tech Vision 2022 Infographic (Photo: Business Wire)
    To help organizations take advantage of this opportunity, Accenture is launching the Accenture Metaverse Continuum business group.
  • As part of the report, Accenture surveyed more than 4,600 business and technology leaders across 23 industries in 35 countries.
  • In addition, the Technology Vision team conducted interviews with technology luminaries and industry experts, as well as many Accenture business leaders.

Ecopetrol, Accenture and AWS Work to Help Companies Advance Journey to Water Neutrality Through First-of-its-Kind Open Platform 

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Monday, March 14, 2022

The availability of water, one of the worlds key sustainable development goals, is a critical business imperative for resource-dependent industries.

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  • The availability of water, one of the worlds key sustainable development goals, is a critical business imperative for resource-dependent industries.
  • The water intelligence and management solution will leverage Accenture industry insights and leading cloud capabilities from AWS, such as high-performance computing, storage, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
  • Our vision is for the energy industry to lead on technological solutions to achieve water neutrality, said Felipe Bayn, Chief Executive Officer at Ecopetrol.
  • The solution will extend beyond the energy sector to help companies across industries meet their water resource challenges.

Accenture Helping Navitaire Accelerate Its Journey to the Cloud

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping Navitaire, an Amadeus company providing technology and business services to the airline industry, accelerate its cloud-first transformation journey, enabling the full migration of Navitaires application suite to the Microsoft Azure platform in just 24 months.

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  • Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping Navitaire, an Amadeus company providing technology and business services to the airline industry, accelerate its cloud-first transformation journey, enabling the full migration of Navitaires application suite to the Microsoft Azure platform in just 24 months.
  • This gives airlines access to new cloud services and improved system performance (i.e., lower network latency).
  • The collaboration with Accenture will help achieve our cloud strategies and support our customers ability to innovate, deliver personalized digital experiences and make more data-informed decisions.
  • Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.

Accenture Invests in Immersive Learning Startup Talespin

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220217005274/en/
    Accenture Invests in XR-based Immersive Learning Startup Talespin (Photo: Business Wire)
    The World Economic Forum projects that by 2030, over one billion workers will have needed to reskill, as the core capabilities required for work across industries change.
  • Immersive learning, built on Extended Reality (XR) technologies, offers opportunities for employees to participate in hands-on learning, and has been shown to lead to greater learning retention .
  • Talespins platform powers the creation and distribution of immersive learning experiences, and supports an ecosystem of learning content creators, leading learning platforms, XR hardware partners and enterprise customers.
  • We are excited to work with Accenture to further develop our immersive learning platform and accelerate its adoption on a global scale.

Accenture and League Collaborate to Transform Digital Healthcare Experiences at Scale

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

As part of the collaboration that combines Accentures data analytics and systems integration capabilities with Leagues healthcare experience platform, the two companies will scale platform implementations and innovations to create personalized digital healthcare experiences.

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  • As part of the collaboration that combines Accentures data analytics and systems integration capabilities with Leagues healthcare experience platform, the two companies will scale platform implementations and innovations to create personalized digital healthcare experiences.
  • Healthcare needs a digital infrastructure to deliver better experiences and we believe League is key, said Rich Birhanzel, senior managing director at Accenture who leads its Health practice globally.
  • For the end user, League will provide an engaging, intuitive digital front door to healthcare.
  • For more information, visit www.accenture.com/health
    Founded in 2014, League is a platform technology company powering next-generation healthcare consumer experiences.

Accenture Federal Services Wins $73 Million Internal Revenue Service Identify Theft and Fraud Detection Support Contract

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Monday, January 31, 2022

Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has won a $73 million contract from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to support the agency in operating and maintaining an automated identity theft and fraud detection system.

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  • Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has won a $73 million contract from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to support the agency in operating and maintaining an automated identity theft and fraud detection system.
  • Accenture Federal Services is excited to deliver an evolved fraud detection process with fully-integrated advanced analytics to help the IRS expand anomaly detection for individual and business tax returns, said Elaine Beeman, senior managing director and AFS civilian portfolio lead.
  • Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
  • Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations.

Aker BP and Accenture Team Up on Data Factory in the Cloud to Improve Oil and Gas Operations

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Monday, January 31, 2022

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping Aker BP, one of Europes largest independent oil companies, become a data-driven enterprise by building a cloud-based foundation and data factory to improve its operations.

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  • Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping Aker BP, one of Europes largest independent oil companies, become a data-driven enterprise by building a cloud-based foundation and data factory to improve its operations.
  • Aker BP launched the project to accelerate its goal of digitalizing the full lifecycle of its operations to cut costs, improve productivity, and lower its carbon footprint.
  • Based on its technology, innovation and upstream oil and gas data management experience, Accenture was selected by Aker BP to develop a data factory solution in collaboration with Cognite and Aker BP.
  • This project is key to our vision of being the leading offshore oil and gas exploration and production company, said Per Harald Kongelf, SVP Improvements of Aker BP.

Companies Have Unprecedented Opportunity to Transform How They Manage, Measure and Report the Impact and Value of Their ESG Priorities, Accenture Report Finds

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

report, Accenture analyzed responses from over 640 finance leaders in 12 industries and six countries to understand how companies can better measure, manage and report ESG performance to fully deliver on their sustainability commitments.

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  • report, Accenture analyzed responses from over 640 finance leaders in 12 industries and six countries to understand how companies can better measure, manage and report ESG performance to fully deliver on their sustainability commitments.
  • Between 2013 and 2020, companies with consistently high ESG performance tended to score 2.6x higher on total return to shareholders (TRS) than medium ESG performers.
  • According to the report, only 26% of companies have clear, reliable data to measure and monitor their sustainability goals.
  • The research also found that 70% of companies still use manual or semi-automated processes for their ESG reporting.

New Book “The Automation Advantage” Shows Organizations How to Achieve Full Value from Intelligent Automation

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

While automation has been used by organizations for centuries, intelligent automation brings in cognitive technology such as artificial intelligence to guide better business decisions and bring new opportunities to light.

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  • While automation has been used by organizations for centuries, intelligent automation brings in cognitive technology such as artificial intelligence to guide better business decisions and bring new opportunities to light.
  • They cut through myths and misunderstandings to blaze a clear trail for any business leader looking to develop an intelligent automation strategy, create new value and realize growth all with a human-centric approach.
  • In addition to providing real-world examples of how organizations across multiple industries and geographies are using intelligent automation to launch new services and spur business growth, the authors dispel many common myths regarding automation.
  • The Automation Advantage addresses this clearly and effectively by providing the guiding principles and steps for changing your organizations technology, governance, culture, and even leadership style.