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August 12, 2010
Accenture finds Information Governance Framework Needed to Guide E-Health Investments and Strategy
RESTON, Va.; Aug. 12, 2010 – According to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN), healthcare organizations planning large investments in e-health solutions face challenges in five interrelated disciplines of information governance – data privacy, confidentiality, security, quality and integrity.
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August 11, 2010
Insufficient Budgets, Shortage of Skills and Inadequate Tools Hinder Marketing Efforts, New Accenture Study Finds
NEW YORK; Aug. 11, 2010 – Marketing executives responsible for driving corporate growth are being hampered in their efforts by insufficient budgets, skills shortages and inadequate tools, according to a new study by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The study, “ Onward and Up – How Marketers Are Refocusing the Front Office for Growth,” also found that marketers today are increasingly challenged by their companies’ customers who demand greater value, quality and service.
August 05, 2010
Investment in Open Source Software Set to Rise, Accenture Survey Finds
NEW YORK; Aug. 5, 2010 – The open source software market has reached a turning point, with organizations in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland now committing to clear strategies and policies for open source software development. According to the findings of a survey released today by Accenture (NYSE:ACN), more than two-thirds of organizations (69 percent) anticipate increased investment in 2010, with more than a third (38 percent) expecting to migrate mission-critical software to open source in the next twelve months.
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August 03, 2010
Aging Drug Portfolios Putting Pressure on Pharmaceutical Marketing, Accenture Study Finds
NEW YORK and FRANKFURT; Aug. 3, 2010 – In 2011, 40 percent of the highest-selling drugs will be products whose patent protection has either already expired or will do so in the coming two years, according to an analysis by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). In 2007, the share of such so-called mature products accounted for only 15 percent of the portfolios of pharmaceutical companies.
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July 19, 2010
More Than Half of Large, Downsized U.S. Businesses Plan to Rebuild Their Workforces To Pre-Recession Levels by 2012, Accenture Study Finds
NEW YORK; July 19, 2010 – More than half (54 percent) of large U.S. businesses that reduced staff in the past 12 months plan to rebuild their workforces to pre-recession levels within two years, according to a study released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
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July 19, 2010
Average Customer Profitability Still Down at Big Retail Banks Following Financial Crisis; Consumers More Price Sensitive and ‘Shopping Around,’ Accenture Survey Finds
LONDON and NEW YORK; July 19, 2010 – A majority of executives at leading retail banks globally say average customer profitability has remained below pre-crisis levels, while their customers’ price-sensitivity and inclination to ‘shop around’ have increased, according to an Accenture survey.
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July 13, 2010
Cost Reduction Pressures Driving Aerospace and Defense Companies To Use External Engineering Services, New Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK; July 13, 2010 – Pressures to reduce costs will be the primary drivers of decisions by aerospace and defense (A&D) companies to use external engineering services during the next two-to-three years, according to new Accenture (NYSE: ACN) research released today.
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July 02, 2010
European CEOs Believe Innovation, Talent and Skills Development are Keys to Continued Economic Recovery, According to FEB, Accenture, and INSEAD Survey
BRUSSELS, Belgium; June 30, 2010 – A majority of CEOs believe that Europe can recover from its current economic turmoil by focusing on innovation and building the talent and skills of the European workforce, according to a joint survey by Accenture (NYSE:ACN), and INSEAD, a leading international business school, and commissioned by the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB). The survey findings are the focus of a report entitled “Putting Europe Back on Track,” issued today by the FEB at the European Business Summit 2010. The summit is focused on how to build a more competitive and sustainable European Union.
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June 22, 2010
Chief Executives Believe Overwhelmingly That Sustainability Has Become Critical to their Success, And Could Be Fully Embedded Into Core Business Within Ten Years
NEW YORK; June 22, 2010 – In spite of the recent economic downturn, an overwhelming majority of corporate CEOs – 93 percent – say that sustainability will be critical to the future success of their companies. Furthermore, CEOs believe that, within a decade, a tipping point could be reached that fully meshes sustainability with core business – its capabilities, processes and systems, and throughout global supply chains and subsidiaries.
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June 21, 2010
Progress in North American Aerospace & Defense Industry Threatened by Leadership-Development, Talent, Organizational and Cultural Problems, Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK; June 21, 2010 – The North American aerospace and defense industry will face serious business challenges due to its existing leadership development, talent sourcing, organizational structure, and corporate culture problems, according to new Accenture (NYSE: ACN) research that included a survey and interviews with a broad range of industry executives.
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