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Accenture Plc. (ACN) 90.03 $ACN
3 Reasons International Business Machines Corp. Stock Could Fall
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 28, 11:17AM CST
Shares of IBM have fallen 13% over the past 12 months, woefully underperforming a 14% gain for the S&P 500 . Revenue has declined for 11 consecutive quarters as it struggles to dump lower-margin businesses and...
IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), IT: 83.11 (-0.49), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
Accenture's Duck Creek Policy Suite Adopted by Coverys - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Feb 25, 4:43PM CST
Recently, insurance company Coverys selected Accenture plc's (ACN) Duck Creek Policy software suite to accelerate its product development processes and enhance customer services.
CBZ: 8.84 (-0.18), IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), CTSH: 62.49 (-0.30), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Five9: Disruptive Innovator In A $20B SaaS-Based Contact-Center Market
Mark Castellani - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 7:45AM CST
ININ: 42.44 (-0.17), BV: 9.25 (unch), FIVN: 3.90 (+0.04), ALU: 3.89 (-0.02), BNFT: 32.56 (+1.30), ZEN: 24.72 (+0.09), OPWR: 15.02 (-0.06), N: 96.42 (-4.06), KKR: 22.85 (-0.64), CSOD: 31.97 (-1.22), FLTX: 41.21 (-0.24), ORCL: 43.82 (-0.07), NOW: 76.26 (-3.27), IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), CVT: 28.95 (-0.35), RNG: 15.77 (+0.06), VRNT: 60.88 (+0.75), NICE: 58.37 (+0.01), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40), EGHT: 7.41 (unch), CRM: 69.38 (-0.86), HUBS: 41.09 (-0.35)
Retirement Portfolio For Dummies - The Technology Components
Factoids - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 7:24AM CST
TEL: 72.13 (-0.25), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
Accenture's Outsourcing Business Drives Growth, Risks Linger - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 24, 5:31PM CST
On Feb 23, we issued an updated research report on Accenture plc (ACN).
CBZ: 8.84 (-0.18), IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), CTSH: 62.49 (-0.30), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) Rises on Buyout Rumors - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 24, 3:30PM CST
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) shares jumped 7% following reports that claimed the company may be bought in parts by a private-equity firms and a foreign strategic buyer.
LMT: 200.05 (-1.28), CSC: 70.92 (+0.06), CACI: 87.29 (-0.52), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Hot Income Stocks: Who's Growing Dividends The Fastest?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Feb 23, 3:49PM CST
A company that is raising its dividend certainly has its shareholders in mind. So which companies today have been raising them the fastest over the past three to five years? IBD scoured its Dividend Leaders Screen (see a partial list on this page) to...
CME: 95.93 (-0.09), ACE: 114.01 (-0.77), USB: 44.61 (-0.32), GCI: 35.40 (-0.28), DGX: 70.14 (-0.96), LO: 68.42 (-0.06), WFC: 54.79 (-0.36), PNC: 91.96 (-0.20), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40), NVS: 102.40 (-0.60)
Here's How Companies Benefit From The Internet of Things -- in 3 Charts
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 23, 2:00PM CST
A recent Accenture survey asked C-level executives -- about half of which were CEOs -- what the main benefits of the Internet of Things, or IoT, will be for their companies. While there were plenty of responses, three key ideas rose to the top:...
GE: 25.99 (+0.10), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), VZ: 49.45 (+0.08), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
The 4 Biggest Hurdles Facing the Internet of Things
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Feb 22, 10:45AM CST
International Datacasting Corp. estimates the Internet of Things market will be worth $7 trillion by 2020, with tens of billions of formerly unconnected devices coming online during that time. But while Internet of Things, or IoT, technologies are ...
ARMH: 53.47 (+0.03), GOOGL: 562.63 (+3.34), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), VOD: 34.56 (-0.02), GOOG: 558.40 (+2.92), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
Even Congress Is Worried About Internet of Things Security
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Feb 22, 8:00AM CST
Source: Wikimedia and Piktochart There is a discussion around the Internet of Things that started years ago as a muted murmur and is now growing into a loud uproar. At the core of it is the fact that in just five years, 50 billion devices and...
SAP: 70.19 (+0.34), ARMH: 53.47 (+0.03), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), HPQ: 34.84 (+0.83), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
U.S. Companies Find Cheap Labor -- and Growing Consumer Market -- in Philippines
at The Street - Sat Feb 21, 5:30AM CST
No longer are store shelves largely comprised of only Philippine brands, as multinationals increasingly capture a slice of the market.
SBUX: 93.49 (-1.06), MFC: 17.41 (+0.02), GPS: 41.60 (+1.23), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), NOK: 8.01 (unch)
Almost 75% of Companies Have Yet to Invest in This $7 Trillion Opportunity
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 20, 8:02AM CST
This stat does not bode well for many companies. Source: Accenture There has been a lot of buzz around the Internet of Things, or IoT, for the past few years. Perhaps it is because Cisco Systems estimates there will be 50 billion new connections...
GE: 25.99 (+0.10), SWKS: 87.75 (-0.83), IT: 83.11 (-0.49), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
Ireland's Leading Stocks: Looking Past The Inversions
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Feb 19, 4:32PM CST
Most leading international stocks hail from heavyweight economies: Europe, Britain, China and India, for instance. But a number of smaller economies have served up more than their share of leaders trading on U.S. markets. Among these, Ireland has...
MDT: 77.59 (-1.22), ALLE: 57.73 (-0.56), CRH: 28.31 (+0.14), IR: 67.19 (-0.75), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AVOL: 19.64 (unch)
IT Services Stocks Technical Coverage -- Cognizant Technology Solutions, Teradata, Accenture, VeriFone Systems, and iGATE
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 19, 8:15AM CST
Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom.
IGTE: 42.80 (+0.80), PAY: 35.19 (-0.08), TDC: 44.52 (+0.56), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CTSH: 62.49 (-0.30)
Hewlett-Packard In Charts: Long-Term Performance Looks Patchy
Michael Orwin - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 3:51AM CST
My piece " Hewlett-Packard - three spreadsheet tables, and the quality of cash flow " shows the data the charts are based on. The formulas are in my 'build the spreadsheet' pieces, " Build the big HP spreadsheet and " Build the...
UBNT: 31.64 (+0.09), WIT: 13.78 (-0.11), INFY: 36.71 (+0.13), HPQ: 34.84 (+0.83), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Accenture Named a Market Leader by Ovum for Outsourced Testing Services
Business Wire - Wed Feb 18, 11:03AM CST
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been named a leader in outsourced testing services in the Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Outsourced Testing Service Provider, 2014-15. According to the Ovum report, "Accenture added a strong narrative on evolving toward predictive testing underpinned by expansive analytics capabilities, and the provider has built out strong industrialized vertical capabilities."
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Accenture Receives Two Consulting and Integration Partner of the Year Awards at VMware Partner Exchange 2015
Business Wire - Wed Feb 18, 7:03AM CST
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced that it has received both the Global and Americas VMware Partner Network Award in the Consulting and Integration Partner of the Year category. Accenture was recognized at VMware Partner Exchange 2015 in San Francisco.
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Why Ebix Inc's Shares Took Off Today
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Feb 17, 12:49PM CST
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Ebix have climbed to a 12% gain as of...
EBIX: 26.28 (-0.34), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
CISQ Welcomes Accenture as Platinum Sponsor
Business Wire - Tue Feb 17, 8:00AM CST
The Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) is pleased to welcome Accenture (NYSE: ACN) as a Platinum sponsor. As a sponsor of CISQ, Accenture will play a leading role in the discussion and creation of metrics and methods for measuring software quality. With a seat on the CISQ Governing Board, Accenture will be able to influence software standards and guidelines that CISQ recommends.
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Pacific Specialty Insurance Selects Accenture Duck Creek Software to Support Strategic Growth Initiative
Business Wire - Tue Feb 17, 6:03AM CST
Pacific Specialty Insurance Company has chosen Accenture (NYSE:ACN) to deliver its Accenture Duck Creek Suite through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, replacing its legacy-based property and casualty insurance system. The new system, supported by the Accenture Cloud Platform, using Microsoft Azure, is designed to help Pacific Specialty enhance underwriting effectiveness, reduce loss costs, improve customer retention and drive profitable growth.
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
3 Reasons International Business Machines Corp. Stock Could Fall
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 28, 11:17AM CST
Shares of IBM have fallen 13% over the past 12 months, woefully underperforming a 14% gain for the S&P 500 . Revenue has declined for 11 consecutive quarters as it struggles to dump lower-margin businesses and...
IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), IT: 83.11 (-0.49), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
Accenture's Duck Creek Policy Suite Adopted by Coverys - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Feb 25, 4:43PM CST
Recently, insurance company Coverys selected Accenture plc's (ACN) Duck Creek Policy software suite to accelerate its product development processes and enhance customer services.
CBZ: 8.84 (-0.18), IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), CTSH: 62.49 (-0.30), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Five9: Disruptive Innovator In A $20B SaaS-Based Contact-Center Market
Mark Castellani - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 7:45AM CST
ININ: 42.44 (-0.17), BV: 9.25 (unch), FIVN: 3.90 (+0.04), ALU: 3.89 (-0.02), BNFT: 32.56 (+1.30), ZEN: 24.72 (+0.09), OPWR: 15.02 (-0.06), N: 96.42 (-4.06), KKR: 22.85 (-0.64), CSOD: 31.97 (-1.22), FLTX: 41.21 (-0.24), ORCL: 43.82 (-0.07), NOW: 76.26 (-3.27), IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), CVT: 28.95 (-0.35), RNG: 15.77 (+0.06), VRNT: 60.88 (+0.75), NICE: 58.37 (+0.01), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40), EGHT: 7.41 (unch), CRM: 69.38 (-0.86), HUBS: 41.09 (-0.35)
Retirement Portfolio For Dummies - The Technology Components
Factoids - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 7:24AM CST
TEL: 72.13 (-0.25), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
Accenture's Outsourcing Business Drives Growth, Risks Linger - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 24, 5:31PM CST
On Feb 23, we issued an updated research report on Accenture plc (ACN).
CBZ: 8.84 (-0.18), IBM: 161.94 (+1.07), CTSH: 62.49 (-0.30), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) Rises on Buyout Rumors - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 24, 3:30PM CST
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) shares jumped 7% following reports that claimed the company may be bought in parts by a private-equity firms and a foreign strategic buyer.
LMT: 200.05 (-1.28), CSC: 70.92 (+0.06), CACI: 87.29 (-0.52), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Hot Income Stocks: Who's Growing Dividends The Fastest?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Feb 23, 3:49PM CST
A company that is raising its dividend certainly has its shareholders in mind. So which companies today have been raising them the fastest over the past three to five years? IBD scoured its Dividend Leaders Screen (see a partial list on this page) to...
CME: 95.93 (-0.09), ACE: 114.01 (-0.77), USB: 44.61 (-0.32), GCI: 35.40 (-0.28), DGX: 70.14 (-0.96), LO: 68.42 (-0.06), WFC: 54.79 (-0.36), PNC: 91.96 (-0.20), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40), NVS: 102.40 (-0.60)
Here's How Companies Benefit From The Internet of Things -- in 3 Charts
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 23, 2:00PM CST
A recent Accenture survey asked C-level executives -- about half of which were CEOs -- what the main benefits of the Internet of Things, or IoT, will be for their companies. While there were plenty of responses, three key ideas rose to the top:...
GE: 25.99 (+0.10), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), VZ: 49.45 (+0.08), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
The 4 Biggest Hurdles Facing the Internet of Things
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Feb 22, 10:45AM CST
International Datacasting Corp. estimates the Internet of Things market will be worth $7 trillion by 2020, with tens of billions of formerly unconnected devices coming online during that time. But while Internet of Things, or IoT, technologies are ...
ARMH: 53.47 (+0.03), GOOGL: 562.63 (+3.34), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), VOD: 34.56 (-0.02), GOOG: 558.40 (+2.92), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
Even Congress Is Worried About Internet of Things Security
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Feb 22, 8:00AM CST
Source: Wikimedia and Piktochart There is a discussion around the Internet of Things that started years ago as a muted murmur and is now growing into a loud uproar. At the core of it is the fact that in just five years, 50 billion devices and...
SAP: 70.19 (+0.34), ARMH: 53.47 (+0.03), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), HPQ: 34.84 (+0.83), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
U.S. Companies Find Cheap Labor -- and Growing Consumer Market -- in Philippines
at The Street - Sat Feb 21, 5:30AM CST
No longer are store shelves largely comprised of only Philippine brands, as multinationals increasingly capture a slice of the market.
SBUX: 93.49 (-1.06), MFC: 17.41 (+0.02), GPS: 41.60 (+1.23), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), NOK: 8.01 (unch)
Almost 75% of Companies Have Yet to Invest in This $7 Trillion Opportunity
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 20, 8:02AM CST
This stat does not bode well for many companies. Source: Accenture There has been a lot of buzz around the Internet of Things, or IoT, for the past few years. Perhaps it is because Cisco Systems estimates there will be 50 billion new connections...
GE: 25.99 (+0.10), SWKS: 87.75 (-0.83), IT: 83.11 (-0.49), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40)
Ireland's Leading Stocks: Looking Past The Inversions
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Feb 19, 4:32PM CST
Most leading international stocks hail from heavyweight economies: Europe, Britain, China and India, for instance. But a number of smaller economies have served up more than their share of leaders trading on U.S. markets. Among these, Ireland has...
MDT: 77.59 (-1.22), ALLE: 57.73 (-0.56), CRH: 28.31 (+0.14), IR: 67.19 (-0.75), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), AVOL: 19.64 (unch)
IT Services Stocks Technical Coverage -- Cognizant Technology Solutions, Teradata, Accenture, VeriFone Systems, and iGATE
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 19, 8:15AM CST
Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom.
IGTE: 42.80 (+0.80), PAY: 35.19 (-0.08), TDC: 44.52 (+0.56), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27), CTSH: 62.49 (-0.30)
Hewlett-Packard In Charts: Long-Term Performance Looks Patchy
Michael Orwin - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 3:51AM CST
My piece " Hewlett-Packard - three spreadsheet tables, and the quality of cash flow " shows the data the charts are based on. The formulas are in my 'build the spreadsheet' pieces, " Build the big HP spreadsheet and " Build the...
UBNT: 31.64 (+0.09), WIT: 13.78 (-0.11), INFY: 36.71 (+0.13), HPQ: 34.84 (+0.83), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Accenture Named a Market Leader by Ovum for Outsourced Testing Services
Business Wire - Wed Feb 18, 11:03AM CST
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been named a leader in outsourced testing services in the Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Outsourced Testing Service Provider, 2014-15. According to the Ovum report, "Accenture added a strong narrative on evolving toward predictive testing underpinned by expansive analytics capabilities, and the provider has built out strong industrialized vertical capabilities."
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Accenture Receives Two Consulting and Integration Partner of the Year Awards at VMware Partner Exchange 2015
Business Wire - Wed Feb 18, 7:03AM CST
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced that it has received both the Global and Americas VMware Partner Network Award in the Consulting and Integration Partner of the Year category. Accenture was recognized at VMware Partner Exchange 2015 in San Francisco.
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Why Ebix Inc's Shares Took Off Today
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Feb 17, 12:49PM CST
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Ebix have climbed to a 12% gain as of...
EBIX: 26.28 (-0.34), ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
CISQ Welcomes Accenture as Platinum Sponsor
Business Wire - Tue Feb 17, 8:00AM CST
The Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) is pleased to welcome Accenture (NYSE: ACN) as a Platinum sponsor. As a sponsor of CISQ, Accenture will play a leading role in the discussion and creation of metrics and methods for measuring software quality. With a seat on the CISQ Governing Board, Accenture will be able to influence software standards and guidelines that CISQ recommends.
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
Pacific Specialty Insurance Selects Accenture Duck Creek Software to Support Strategic Growth Initiative
Business Wire - Tue Feb 17, 6:03AM CST
Pacific Specialty Insurance Company has chosen Accenture (NYSE:ACN) to deliver its Accenture Duck Creek Suite through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, replacing its legacy-based property and casualty insurance system. The new system, supported by the Accenture Cloud Platform, using Microsoft Azure, is designed to help Pacific Specialty enhance underwriting effectiveness, reduce loss costs, improve customer retention and drive profitable growth.
ACN: 90.03 (-0.27)
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