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March 26, 2012

Accenture Recognized as a Leading Core Banking Software Provider for Large and Midsized Institutions

NEW YORK; March 26, 2012 – Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) core banking system, Alnova Financial Solutions™, received the XCelent Functionality Award for breadth of functionality in Celent's latest reports on global core banking solutions for large and midsized institutions. It also ranked second in North America sales rankings among seven solutions. Celent is a leading industry analyst firm focused on the application of information technology in the global financial services industry.

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March 30, 2011

BBVA Selects Accenture's Alnova Banking Solution to Support Aggressive U.S. Technology Transformation

MADRID and NEW YORK; March 30, 2011 – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA Madrid: BBVA) (BBVA) has selected Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) Alnova Financial Solutions technology platform to help support the aggressive technology transformation of its U.S. banking franchise.

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October 27, 2010

Caja Mediterráneo and Accenture Deploy Alnova Core Banking Platform—Spain's third largest savings institution streamlines operations for global growth, improved customer service, efficiencies

MADRID and NEW YORK; Oct. 27, 2010 – Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM), one of Spain's largest savings institutions, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have implemented Accenture's Alnova Financial Solutions core banking platform to support the bank's operations in Spain.

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April 13, 2010

Accenture and Hanwha S&C Enter Strategic Collaboration Agreement to Market IT Solutions to Korean Financial Services Firms

SEOUL; April 13, 2010 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Hanwha S&C have signed an eight-year collaboration agreement to jointly market information technology (IT) solutions and services to insurers, securities firms and banks in South Korea. The two companies have also signed an eight-year agreement to jointly provide application management services to Hanwha Group's financial services affiliates.

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Consumer Goods & Services

October 10, 2011

New Accenture CAS Release 9 Software Suite for the Consumer Goods Industry Introduces Managed Service Capability

NEW YORK; Oct. 10, 2011 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has launched Accenture CAS release 9, a new version of its suite of software solutions for the consumer goods industry. The enhanced platform will help consumer goods companies improve operational efficiencies across the sales, marketing and field service functions, reduce software ownership costs, grow cross-border operations, accelerate implementation of the software and improve sales performance.

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August 3, 2011

L'Oreal U.K. Selects Accenture to Support its Field Sales Operations

NEW YORK; August 3, 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected by L'Oreal U.K. to implement its Accenture CAS software platform in support of L'Oreal's field sales operations in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland (R.O.I.). Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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May 19, 2011

Accenture Receives "Strong Positive", Highest Possible Rating Given, in Leading Analyst Firm's Consumer Goods Industry Sales Force Automation MarketScope Report

NEW YORK; May 19, 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has received a "Strong Positive" – the highest possible rating given – in Gartner's report entitled "MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry"1 for its Accenture CAS solution.

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January 10, 2011

Accenture Completes Acquisition of CAS Computer Anwendungs-und Systemberatung AG

NEW YORK; Jan. 10, 2011 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of CAS Computer Anwendungs- und Systemberatung AG (CAS), based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. CAS is a leading international provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and mobility software focused on retail execution and trade promotions for the consumer products industry.

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November 19, 2010

Accenture Agrees to Acquire CAS Computer Anwendungs-und Systemberatung AG, a Leader in Consumer Products Industry CRM and Mobility Software

NEW YORK; Nov. 19, 2010 – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has agreed to acquire CAS Computer Anwendungs-und Systemberatung AG (CAS), based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, a leading international provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and mobility software focused on retail execution and trade promotions for the consumer products industry. CAS is recognized by key industry analysts as a leader in the development and implementation of software solutions that are used extensively by many of the world's major consumer product companies and can be deployed on all major mobile devices. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Freight and Logistics

February 07, 2011

Accenture Implements New Cargo Booking System at LAN CARGO

NEW YORK; Feb. 7, 2011 – LAN CARGO, the cargo subsidiary of LAN Airlines (NYSE: LFL), has deployed a new cargo reservation management system with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) providing its cargo booking software designed for freight and logistics and acting as system integrator. The new cargo reservation system is intended to further provide competitive air cargo service to the thousands of shippers that use LAN CARGO's services each day.

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Health & Public Service

November 2, 2011

Accenture Awarded Contract for Kansas Eligibility and Enforcement System

TOPEKA, KS;  Nov. 2, 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been awarded a five-year contract by the State of Kansas to develop and implement a new benefits eligibility system known as the Kansas Eligibility and Enforcement System (KEES).

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August 15, 2011

Accenture Citizen Self-Service Portal Provides Easy Access to Human Services

RESTON, Va; August 15, 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has released the Accenture Citizen Self-Service Portal, a secure, public-facing online access tool to help connect human service agencies with the people they serve.

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Banking


Celent

Accenture's core banking system, Alnova Financial Solutions, received the XCelent Functionality Award for breadth of functionality in Celent's latest reports on global core banking solutions for large and midsize institutions, titled "Core Banking Solutions for Large Banks; A Global Perspective" in March 2012 and "Core Banking Solutions for Midsize Banks; A Global Perspective" in February 2012. Celent is a leading industry analyst firm focused on the application of information technology in the global financial services industry.

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Insurance


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Accenture's 2010.1 release of the Accenture Life Insurance Platform has been positively reviewed by Celent's North American Life Insurance New Business and Underwriting report, published November 2010.

Accenture also won Celent's 2010 North American Life Insurance New Business and Underwriting Systems XCelent Functionality Award and XCelent Customer Award.

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The Accenture Life Insurance Platform received a "Positive" rating in Gartner's "MarketScope for North American Life Insurance Policy Administration Vendors" report, published June 23, 2010.

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Accenture Claim Components received a "Strong Positive" rating—the highest possible rating—in Gartner's 2011 "MarketScope for North American Property and Casualty Insurance Claims Management Modules."

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Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) claims management system, the Accenture Claim Components, received two XCelent Awards in Celent's latest report titled, "Claims System Vendors: North American P/C Insurance 2011". Celent is a leading industry analyst firm focused on the application of information technology in the global financial services industry.

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Accenture CAS received a "Strong Positive"—the highest possible rating given—in Gartner's March 2011 "MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry."

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"We chose to work with Accenture because of their industry knowledge and their Claim Components, which enables us to harness the power of Web technologies more quickly and efficiently than any other approach."
Jim Knight, CIO, Chubb



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"We chose to work with Accenture because of their industry knowledge and their Claim Components, which enables us to harness the power of Web technologies more quickly and efficiently than any other approach."
Jim Knight, CIO, Chubb



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"We chose to work with Accenture because of their industry knowledge and their Claim Components, which enables us to harness the power of Web technologies more quickly and efficiently than any other approach."
Jim Knight, CIO, Chubb

"Accenture's ongoing investment in Accenture Claim Components enables us to continuously enhance our operations and thus deliver worldclass claims services."
Phil Sibilia, Senior VP: Claims, OneBeacon Insurance Group

"Given the robust functionality of Accenture Claim Components, we were able to rapidly configure and deploy the solution with minimal impact on our business. This implementation marks a major milestone in our effort to achieve claims excellence."
Wilson Wheeler, Senior VP and Chief Claims Officer, Affirmative Insurance

"We selected the Accenture Life Insurance Platform because of its ability to support leading-edge annuity products that are highly configurable. In addition, Accenture's deep knowledge of the life insurance and annuity industry and its proven record in systems integration make it a strong partner for our business."
Cathy Mahone, Senior VP of Enterprise Operations at Allianz Life

"We selected Accenture because they came with a perfectly adapted, cost-effective, all-in-one solution that met our accelerated timelines with software and implementation expertise and policy conversion capabilities. In addition, the Accenture Life Insurance Platform provides support across the full policy life cycle and integrates easily with our other existing systems, thereby offering a single provider solution enabling true straight-through processing."
Tom Benton, Vice President, Technology and Systems, Navy Mutual Aid Association



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"A committed Accenture team with deep process competence, technology expertise and solution orientation supported us throughout the solution's planning and implementation."
Helmut Herrmann, Payroll Management Lead, Volkswagen AG

"With the Accenture HR Management Suite, we are able to design our global HR processes efficiently—we can use the Web-based solution to integrate all locations. Our solution therefore ensures that all SCHOTT employees are entered in a single system (SAP HCM). The solution has been rolled out in approximately 40 countries."
Jeannette Schuh, formerly HR Information Systems Manager, SCHOTT AG

"We needed a solution that allowed us to adapt templates and text components with minimal effort and to generate all staff correspondence automatically using the existing Microsoft Word and SAP HCM infrastructure. One of our key concerns was that the solution should be accepted by the users in the HR division."
Christoph Eyerschmalz, Head of Application Development, Bayerischer Rundfunk

"OrgPublisher™ for SAP® solutions has proved itself to be very valuable and considerably enhances the standard reporting forms in SAP."
Ralf Schmachtel, Head of Payroll, Hamburger Stadtentwässerung AöR, a HAMBURG WASSER company



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"Our integrated, business-driven enterprise data warehouse is a key factor in our efforts to drive improved performance from our entire organization and dramatically enhance our customer experience."
Mohd Yunus Idris, General Manager, Business Development and Sales, MASkargo

"The City of Amsterdam embraced a vision to reduce CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2025. It introduced a range of methods to cut CO2 emissions, including smart meters in homes, retrofitting of commercial buildings and deployment of intelligent power connections for cargo vessels."
"New Waves of Growth: Unlocking opportunity in the multi-polar world," Accenture 2011

"The majority of freight and logistics companies know that they confront significant change in their markets and customer requirements, and need to make significant changes in their business models and supply chain solutions. "
"Achieving High Performance Change Drivers, Strategic Responses and the Role of IT in Freight and Logistics Companies," Accenture 2008

"According to majority of survey respondents, strong IT capabilities are an essential building block for any effective freight and logistics company."
"Achieving High Performance Change Drivers, Strategic Responses and the Role of IT in Freight and Logistics Companies," Accenture 2008



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"There's true business value in ADMS and we're excited to be part of a common dealer platform that encourages collaboration and allows for ongoing customization based on the needs of Caterpillar dealerships."
Denny Upton, CFO, Riggs

"ADMS allows us to move our business into the future without the huge upfront investment that a 3rd Party ERP solution would require."
Tom Murray, CIO, HOLT CAT

"Multi-company and multi-currency is a challenge to our business today. We are strongly interested in the ADMS multi-capabilities & believe there is significant benefit to our business"
Valerie Segonne, CIO, Bergerat

"Accenture and our dealership have a serious commitment to modernize the system functions and to enhance its integration capabilities"
Tito Otero, CIO, Ferreyros

"…we can see that the ADMS approach of upgrading the underlying technology of the DBS system is a much simpler and less risky way to move forward, considering our previous lessons learnt, and we'll still get the additional capabilities that we need to run our business more effectively…"
Bari Hamami, President, Trakindo

"Through ADMS, IMCA expects to have the flexibility necessary in our system to support our strategies and business philosophy to achieve our vision."
Omar Batista, CFO, Lucia Soriano, CIO, IMCA



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"We chose Accenture CAS after carrying out an extensive evaluation of global players in the sales force automation industry. Our criteria for selection covered the technology solutions available today, as well as vision, roadmap for future development, organizational culture, and the overall fit with McCormick requirements. Accenture CAS clearly met our needs."
Thomas Stumpp, Project Manager, McCormick

"The new direct store delivery mobile solution will complement our investment in the Accenture CAS application suite and further our goal of a single mobility platform which, in turn, will reduce cost, IT complexity and leverage business functionality across the different user roles."
Reinhard F. Meister, General Manager, Bottler Services Group, The Coca-Cola Company



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"Accenture's pre-coded, pre-tested, pre-configured platform helps govern an overall SOA approach and make it significantly easier to implement. APSP is enabling AHS to seamlessly share data and maintain its integrity across the agency and among a wide range of users."
Angela Rouelle, Chief Information Officer, Vermont Agency of Human Services

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