Monthly Archive: May 2007

"Accenture Ltd. (NYSE: ACN) today announced terrific Q2-2006 results, and boosted fiscal third quarter and full years earnings outlook.

Net income increased to $296.7 million, for an EPS of 47 for the quarter ended February 28, 2007. Net income was … Continue reading…

"CapGemini has found in a recent global CIO survey that 97% of businesses have experienced key change in the business environment in the last three years. Although 38% of those questioned do not believe that IT business provides the agility … Continue reading…

"An analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that London, which was the sixth largest city economy in the world by estimated GDP at purchasing power parities (PPPs) in 2005, should rise to fourth place by the year 2020, and it will overtake … Continue reading…

"Ernst & Young s recently released its 21st anniversary report on the biotechnology industry titled ""Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report 2007."" The report discusses record breaking financing totals, strong product pipelines and product services, impressive financial results and unprecedented deal … Continue reading…

"In Canada, we hear of consolidations below the Big Four level. Canada s Number 5 and 6 accounting firms, Grant Thornton LLP and BDO Dunwoody LLP have recently agreed to discuss a merger. The motive: to become larger and stay … Continue reading…

"Capgemini SA (CAPP.PA) just reported excellent Q1-2007 resutlts. Sales grew 18.5%, driven by consulting, growth in outsourcing business and the Kanbay acquisition. Results were far ahead of analyst expectations. CapGemini also raised full year guidance from current level of 8% … Continue reading…

"The Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has named PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company (PwC) as the accounting services supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 
 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, in this role, will offer financial … Continue reading…

"The business and consumers world is gradually being taken over by globalization and technology and the trend is currently providing all the customs and revenue organizations with significant new challenges. This was a statement by Capgemini s Global CTO, Andy … Continue reading…

"Capgemini, HP and Rijkswaterstaat are about to begin a large-scale transformation process. Rijkswaterstaat s decision to outsource its IT environment for more flexibility and adaptability on the face of internal and external changes reflected upon its close collaboration with Capgemini.  … Continue reading…

"China is fast gaining reputation as a potent ground for high return on investment projects. However, it still needs further progress on global standards of governance in legal systems like contract enforcement and taxation law to benefit fully from substantial … Continue reading…

"According to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the national Venture Capital Association based on data by Thompson Financial, in the first quarter of the year 2007, venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion into 778 deals, which was the highest quarterly … Continue reading…

"Accenture and Vodafone have signed a multi-year agreement under which Accenture has agreed to support Vodafone in the implementation and development of a single, global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in order to improve the management of information.

Vodafone is … Continue reading…

" BearingPoint, management and technology consultants, has received the All-in-One certification from SAP to be qualified to deliver software packages in the industrial machinery and components (I&MC) industry. This puts BearingPoint a step ahead of other global management and technology-consulting … Continue reading…