Monthly Archive: December 2009

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter
 

Naandi Norway has bagged the first ever Harry Hole award. The award, funded by popular Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø and named after the protagonist of his crime novels, Harry Hole, is given to … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Recent research conducted by KPMG Forensics has revealed that more than 200 senior lawyers appointed by companies around the world have concerns about how to manage data for easy retrieval when it is needed for … Continue reading…

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter

The global recession has brought in another new twist in the tale, with nearly one in three organizations reporting of business fraud or some type of economic crime in the last 12 months. The PwC’s … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

American Greetings has selected Capgemini, one of the world’s leading technology and consultancy providers as its systems integrator for a multiyear consultation and technology implementation program.

American Greetings, the manufacturer of social greetings products selected … Continue reading…

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP recently acquired corporate performance management business Paragon Consulting Group. Paragon group will become a part of PwC Advisory’s consulting business with immediate effect.

The UK, Turkey, and Singapore teams will experience immediate change … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Accenture announced the launch of a flexible service-based technology platform that is aimed at aiding public agencies in managing a variety of citizen services. This will help them to lower technology and management costs and … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Operateur National de Paye (ONP) the newly opened French National Payroll Agency has awarded a nine-year contract for design, building and implementation of a new national payroll system to a consortium comprising of Accenture, Logica … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

KPMG held the first annual Living Green Case Competition to encourage business students to go green starting from their campus. The winner of this competition was University of California-Berkeley.

The number of teams crossed 40 … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

A report by Ernst & Young points out how a combination of dropping car sales, discounts on new vehicles, and low servicing work has resulted in a major depression in the UK automobile market. The … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

According to a recent report published by Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, the market for retail health clinics has experienced an approximate growth of 15% in the past 2 years. The report, titled "Retail Clinics: … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Deloitte was proud to be among the top ten companies that are listed as supportive for working mothers. The Working Mother magazine’s 2009 list of ‘100 Best Companies for Working Mothers’ is a list of … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Ernst & Young India’s Internal Audit Survey has brought out some startling facts. The survey has shown that companies in India need greater involvement by in-house audit teams, particularly in cases of fraud, IT risk … Continue reading…