Accenture and Avanade have been selected to migrate the email service of England’s Health Department and Scotland’s National Health Service to a new cloud-based platform in a move to help social workers collaborate. The companies will implement a new directory and Lync collaboration technology for instant messaging, voice over Internet …

Accenture‘s federal services subsidiary and MicroPact have expanded their partnership on the implementation of the latter’s entellitrak case management offering at Accenture’s federal agency clients. Accenture said Monday it will continue to deploy the entellitrak development platform to support case and process management functions for health, financial and civilian agency programs. Vanessa …

A survey conducted by Accenture indicates almost half of social service recipients in the U.S. would download and use mobile applications to seek assistance from caseworkers. The research also found that telephone and in-person visits are the primary methods for human services agencies and their clients to communicate, Accenture said …

Accenture’s federal services subsidiary has won five task orders worth $19.8 million combined to maintain the U.S. Navy’s enterprise resource planning system and train users on the technology. The company will provide financial and supply chain systems support, technical system development and training support for the Naval Supply Systems Command’s Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania-based …

Accenture and Microsoft have teamed to co-fund and co-engineer hybrid cloud functions with the Accenture Hybrid Cloud Solution for Microsoft Azure platform with support from their joint venture Avanade. “With new demands being placed on IT departments every day, enterprises need to smartly connect their infrastructure, software applications, data and operations capabilities in …

Jerry Hogge, deputy group president of Leidos’ health solutions group, said interoperability and connectivity are among key features the U.S. Defense Department want from the agency’s future electronic health records system, EHRintelligence reported Thursday. Jennifer Bresnick interviewed Hogge along with Jim Traficant, managing director of Accenture Federal Services, and Travis …

Accenture has released a new version of its software kit to aid government agencies in processing eligibility and service renewal in online benefits applications, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The company said Tuesday that Human Services Software Suite version 6.1 includes the Public Service Platform, Citizen Self-Service Portal and …

Accenture Federal Services has received a five-year, $48 million task order to update the Treasury Department’s information technology and financial management services. The company will perform work on technology recommendations, acquisition support, security, financial systems, program management, enterprise architecture and support services, Accenture said Tuesday. The Treasury Department awarded the …

Microsoft has given Accenture and Avanade the software maker’s Alliance Partner of the Year award for the eighth time and the Mobility Partner of the Year distinction for the third year in a row. Accenture and Avanade were recognized for their work to demonstrate technology expertise on collaborations of more than 10,000 Microsoft-based businesses and public …

Accenture has made a series of changes in its technology organization by appointing Paul Daugherty as chief technology officer and Bhaskar Ghosh as group chief executive for technology delivery, with each move set to take effect in September. The company said Tuesday that Martin Cole will retire on Aug. 31 as group chief executive for …

A consortium of Atos, Accenture and Hewlett-Packard will maintain Europe’s public security information system under a framework contract with the European Agency for Large-Scale IT Systems. Consortium lead Atos will work to define requirements and validate software for the Schengen Information System II, Accenture said Friday. Accenture is responsible for …

Accenture will provide staffing for application development and testing projects to DigitalGlobe for the latter company’s projects around the world. Application service professionals from Accenture will work with DigitalGlobe and perform services such as writing of application code, Accenture said Monday. “Accenture is making its application services professionals available to …

Accenture announced yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Enkitec, an Oracle Platinum partner and worldwide leader in Oracle Exadata implementations, and Oracle database administration and development. “The combination of our infrastructure transformation expertise and Enkitec’s deep Oracle knowledge and skill set means that our clients can more quickly …

Accenture and Siemens have launched a joint venture that will focus on providing smart grid technology and managed services in the energy market. Munich-based OMNETRIC Group will work to combine Accenture’s consulting and systems integration services with Siemens’ energy management platforms, Accenture said Tuesday. The integrated offerings are designed to help utilities …

Accenture and SAP have formed a business solutions group to change the purchasing process for customers to acquire digital technologies in areas such as cloud computing, enterprise mobility and analytics. SAP said Monday the Accenture and SAP Business Solutions Group is a continuation of the companies’ Accenture Innovation Centers for SAP …