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Accenture Completes Acquisition of SALT Solutions
Accenture has completed its acquisition of SALT Solutions AG (“SALT Solutions”), a technology consultancy headquartered in
Würzburg, Germany. Terms of the transaction, which Accenture announced on September 16, were not disclosed. SALT Solutions
implements and maintains technology systems for production, operations and logistics at leading German automotive,
manufacturing, consumer goods and chemicals companies. Its more than 500 highly skilled professionals join Accenture’s Industry
X practice to expand Accenture’s digital manufacturing, operations and supply chain business in Germany. Accenture is a global
professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and
specialized skills across more than 40 industries, they offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations
services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. 506,000 people
deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. They embrace the
power of change to create value and shared success for their clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.
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Accenture Completes Acquisition of Avenai, Ottawa-based Business and
Technology Consultancy
Accenture has completed the acquisition of Avenai, an Ottawa-based provider of consulting and technology services.
Avenai’s experienced consulting team will be bolstered by Accenture’s global reach in helping clients meet their broad
ambitions. The deal enhances Accenture’s capacity to drive the digital modernization taking place across the public sector in
Canada as many departments and agencies embrace change, rapidly move to the cloud, and improve services for Canadians.
Founded in 2012, Avenai has a strong reputation among government and commercial clients in Ottawa and Toronto. The firm
supports key aspects of business change including strategy development, process improvement, IT-enabled business
transformation, and organizational culture transformation.
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Accenture Makes Strategic Investment in TripleBlind to Bolster
Data Privacy and Increase Data Collaboration Opportunities
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in
TripleBlind, a data privacy and virtual clean room solution provider. Sharing and
extracting insights from sensitive data, such as patient records or tax returns can help
accelerate cures for diseases or reduce financial crimes yet concerns around data
privacy and governments regulations have prevented many companies from
identifying these insights to date. TripleBlind helps enterprises share sensitive
information with their stakeholders more effectively – without ever decrypting the
data, helping them comply with regulatory requirements. TripleBlind is now part of
Accenture Ventures’ Project Spotlight, a deeply immersive engagement and
investment program that targets emerging technology software startups to help the
Global 2000 embrace the power of change and fill strategic innovation gaps. Project
Spotlight offers extensive access to Accenture’s deep domain expertise and its
enterprise clients, to help startups harness human creativity and deliver on the
promise of their technology. Through the program, TripleBlind will co-innovate with
Accenture at its Innovation Hubs, Labs and Liquid Studios, working with subject
matter experts to bring its solutions to market more quickly and more effectively.
Executive Commentary
“Organizations can yield valuable insights and unlock trapped value by
combining and collaborating around large volumes and different types of data,
but in order to do this they need to trust that the privacy of that data is protected,”
said global lead for Data & AI Group for Accenture Technology. “We believe that
TripleBlind not only has the capabilities to facilitate collaborative data
exchanges, but to also give organizations confidence that data privacy remains
intact.”
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Accenture Acquires Arca to Bolster its 5G Network Capabilities
Accenture has acquired Arca, a Spanish engineering services company with a
focus on network operations and business services. Its 640 employees will join
Accenture in Spain. Arca provides multidisciplinary services for network
operations — including activities to engineer, design, deploy, and manage
telecom infrastructure — supported by an integrated platform that automates
network monitoring, optimizes processes and predicts system anomalies. The
combination of these capabilities with Accenture’s SynOps platform will advance
Accenture’s ability to help organizations pivot operating models to new sources
of growth. The acquisition will reinforce Accenture’s role as a key partner for the
engineering, design, deployment and operation of network services —voice,
data, video, fixed, mobile, 5G and IoT — for clients in the telecommunications,
industrial, energy and infrastructure industries, among others. It will also enhance
the company’s network capabilities in Spain and Portugal, offering clients a
comprehensive set of transformation services across 5G network deployment,
engineering, operations and industry services.
group chief executive of Accenture Operations, said “The transformation
required for industrial sectors to modernize systems, processes, products and
services will only be possible with deep expertise of the underlying networks
that support these disruptive technologies. Arca’s vast experience with
network services fully complements Accenture’s strategy of driving shared
value with clients through the collaboration of human ingenuity and digital
technology. Together, we will help clients adapt their operating model,
expand the skills of their people and drive innovation to unlock the full
potential of 5G.”
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Accenture to Acquire End-to-End Analytics
Accenture has agreed to acquire End-to-End Analytics, a boutique analytics and
data science consultancy based in Palo Alto, CA, with additional offices in Brazil.
End-to-End Analytics brings a deep heritage in the high tech, retail, industrial,
automotive and consumer goods industries, supported by a strong portfolio of
assets and accelerators in the areas of supply chain, forecasting, trade promotion,
pricing, marketing, and customer analytics. End-to-End Analytics will join
Accenture’s Applied Intelligence practice, enhancing how the company serves
clients across North and South America. End-to-End Analytics’ team of more
than 70 professionals are highly skilled in the development of data and analytics
strategy, and the application of optimization, machine learning and AI on a broad
range of technology platforms. Founded in 2005, End-to-End Analytics has used
its strong industry and functional expertise, coupled with its integrated consulting
model approach – combining analytics, business acumen, and technology – to
turn insights into actions and value for some of the world’s most recognizable
brands.
“Over the past year, our focus on strategic acquisitions has enabled us to
enhance how we serve clients in the analytics, data, and AI space,” said,
global lead for Accenture Applied Intelligence. “By adding End-to-End
Analytics to Accenture Applied Intelligence, we look forward to scaling their
unique approach to data science blended with our functional consulting
practice to help our clients navigate the pace of change and gain more
business value from their data and AI investments.”
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BAE Systems secures new $94 million contract to deliver advanced
technology to the U.S. Navy
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BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year $94 million single-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to deliver advanced
technology capability to the U.S. Navy. Building on 40 years of support to the U.S. Navy, this award from the Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) enables the company to provide engineering, test, and evaluation
support for sensors as well as communication, control, and weapons systems for various manned and unmanned airborne platforms. The
award recognizes BAE Systems’ investments in the development of model-based systems engineering capabilities. The company’s
ADAMS™ architecture provides a digital environment for systems engineering across multidisciplinary, multi-organization teams and
stakeholders. On this contract, the company will use its innovative tools and methods such as digital engineering to create the digital
thread that provides full design traceability to requirements, improved collaboration, and a digital repository for the Airborne Systems
Integration Division. BAE Systems is a leading systems integrator supporting militaries, governments, and U.S. intelligence community
members across the globe. The company’s advanced technologies and services protect people and national security, and keep critical
information and infrastructure secure across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.
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Datamatics Q2FY21 EBITDA at INR 329.3 Million; up 15.3%
q-o-q
• Revenue at INR 2,856.2 million; up 3.1% q-o-q and down 3.7% y-o-y. The q-o-q
growth was mainly driven by BPM business
• EBITDA at INR 329.3 million; up 15.3% q-o-q down 2.2% y-o-y.
• EBITDA margin was at 11.5%; up 122 bps q-o-q and up 18 bps y-o-y; came back to
Q2FY20 levels
• PAT (after non-controlling interest) at INR 154.2 million; up 14.1% q-o-q and down
22.7% y-o-y.
• EPS (Diluted) at INR 2.62 for Q2FY21 as against INR 2.29 in Q1FY21 and INR
3.38 in Q2FY20.
Consolidated Financial Highlights – H1FY21
• Revenue at INR 5,627.1 million; down 4.1% y-o-y
• EBITDA at INR 615 million; down 11.0% y‐o‐y
• EBITDA margin was at 10.9%; down 85 bps y‐o‐y
• PAT (after non-controlling interest) at INR 289.3 million as against INR 391.8 in
H1FY20
• EPS (Diluted) at INR 4.91 as against INR 6.65 in H1FY20.
Commenting on the results and financial performance, Vice Chairman and CEO
said, “I am happy to see the growth recovery in businesses across industry and
verticals which was impacted initially due to pandemic. Our EBITDA margin
increased by 15.3% sequentially; driven by revenue growth and cost optimization
efforts. We are seeing demand revival across segments as customers are accelerating
their digital transformation journey. We are confident of sustaining the growth
momentum in coming quarters.”
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Datamatics enters into a buy-back arrangement with Cignex to
divest its stake
Datamatics Global Services Ltd. (DGSL), a global Digital Solutions,
Technology and BPM company, announced that Datamatics Global
Technologies Limited, Mauritius (DGTL), its wholly-owned subsidiary,
has agreed to divest its stake in Cignex Datamatics Inc. (Cignex) through
a stock redemption arrangement. The proposed divestment will be
effected through a stock redemption agreement, under which Cignex will
buy-back the entire 62.51% stake held by DGTL in Cignex for an
aggregate price of USD 16.57 Mn of which USD 7.97 Mn will be paid
upfront to DGTL. The balance amount will be paid-out within the next 3
(three) years. With this, the earlier deal with Relevance Lab stands
terminated. Cignex Datamatics, is a US-headquartered IT Services firm
offering Open Source and Automation services. It contributed 16.26% of
the total turnover of DGSL for the year ended March 31, 2020.
Speaking on occasion CEO and Vice-Chairman, Datamatics, said:
“We have worked on the structure and commercial terms to arrive at
the proposed arrangement. This is an all cash deal and we are
confident that it is beneficial for our Company and its shareholders. It
will free up the management bandwidth, bring a sharper focus, and
provide funds to invest in our digital solution strategy which is central
to the business.”
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DXC Technology Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results
• Revenue in the second quarter was $4,554 million.
• Net loss was $246 million for the second quarter including pre-tax special items of $265 million in
restructuring costs, $101 million in transaction, separation, and integration-related costs, and $152 million
in amortization of acquired intangibles.
• Non-GAAP net income was $161 million, excluding those special items, net of tax.
• Diluted earnings per share was $(0.96) in the second quarter; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
was $0.64.
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $472 million in the second quarter.
• Adjusted free cash flow was $237 million in the second quarter.
Earnings
• EBIT and adjusted EBIT in the quarter were $(235) million and $283 million, respectively. EBIT and
adjusted EBIT margins were (5.2)% and 6.2%, respectively. Adjusted EBIT margin in the quarter was
better than anticipated, benefiting from our cost optimization initiatives.
• Diluted EPS and non-GAAP diluted EPS were $(0.96) and $0.64, respectively, in the quarter. Diluted
EPS and non-GAAP diluted EPS were impacted by a lower than expected tax rate of 24.1%.
Cash Flow
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $472 million in the second quarter and adjusted free cash
flow was $237 million. Operating cash flow and adjusted free cash flow benefited from working capital
management. Adjusted free cash flow also benefited from lower capital expenditures during the quarter.
“We delivered strong second quarter results as the ‘new DXC’, exceeding our revenue and non-GAAP
diluted EPS targets. We also improved margins sequentially, and achieved a book-to-bill of 1.1x. We
are making good progress on the three key areas of our transformation journey, which are: focus on
customers, optimize costs, and seize the market,” said DXC president and chief executive officer. We
recently closed the sale of our U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business for $5.0
billion and paid down $3.5 billion of debt, strengthening our balance sheet. We are also on track to
close the sale of our Healthcare Provider Software business to Dedalus by the end of this fiscal year. I
want to thank our people for driving the momentum and helping us deliver our strong financial results
this quarter and their commitment to delivering for our customers.”
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Genpact Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results
• Total revenue was $936 million, up 5% year-over-year, both on an as reported and constant currency basis.2
• Revenue from Global Clients was $824 million, up 7% year-over-year, both on an as reported and constant currency
basis2, representing 88% of total revenue.
• Revenue from GE was $111 million, down 8% year-over-year, representing 12% of total revenue.
• Net income was $85 million, down 3% year-over-year, with a corresponding margin of 9.1%.
• Income from operations was $125 million, up 10% year-over-year, with a corresponding margin of 13.3%. Adjusted
income from operations was $160 million, up 12% year-over-year, with a corresponding margin of 17.1%.3
• Diluted earnings per share was $0.43, down 4% year-over-year, and adjusted diluted earnings per share4 was $0.56, flat
year-over-year.
• Income from operations and diluted earnings per share include a $5 million restructuring charge related to employee
severance costs. This restructuring charge is excluded from adjusted income from operations3 and adjusted diluted earnings per
share.4
• Cash generated from operations was $252 million, up 14% year-over-year, compared to $220 million in the third quarter
of 2019.
• Genpact repurchased approximately 740,000 of its common shares during the quarter for total consideration of
approximately $29 million at an average price per share of $38.59.
2020 Outlook
• Total revenue for the full year of $3.68 to $3.695 billion, up 4.5% to 5.0% or 5% to 5.5% on a constant currency basis,
increased from the prior outlook of $3.63 to $3.67 billion, up 3% to 4% or 3.5% to 5% on a constant currency basis.2
• Global Client revenue growth in the range of 6.0% to 6.5%, or 6.5% to 7.0% on a constant currency basis, increased from
the prior outlook of 5% to 6%, or 5% to 6.5% on a constant currency basis.2
• Adjusted income from operations margin5 of approximately 15.7%, increased from the prior outlook of approximately
15.5%.
• Adjusted diluted EPS6 of $2.08 to $2.11, increased from the prior outlook of $2.03 to $2.07.
"Our better-than-expected third quarter results continue to demonstrate the resiliency of our business, providing essential,
non-discretionary services and solutions. We are partnering even more closely with our clients to reimagine and transform
their business models in the new normal, driving growth in our digital Transformation Services," said Genpact's president
and CEO. "We continue to invest in capabilities in the growing experience economy, including our recent acquisition of
Something Digital that builds on our ability to deliver end-to-end digital commerce solutions at scale, with customer
experience being front and center."
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Leidos Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year
2020 Results
• Revenues for the quarter were $3.24 billion, compared to $2.84 billion in the prior year quarter, reflecting a 14.4% increase. Revenues for the quarter included
$302 million and $74 million related to the acquisitions of Dynetics, Inc. ("Dynetics") and L3Harris Technologies' security detection and automation businesses (the
"SD&A Businesses"), respectively.
• Operating income for the quarter was $258 million, compared to $249 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting a 3.6% increase. Operating income margin
decreased to 8.0% from 8.8% in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP operating income margin for the quarter was 10.0%, compared to 10.4% in the prior year quarter,
primarily attributable to a $54 million recovery recognized in the prior year quarter related to the receipt of the Greek arbitration award.
• Diluted earnings per share ("EPS") attributable to Leidos common stockholders for the quarter was $1.13, compared to $1.11 in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP
diluted EPS for the quarter was $1.47, compared to $1.36 in the prior year quarter. The weighted average diluted share count for the quarter was 144 million compared
to 145 million in the prior year quarter.
Defense Solutions
• Defense Solutions revenues for the quarter of $1,951 million increased by $357 million, or 22.4%, compared to the prior year quarter. The revenue increase was
primarily attributable to $302 million of revenues related to the acquisition of Dynetics and program wins, partially offset by the completion of certain contracts and
reduced volume on certain contracts due to negative impacts related to the coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19").
• Defense Solutions operating income margin for the quarter was 7.4%, compared to 6.7% in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income margin
for the quarter was 8.8%, compared to 7.7% in the prior year quarter. The increase in margin was primarily attributable to higher margins on program wins and lower
indirect expenditures.
Civil
• Civil revenues for the quarter of $771 million increased by $38 million, or 5.2%, compared to the prior year quarter. The revenue increase was primarily
attributable to $74 million of revenues related to the acquisition of the SD&A Businesses and program wins, partially offset by the completion of certain contracts, prior
year upfront lease revenue recognized on certain programs and reduced volume on certain contracts due to negative impacts related to COVID-19.
• Civil operating income margin for the quarter was 7.0%, compared to 5.9% in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income margin for the
quarter was 10.5%, compared to 8.3% in the prior year quarter, primarily attributable to improved performance on certain programs and a decrease in bad debt expense.
Health
• Health revenues for the quarter of $520 million increased by $12 million, or 2.4%, compared to the prior year quarter. The revenue increase was primarily
attributable to a net increase in volumes on certain programs and program wins. This was partially offset by the impact from the sale of our health staff augmentation
business in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.
• Health operating income margin for the quarter was 14.4%, compared to 12.4% in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income margin for the
quarter was 16.3%, compared to 14.8% in the prior year quarter, primarily attributable to lower expenditures on certain programs and the impact from the sale of our
health staff augmentation business in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.
Leidos Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Leidos' third quarter results reflect the hard work and dedication of our employees and close
collaboration with our customers as we provided continuity of operations while accelerating our pandemic response plan. This is evidenced by record revenue,
solid margins, record backlog and record operational cash generation in the recent quarter. While challenges still remain, we are pleased with the growth and
margin trajectory as we enter the fourth quarter and beyond."
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Virtusa Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Consolidated
Financial Results
• Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $317.2 million, representing an increase of 5.4%
sequentially and a decrease of 3.4% year-over-year. On a constant currency basis, (1) second quarter revenue
increased 5.0% sequentially and decreased 3.9% year-over-year.
• Virtusa reported GAAP income from operations of $12.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021,
compared to $7.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and $19.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal
2020.
• GAAP net income available to common shareholders for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $7.7 million,
or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $(0.2) million, or a loss of $(0.01) per diluted share, for the
first quarter of fiscal 2021, and net income of $6.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the second quarter of
fiscal 2020.
Non-GAAP Results*
• Non-GAAP income from operations was $30.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase
from $14.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and from $29.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2020.
• Non-GAAP net income was $18.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2021,
compared to $6.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and $18.1 million, or
$0.54 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2020.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
• The Company ended the second quarter of fiscal 2021 with $300.8 million of cash, cash equivalents, and
short-term and long-term investments. Total debt net of issuance costs as of September 30, 2020 was $404.0
million. Cash flow from operations was $49.4 million, or 15.6% of revenue, for the second quarter of fiscal 2021.
Virtusa’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “I would like to reiterate our excitement about the proposed
acquisition of Virtusa by Baring Private Equity Asia (“BPEA”). We are confident BPEA will be a strong
partner helping to solidify our position at the forefront of digital transformation for global 2000 companies.
As we look forward to completing the closing conditions of our merger, we remain focused on the execution
of our Three Pillar Strategy for profitable growth. Our strong fiscal second quarter results highlighted by
sequential revenue growth of 5.4%, which exceeded the midpoint of our prior guidance, as well as
significant sequential gross margin, non-GAAP operating margin and EPS accretion underscore that we
continue to make progress against our plan.”
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Accenture, Orexo Team to Offer Digital Therapeutics Through
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Solution Description
Accenture has helped the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish pharmaceutical company Orexo launch its first digital therapeutic, vorvida®, for patients in
the United States dealing with problematic alcohol use. vorvida® is a web-based digital platform that uses the INTIENT™ Patient solution suite,
which is powered by Google Cloud, to enable secure patient interactions and connectivity to an ecosystem of third-party health care services. A
critical aspect to providing this population with a new treatment option was creating a digital solution that could immediately connect patients with
health care services and scale to support the portfolio of Orexo’s future digital therapies, such as the ones for depression and opioid abuse. Digital
therapeutics are clinically validated patient treatments that provide access to novel care models and deliver health outcomes using a combination
of digital inputs, artificial intelligence algorithms, and interventions to impact patients’healthy behaviors. Orexo’s digital therapeutics are designed
to learn from interactions and personalize the delivery of content to fit the unique needs of the individual. In addition to vorvida®, Orexo also
offers deprexis® for the treatment of depression and anxiety, and modia™ for the treatment of opioid use disorder, which is expected to be
available in the U.S. by the end of the year. The INTIENT Patient solution suite is part of Accenture’s INTIENT™ platform, which supports the
life science industry by providing cloud-based solutions for industry needs across R&D and Commercial.

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Atos launches Atos OneCloud
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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, launches Atos OneCloud, a unique initiative to pro-actively accelerate its clients’ migration to the Cloud through a one-stop shop offering industry specific go-to-market and
organization. Atos OneCloud will allow customers to unleash the business potential of Cloud through business processes optimization and application modernization, making them more agile, more mobile, more data driven and
more customer centric. Supported by a dedicated c. €2 billion investment over the next 5 years, Atos OneCloud will be delivered through highly secure and decarbonized, public, private or hybrid Cloud environments. First and
foremost, Atos OneCloud aims at bringing business outcomes to customers, adapted to their industry, answering their market challenges and fitting their Cloud journey maturity which can be either foundational, opportunistic,
strategic, or transformational. Also, Atos OneCloud is designed as a modular approach, allowing customers to move their entire landscape to the Cloud or business building block by business building block. To deliver such business
benefits to customers, Atos OneCloud combines a unique set of 10 offerings in a powerful one-stop shop. The strength of Atos OneCloud is based on Atos’ ability to orchestrate any combination of those individual offerings and to
instantiate them by industry, following on from the launch at the beginning of 2020 of Spring, its industry led approach. This set of 10 offerings includes:
• Industry-specific Consultancy services to develop Cloud business solutions at scale;
• Multi-Cloud orchestration across Private and Public, and across all major Public Cloud providers to maximize application migration and portability, lower operational costs, and ensure Cloud interoperability;
• Highly standardized and automated management framework and architecture;
• Next generation Private & Sovereign Cloud platform, ready to be deployed and managed in any datacenter, to ease the migration to the Cloud while ensuring compliance requirements are met around data sovereignty and
security;
• Cloud Application Development, Modernization and Replatforming, including strong DevSecOps, allowing customers to accelerate business-critical applications’ time to market;
• Cloud Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning to enhance business processes, create new solutions and monetize enterprise data;
• World-leading Bare Metal solutions (high processing and memory capabilities servers) to support non-virtualized business critical applications adjacent to the Cloud, to increase the breadth of consumable Cloud services;
• World-class Cloud Edge & Far Edge solutions (local/field servers) combined with new 5G connectivity solutions ensuring secure and local processing and optimized bandwidth consumption;
• Cybersecurity supervision services, in order to operate and respond to Cloud native security controls and anticipate threats in a prescriptive vs predictive mode;
• Decarbonization offerings guaranteeing year-on-year carbon footprint reduction of Cloud infrastructure, data and applications.

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Atos powers Europe’s fastest supercomputer at Jülich in Germany, the
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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, announces that the supercomputing system at Forschungszentrum Jülich, named JUWELS, based on Atos’
innovative BullSequana XH2000 platform, is officially the fastest supercomputing system in Europe with a sustained peak performance of 44.1 HPL
petaflops. It ranks #7 on the TOP500 and #5 on HPCG rankings. It is the most energy-efficient supercomputing system in the TOP100 and ranks #3 on the
Green500.
Highest energy-efficiency
JUWELS is the most energy-efficient supercomputer in its class worldwide, ranking in first place for energy-efficiency on the TOP100 list, thanks to Atos’
patented DLC (Direct Liquid Cooling) solution, which minimizes global energy consumption by using warm water up to 40°C. JUWELS ranks alongside 30
other Atos supercomputers on this November’s Green500, underlining Atos’ commitment to support its clients in their decarbonization objectives.
Faster & Smarter – prepared for exascale
Atos worked with Jülich and German HPC-software specialist ParTec to extend its existing JUWELS supercomputer system with a highly scalable booster
module. Now operational, this module massively expands the application limits of HPC simulations, enabling JUWELS to handle much more demanding
computing tasks and data analysis from science and industry than has previously been possible in Europe. It also makes JUWELS the strongest platform in
Europe for the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Atos collaborates with C-DAC to deliver India’s fastest HPC-AI
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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, announces that the “PARAM Siddhi – AI”, India’s fastest HPC-AI supercomputer, at the C-DAC (Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing), an organization under MEITY (Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India) is ranked 63 on
the TOP500 ranking, making it officially India’s largest and fastest Supercomputer. As the integration partner, Atos, and experts from C-DAC ensured that the
system was implemented and operationalized in an optimal timeframe. Named ‘PARAM Siddhi - AI’, this initiative is established with focus on Artificial
Intelligence (AI) computing under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), an initiative jointly steered by Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to strengthen national technological capabilities in High Performance Computing. The system
is based on the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD reference architecture, composed of 42 NVIDIA DGX A100 systems, equipped with indigenously developed HPC-AI
Engine, HPC-AI Software Frameworks, Cloud Platform by C-DAC that integrates Atos Codex AI Suite to deliver real-time analytics and support Artificial
Intelligence (AI) application development. The facility will be a Cloud environment and can be accessed by support researchers, higher education specialists,
developers, startups, and other technology innovators in India. Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with over 110,000 employees in 73 countries and
annual revenue of over € 11 billion. European number one in Cloud, Cybersecurity and High-Performance Computing, the Group provides end-to-end Orchestrated
Hybrid Cloud, Big Data, Business Applications and Digital Workplace solutions. The group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic &
Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Syntel, and Unify. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.

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Atos announces new HPC Software Suites to optimize performance and
reduce energy consumption
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Atos announces its new scalable, open, robust and secure HPC Software Suites to enable users to effectively manage their supercomputing environments, optimize
performance and reduce energy consumption. These software suites can be used on Atos’ BullSequana X supercomputer product line. HPC Software Suites
includes: Smart Data Management Suite, Smart Energy Management Suite, Smart Performance Management Suite and Smart Management Center xScale.
Exascale-ready
With the new era of exascale computing on the horizon, the Smart Management Center xScale eases configuration tasks, cluster deployment and operation at large
scale, bringing the necessary capability and flexibility needed for exascale environments.
Energy-efficient
In addition to enabling its clients to manage their supercomputers effectively and efficiently, Smart Energy Management Suite is used to manage energy whilst
optimizing performance, to ensure that their HPC system is as energy efficient as possible with a limited carbon footprint.
AI-optimized software for optimum performance
Atos’ HPC Software Suites are leveraging Artificial Intelligence by using Machine Learning algorithms to provide enhanced functionality and performance. Atos
also supports users run, manage and get the most out of AI-augmented simulations with add-on Atos AI software solutions, which enable users to rapidly build and
deploy new artificial intelligence applications, better extract value from the most complex data, thereby accelerating time-to-market.

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Globant Launches New Sustainable Business Studio to Help
Organizations Thrive in the New Green Economy
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Globant a digitally-native technology services company, announced the launch of the Sustainable Business Studio to help its clients create business
legitimacy in today’s new green economy. The Sustainable Business Studio operates at the intersection of digital technology and sustainability – focusing on
bringing together new know-how, expertise and competence for Globant clients. It will provide organizations and stakeholders with the tools to support
climate action and perform as responsible businesses. To lead this Studio, Globant has appointed Elena Morettini, a geologist with a PhD in Isotope
Geochemistry and an extensive RD&D background in the energy industry, to lead the Studio. Ready to face the challenge of the convergent journey between
digitalization and sustainability.
The Sustainable Business Studio’s practices include:
• E-missions – Provides technical expertise, digital tools and fundamental organizational-wide changes to support clients on a path to certifying carbon
neutrality.
• Sustainability – Fosters cultural transformation and maturity through collaborative practices that honor sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. It includes
consulting and training for senior executives and organizational-wide training programs to promote the essential cultural change.
• Up with climate – Globant offers an analysis of climate material risks and opportunities. The Studio produces diagnosis and reports on environmental,
social, and corporate governance (ESG), and climate due diligence.

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IBM Advances Hybrid Cloud Software with New Data and Automation
Capabilities to Help Companies Speed Digital Transformations
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IBM announced a series of data and automation updates to its hybrid cloud software portfolio to help companies drive innovation across their expanding
environments and accelerate their digital transformations. The new updates are coming to IBM Cloud Pak for Data and Cloud Pak for Automation, which offer
integrated data and AI capabilities that run on Red Hat OpenShift and are designed to better manage and automate data-intensive processes – fusing the intelligence
of Watson AI in hybrid cloud environments. With these updates, businesses will be positioned to more easily streamline everything from software provisioning and
patching, to data discovery and document processing across expanding hybrid cloud environments, enabling employees to focus on higher value work. The updates
come at a time when more businesses are expediting their digital transformation plans. According to a new study by IBM's Institute for Business Value, COVID-19
and the future of business, the pandemic has been the cause of accelerated digital transformation plans at 59 percent of organizations surveyed. But while most
organizations agree on the need to unlock the value of data with AI, companies surveyed by IDC recently said only 10% of potentially useful data is effectively
analyzed. In addition to these updates, IBM also announced an expansion to its growing hybrid cloud ecosystem. Beginning, Cloud Pak for Data is available on
Tech Data's Stream One Marketplace, as well as the new Red Hat Marketplace, making the platform more accessible to more businesses who can take advantage
of IBM and its more than 50 ISV's. IBM Cloud Pak solutions offer integrated data and AI capabilities for hybrid cloud that enable customers to implement
intelligent workflows throughout their businesses. All Cloud Pak offerings run on Red Hat OpenShift, the leading enterprise container platform, to enable business
to easily develop, deploy and manage applications across hybrid cloud environments, including on-premises, private and public clouds.

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Launching Infosys applied AI: Integrated Offering for Enterprises to
Scale and Future-proof AI-powered Transformation
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Infosys a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, launched Infosys applied AI to help enterprises adopt a comprehensive approach and
roadmap to scaling enterprise-grade AI for their businesses. Infosys applied AI converges the power of AI, analytics and cloud to deliver new business solutions
and perceptive experiences. The integrated offering will also future-proof and efficiently scale AI investments enterprise-wide while managing the risks. With
Infosys applied AI, businesses can readily access, deploy and contextualize services from the applied AI cloud. This offering will serve businesses, across
industries, in building resilience into their operating model and uncovering smart innovations that deliver renewed and intuitive customer experiences for the next
normal. With Infosys applied AI, enterprises can build their AI cloud, access open source AI software as a service on their hybrid cloud infrastructure, and harness
edge AI capabilities. This can work in tandem with any hyperscale cloud provider's services providing more choices and future-proofing investments. For example,
with Infosys applied AI, a leading communication services provider created a machine learning workbench for data engineers to collaborate, deliver, and
industrialize a catalog of real-time enterprise-wide business solutions. Enterprises can also take advantage of a range of cognitive automation services and
platforms to meet their needs. Businesses can rely on Infosys' membership in consortiums working for AI standards development. With Infosys applied AI,
analytics model interpretability, bias detection, and continuous performance monitoring are built into various stages of the product lifecycle, from development to
deployment and use. For example, using Infosys applied AI, a machinery manufacturer analyzed warranty claims patterns to eliminate bias, from the data set and
process, before reengineering and automating the claims approval process.

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Infosys Launches Live Enterprise Application Management Platform to
Deliver Cloud-Powered, Cognitive-First Managed Services for IT Operations
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Infosys a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, launched Infosys Live Enterprise Application Management Platform to
help organizations run their IT portfolios as engines driving intuitive decisions, building responsive value chains, and delivering perceptive
experiences for the business. The open, end-to-end managed services platform for IT operations, from transition to transformation, delivers value
by:
• Setting up a business command center to act as the digital brain, unifying and analyzing input from disparate IT tools and processes to drive
zero-touch, zero-latency IT support and maintenance services
• Probing for insights and root causes of process friction, poor experience and disruptions, to build sentient and seamless experience journeys
• Applying conversational AI and cognitive automation to enable self-service, improve efficiency and reliability of agile operations
• Taking a business process KPI-led view of operations aligned with business objectives
Infosys Live Enterprise Application Management Platform, amplified by the cloud capabilities brought in by Infosys Cobalt, helps enterprises
accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, rationalize and manage their IT portfolio, embrace digital applications driven by microservices
architecture and adopt cloud and IIOT faster.

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Mercer launches new climate change solution to help investors
transition to a 1.5°C climate scenario
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Mercer, a global leader in redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being, announced the
launch of climate transition analytics and advice for institutional investors who want to transition to a 1.5°C scenario of global warming as outlined in the Paris
Agreement. Climate change science has shown that to halt climate change, carbon emissions have to stop completely. ‘Net zero’ means that any emissions are
balanced by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere. The solution, called Analytics for Climate Transition (“ACT”) will help investors construct
climate resilient portfolios on a multi-year timeframe, as 1.5°C requires a 45% emissions reduction by 2030. ACT is now being offered to Mercer’s investment
consulting clients worldwide and will be leveraged to support climate transition strategies across its $304.5 billion USD global assets under management[1] on
behalf of its Investment Solutions clients. ACT was developed because institutional investors are seeking ways to assess the companies they are invested in with
respect to their commitment and ability to, transition to a net zero economy by 2050, with an important milestone of 45% emissions reduction by 2030. Through
ACT, Mercer can help investors set portfolio investment baselines; assess portfolio opportunities; establish targets and produce implementation plans that can be
integrated with strategy and portfolio construction decisions. Mercer’s framework and analytics draw on multiple data providers and metrics to assess portfolios
across a spectrum of carbon risk, with portfolios ranked from low transition capacity (grey investments) to investments that are low carbon risk/zero carbon
already, or are providing climate solutions (green investments). The majority of companies in investor portfolios fall somewhere in between the two sides.

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QuEST Global Launches Center of Excellence for Microsoft Azure to
Develop Innovative Solutions for Customers
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QuEST Global, a global product engineering and lifecycle services company, announced it had signed an agreement with Microsoft to launch a
dedicated Center for Excellence (CoE) for Microsoft Azure. The CoE, which will be based out of QuEST’s Pune facility, will enable the company to
achieve the next level of excellence and expertise in future research, strategy, and creation of innovative platforms and solutions based on Azure
technologies for customers across industrial and healthcare sectors. The CoE will focus on refining existing solutions and creating new solutions, proof
of concepts, and technology demonstrators in technologies like Mixed Reality, Digital Twin Data Analytics, Cloud Engineering, IoT, and AI. The
company will also use the CoE to host advanced training and upskilling of its engineers to adapt to modern-day Azure technologies, best practices, and
infrastructure for more successful business experience. In addition, the CoE will form the core of QuEST’s new initiatives in upcoming tech domains
like Quantum Computing and Azure Media Service, to name a few. A long-standing Microsoft partner, QuEST have been building and deploying
several key solution accelerators that have been used by customers in critical business areas like asset management, fleet management, energy
management and vision analytics solution across industrial and healthcare verticals. Using these solution accelerators, built on Azure IoT Central,
QuEST has been helping its customers take the next step in their digital transformation journey by automating the process of identifying production
problems, proactively implementing innovative solutions, and making products safer and more reliable.

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QuEST Global Announces Availability of Smart Defect Inspection
Application for High-precision Manufacturing Companies
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QuEST Global, a global product engineering and lifecycle services company, announced the availability of its GUI based Smart Defect Inspection (SDI)
application powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The application, designed for high-precision manufacturing companies like semiconductor chip manufacturers,
will enable real-time defect inspection & diagnosis, product quality inspections, and prognosis and ensure optimal equipment usage. The platform-agnostic SDI
application is built with Deep Learning (DL) technology for intelligent defect inspection and it can enable self-learning abilities for smarter decision making. The
application aims to resolve three critical challenges for manufacturers – low yield/throughput, sub-optimal utilization of expensive equipment, and the health
hazards faced by human inspectors. The SDI application also ensures maximum ROI from expensive equipment by targeting an ideal uptime of round the clock
operations. The company has successfully implemented the application as a Proof of Concept to a couple of semiconductor equipment OEMs. The application can
help OEMs in detecting defects from Scanning Electron Microscope and optical inspection images, and classifying semiconductor wafer defects to reduce overkill
by up to 30%, giving attention to underkill from conventional computer vision techniques. This all-in-one, real-time detection system with deep learning & edge
computing is also compatible with existing image capturing devices, and offers enhanced decision-making capabilities using Deep Learning algorithms. Over the
years, QuEST has been working as a trusted thinking partner with the world’s most recognized companies in the Hi-Tech industry. The company is committed to
enabling its customers to Create The Frontier by helping them stay ahead of the competition in areas like connected cars, connected devices, connected factories,
and connected grids. With its expertise in new-age technologies, the company has been enabling some of the largest silicon companies in the world to launch
chipsets embedded with the latest digital technologies like AI, DL, AR, VR, blockchain, and security.

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Accenture Recognized as a Leader Among Oracle SaaS Business Apps
Services Providers
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Accenture has been named a Leader in the latest report by Forrester on Oracle software-as-a-service (SaaS) services providers. The report, “The
Forrester Wave™: Services Providers For Oracle SaaS Business Apps, Q4 2020,” analyzes the ten most significant service providers for Oracle
SaaS business applications, ranking Accenture as a leader with the top score in both the ‘Current Offering’ and ‘Strategy’ categories. According to
the report, full-suite Oracle applications and a future-oriented vision are key differentiators. It notes that, “Accenture excels across multiple types
of services and Oracle products, with strengths in business consulting, experience design, and ongoing support services,” adding that “the firm also
stands out for its bold vision and the deep investments it makes in go-to-market, innovation, and R&D.” The report also states “…Accenture is
well known for aligning with the most cutting-edge trends — from its early investments in cloud to automation and AI now under its myConcerto
platform to ecosystem-driven approaches.” Accenture has unmatched global expertise across a full range of Oracle Solutions with thousands of
Oracle-skilled consultants around the world who help accelerate digital transformation by implementing Oracle-based business solutions and new
business processes that develop and evolve as their digital business grows. Accenture has teamed with Oracle for over 25 years and is a Global
Cloud Elite-level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork.
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Accenture named to 2021 list of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 11th
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For the 11th year in a row, Accenture has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The Canada’s Top 100 Employers ranking, now in its 21st year, is a national competition that identifies employers leading their
industries with innovative programs to attract and retain top talent and foster exceptional workplace environments. Accenture has been consistently recognized in Canada and globally as an employer of choice. The
company has been named to Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list for 18 consecutive years, DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list for 14 consecutive years, and the Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion
Top 100 index, ranking in the top three worldwide for the third straight year. New programs and initiatives that contributed to Accenture being recognized as a top employer include:
• Supporting Canada’s future workforce: In January 2020, Accenture made a cash and in-kind services grant of more than C$1.1 million to ACCES Employment to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered bot
to help newcomers find meaningful careers in Canada. The initiative aligns with Accenture’s Skills to Succeed program, which uses technology to improve employment and entrepreneurship outcomes at scale.
• Investing in Canada and putting employees first: In January 2020, Accenture held a grand opening for a new Intelligent Operations Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. As part of an investment in Canada and the Niagara
Region, the new centre brought an additional 100 local jobs in marketing, sales, customer care, and IT support. With employees in mind, the new location offers wellness features including a mothers’ room, a meditation
and prayer room, and fitness and games areas. Employees also have the capability to work from home and have been since the start of the pandemic.
• New data studios for intelligent insights: To further expand market reach and help clients achieve breakthrough results, Accenture launched a Toronto Data Studio in December 2019 and Montreal Data Studio in
March 2020. Data studio experts work alongside clients to help them capitalize on their data to generate intelligent insights.
• Focusing on ‘Getting to Equal’: Timed to International Women’s Day, Accenture publishes annual research to help advance the conversation on workplace equality. The latest Getting to Equal thought leadership
research shows that while more companies are focusing on equality and employees are concerned about workplace culture, progress remains slow. The report identifies a small percentage of leaders – Culture Makers –
who are leading the way by “saying, doing and driving” cultural change.
• Driving local growth and talent development: Accenture continues to support growth in its regional business markets. During the 2020 fiscal year, Accenture appointed Martine Lapointe as Montreal Office Managing
Director and Elizabeth Boright as Alberta Managing Director. With more than 20 years of experience each, both are focused on bringing innovation to Accenture’s clients, attracting top talent and strengthening
Accenture’s overall impact in their local communities.
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Accenture Recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Data & Analytics
Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020
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Accenture is positioned as a Leader in the Everest Group Data & Analytics (D&A) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020. Accenture received
one of the highest overall Market Impact ranking, which focuses on market adoption, portfolio mix, and value delivered. This is the second
consecutive year that Accenture has been named a Leader in this report. The report states that Leaders “are at the forefront of innovation and
driving change with thought leadership, partnerships, and internal investments in emerging areas such as AI-scaling, intelligent data management,
data landscape modernization, democratization and data literacy.” The report notes that Accenture offers “comprehensive D&A and AI services
offerings” and the company’s “proprietary D&A solutions focus on bringing together end-to-end in-house capabilities along with vertical-specific
nuances.” “Data is the new capital — it’s an essential asset for business success,” said Shail Jain, global lead for Data and Applied Intelligence at
Accenture. “Everest Group’s recognition of Accenture as a Leader in this report, once again, is validation of the strength of our knowledge and
services that help clients become data-driven organizations, using actionable insights to lift performance, resilience and competitive advantage.”
The Everest Group Data & Analytics Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020 assesses 28 vendors and the scope of this research includes
services across D&A value chain – strategy and consulting, data management, data governance, security, and privacy, business intelligence, and
analytics and insights.
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Accenture Positioned as Leader in Digital Business Transformation
Services by Independent Research Firm
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Accenture has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Business Transformation Services, Q4 2020 report. The report, which
includes an analysis of the 10 most significant digital business transformation services providers, ranked Accenture highest in the Market Presence
category based on revenue related to CEO-driven digital transformation services, employee counts, and geographic locations. The independent
research firm recognized Accenture as a leader with the top score in the Current Offering category, as well as the Technology Transformation and
Operational Transformation criteria. Within the Strategy category, Accenture received the highest scores possible in the Digital Business
Transformation Vision, Accelerator Asset Development, and Partner Ecosystem criteria. According to the report, “while other firms aspire to
deliver a similar strategy, Accenture demonstrates the broadest high-quality spectrum of capability delivery of all the vendors in this assessment.”
The scope of the report includes the collection of consulting capabilities required to accelerate a client’s ability to successfully transform its
business model from a traditional business to a modern digital business, with deep capabilities in support of clients looking to innovate and
transform digital business models to drive new revenue growth. This research primarily evaluates a firm’s ability to help clients build their own
transformation capabilities, but also looks at how well the firm can deliver the capabilities on behalf of the client.
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Accenture Positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape Report for Professional Services
Firms Providing Operational Process Optimization Services to the Mining Industry
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Accenture has been positioned as a leader in the latest IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Professional Services Firms for Mining Operational Process Optimization
2020 Vendor Assessment. Accenture was recognized by the IDC MarketScape for key strengths, including its reliability, quality of capabilities and focus on the
mining sector. The IDC MarketScape also highlighted Accenture’s unique ability to bring together the various elements of its business — strategy, digital
capability, employee experience, IT, and business process outsourcing (BPO) — effectively for customers, along with its innovation frameworks, to solve
operational problems for its mining clients. The IDC MarketScape noted that Accenture’s scale in the mining sector and ecosystem of alliance partners enables it
to create value across the mining value chain for clients. Another strength cited was Accenture’s engagement with stakeholders, particularly with board-level
stakeholders, that drives support for engagements and business cases for new projects. The report evaluated Accenture and seven other companies with established
reputations for providing professional and IT services to help mining firms optimize their operational environment. Participation in the assessment was determined
by market share, revenue, range of services and whether the vendor could demonstrate a variety of unique and vertical-specific offerings designed to support core
mining business processes. The IDC MarketScape looked at the following vendor services: business consulting, IT consulting, systems integration, application
development, IT outsourcing, BPO, IT deployment support and IT education and training. The report noted Accenture’s mining business is built around
cloud-based capabilities and projects relating to its SAP partnership. Furthermore, Accenture’s provision of operations services to mining companies is a critical
part of its growth strategy. The firm’s focus on Industry X across its industrial sectors, along with a new mining hub in Perth, Australia, and the extension of service
capabilities in operational transformation through acquisitions like Gapso Analytics and Fjord were also cited as distinguishing hallmarks from Accenture.
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Atos reaches #1 position in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2020 in IT
services industry
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Atos announces that it is ranked number 1 in sustainability performance within the IT services sector in the DJSI World and Europe indexes for
the second year running. Atos not only confirms its #1 position but has also improved its results compared to the previous year. With an overall
score of 85 points out of 100 – an improvement of 3 points compared to 2019 - Atos ranks first in its industry among 86 other global IT companies.
Atos demonstrates excellence in its performance in the three categories evaluated: environment, economy and social. Atos has recently made
several groundbreaking commitments in the area of social responsibility – including its commitment earlier this year to achieve net-zero carbon
emissions by 2035, a date which is 15 years ahead of the UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change and further solidifies its position as a leader in
secure and decarbonized digital, a core element of the company’s growth strategy. Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with 110,000
employees in 73 countries and annual revenue of € 12 billion. European number one in Cloud, Cybersecurity and High-Performance Computing,
the Group provides end-to-end Orchestrated Hybrid Cloud, Big Data, Business Applications and Digital Workplace solutions. The Group is the
Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos|Syntel, and Unify.
Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.
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Atos named by Gartner as an Edge AI Technology Innovator for 2020
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Atos announces that Gartner, Inc. has named Atos as an Edge AI Tech Innovator for 2020 in its new report ‘Emerging technologies: Tech Innovators in
Edge AI’, published in October 2020, which highlights those technology providers which advance and accelerate the use of AI at the Edge. Atos
provides:
• An end-to-end Edge solution from infrastructure to managed services – Atos’ solution includes hardware and software and is enriched by a use case
approach
• Its BullSequana Edge Server delivers powerful AI inference and real-time analytics at the edge while keeping data safe and secure
• Codex AI Vision - a GDPR-compliant computer vision solution for threat tracking and crowd detection based on feature tracking
• Codex Smart Edge – a highly-scalable industrial IoT and Edge Computing Platform to manage industrial operations efficiently and in real-time from
any location, in a highly secure way
• Predictive maintenance solutions such as Digital Twin efficiently run on Atos’ BullSequana Edge help business take insightful decisions.
Gartner selected and reviewed 12 technology service providers for this report based on the observed ability to market and sell AI-based or AI-enabling
technologies with proven capabilities for optimization and/or transformation.
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BAE Systems receives certification for F-22 Identification
Friend-or-Foe capability
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BAE Systems has received certification for its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the F-22 Raptor from the Department of Defense AIMS program office.
The IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System
(MIDS JTRS) terminal for the U.S. Air Force. BAE Systems’ F-22 IFF transponder is integrated with a multi-channel subsystem, which is compliant with the new Mode
5 cryptographic standard and programmable with software rather than hardware. It is also compatible with the aircraft’s avionics equipment, which uses Link 16 and
tactical air navigation system waveforms. Certifying Mode 5 Level 2 capability in this transponder is a necessary step on the path to platform-level AIMS and Federal
Aviation Administration certification. The AIMS program office ensures interoperability of IFF systems used by the U.S. and allied forces. The MIDS JTRS terminal
with IFF transponder is in production and undergoing ground and flight testing on-board the F-22 aircraft in preparation for platform-level certification. Operational
release to the fleet is planned for 2021. With more than 75 years of IFF experience, BAE Systems has delivered more than 15,500 transponders, 1,500 interrogators, and
6,000 combined interrogator/transponder systems. IFF products enable warfighters to identify friendly forces and make informed decisions in a variety of threat
environments. They can be used on existing, new, and emerging platforms, including unmanned aerial vehicles, ships, fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters. The MIDS
JTRS terminal is a Data Link Solutions product produced through a joint venture of BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace. MIDS JTRS is a four-channel radio that runs
the complex Link 16 waveform plus up to three more communication protocols, including the Tactical Targeting Network Technology. The terminal can also host and
provide computer processing to run routing and platform-specific applications, lowering the costs of integration.
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CDW Recognised with Five Awards at Cisco Partner Summit 2020
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This week at Cisco's annual partner conference, for the first time virtually, CDW received five awards for its innovation,
leadership, and best practice as a Cisco business partner across UK and Ireland. They were honoured to be awarded EMEAR
Data Centre Partner of the year, UK&I DC Partner of the Year, UK&I Small Business Partner of the Year, UK&I Enterprise
Partner of the Year, and UK&I Partner of the Year. Cisco Partner Summit Theatre awards reflect the top-performing partners
within specific technology markets. All award recipients are selected by a group of Cisco Global Partner Organisation and
regional and theatre executives. Areas of consideration include innovative practices, architecture-led approach successes,
strategic business outcome-focused programs, seizing new opportunities, and sales approaches. Cisco is the worldwide leader
in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining your applications, securing your data,
transforming your infrastructure, and empowering your teams for a global and inclusive future.
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Datamatics recognized for the first time as a 'Major Contender' in
Everest Group RPA PEAK Matrix Assessment 2020
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Datamatics, a global Digital Solutions, Technology and BPM company announced that its RPA product, TruBot leaped out of the
Aspirants category to become a ‘Major Contender’ in the Everest Group Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Peak Matrix 2020. Over the
past three years, TruBot has made steady progress in the Peak Matrix. In 2018, TruBot made its debut in the Everest Peak Matrix in the
Aspirant Category; in 2019, TruBot got recognized as the Star Performer in the Aspirant Category and in 2020, TruBot enters the Major
Contenders category. This positive growth is due to Datamatics’ responsiveness to market requirements. The clients have expressed high
overall satisfaction with TruBot's features & functionalities, highlighting training & support, ease of use & automation development, and
pricing as the product's key strengths. The report highlights Datamatics Intelligent Automation platforms and mentions how TruBot
integrates with the in-house IDP offering TruCap+. It also talks about Datamatics investments in TruBI, which provides self-service
analytics & reporting, and TruAI that enables the digital workforce to process unstructured data. Datamatics has recently launched the
World's largest online repository of Automation and RPA use cases for business and technology teams to start and scale their automation
journey. The library has 800+ use cases across thirteen industry verticals and six functional domains.
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CMMI Institute Appraises Genpact at CMMI V2.0 Maturity Level 5
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CMMI Institute has appraised Genpact a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, on the Capability Maturity Model
Integration (CMMI) V2.0 for Maturity Level 5. The highly complex appraisal is a significant milestone in modernizing the quality and delivery of Genpact's
technology services and methodologies like Agile, predictive project management, and continuous improvement across the company's application services,
integration services, and cloud services for leading global clients. Organizations using CMMI to build capability have achieved improvements in customer
satisfaction, employee engagement, and organizational performance – all of which benefit the bottom line. Being appraised at CMMI V2.0 Maturity Level 5
recognizes Genpact's deep technology capabilities that are coupled with domain expertise across many vertical business areas. Genpact has been continually
evolving and embedding its offerings with digital technology to help clients solve business challenges. Designed to optimize business performance in an
ever-changing global landscape, CMMI V2.0 is a process and behavioral model that helps organizations streamline process improvements and encourages
productive, efficient behaviors to decrease software, product, and service development risks. CMMI V2.0 is a proven set of global best practices that enable
organizations to build and benchmark the key capabilities that address the most common business challenges, including ensuring quality; engineering;
developing products; delivering and managing services; selecting and managing suppliers; planning and managing work; managing business resilience;
managing workforces; supporting implementation; sustaining habit and persistence, and improving performance.
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Independent Research Firms Position IBM as a Leader in Managed
Security Services
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IBM announced that the company has been recognized as a Leader in three market reports evaluating Managed Security Services Providers. Profiling IBM's strategies and capabilities in managed security services are:
• "The Forrester Wave™: Global Managed Security Services Providers, Q3 2020" by Forrester Research: IBM Security Services received the highest score in the strategy category and among the highest in the market
presence category and second highest in the current offering category.
• "The Forrester Wave™: European Managed Security Services Providers, Q3 2020", by Forrester Research: IBM Security Services was top ranked in two categories – current offering and strategy with the highest
score possible in the third-market presence.
• "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Security Services 2020 Vendor Assessment" (Doc # US46235320, September 2020): IBM Security Services was cited for its key strengths as a global scale partner with local
delivery capabilities able to address customer needs such as the journey to cloud, application security, threat intelligence and threat management operations.
Managing more than 150 billion security events on average daily, IBM Managed Security Services brings together the power and integration of proprietary and third-party machine learning and AI to help customers
reduce incident fatigue, perform triage quickly and manage what matters most to clients. With many organizations navigating wider, more complex environments, the company's managed security services are built for
scale and efficiency to help protect hybrid cloud environments. IBM Managed Security Services, an all-in-one suite, focuses on relieving clients from alert fatigue and undetected threats – allowing for quick response
and remediation with incident response, security orchestration and automation built into the platform. In fact, in its global report, Forrester Research cites the breadth of IBM's portfolio, and in its European report, it cites
IBM's ability to integrate its product offerings in automation, threat intelligence, incident response and vulnerability capabilities into its managed security services. With over half a million cybersecurity jobs currently in
demand just in the U.S., many in-house security teams are struggling to keep up with the volume of threat data, alerts and incidents flooding their environments. Responding to this challenge, IBM's Managed Security
Services platform leverages IBM Security Resilient SOAR and IBM Security QRadar Advisor with Watson to escalate and remediate threats quickly. An asset recognized by the IDC MarketScape in its market report as
one of IBM's strengths, QRadar Advisor not only ingests data from activity within the end user environment, it also relies on insights gleaned from the external security community, ultimately enriching and contextualizing
SOC analysts' understanding of cyber behaviors and threat activity to empower speedy actions.
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Infosys Positioned as a Leader in the Everest Group ServiceNow
Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021
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Infosys the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Everest Group ServiceNow Services PEAK Matrix®
Assessment 2021. Leaders are defined as service providers who have demonstrated ability to carry out large-scale transformational engagements covering the entire portfolio of
ServiceNow offerings and a strong focus on talent. They are heavily invested in co-developing industry and/or function specific solutions on ServiceNow, have acquired niche
ServiceNow partners and have high buyer satisfaction for delivering ServiceNow engagements. Infosys was recognized for delivering value from the Enterprise Service Management
Café, a part of Infosys Cobalt, on ServiceNow platform to expedite time-to-market. The report also highlights Infosys’ ability to effectively cater to clients across the entire buyer
spectrum for ServiceNow services. Everest Group assessed 20 leading ServiceNow service providers through a multi-phased research and analysis process for their vision and
capabilities spread across Consulting, Implementation, Maintenance and support services. The report highlighted Infosys’ strengths in the following areas:
• Infosys has built a strong suite of IP tools and accelerators, such as Enterprise Service Management Café, on ServiceNow platform to expedite time-to-market
• It is a ServiceNow Elite Partner; its global award and regional award for Americas from ServiceNow highlight its global delivery capabilities
• Infosys has credible end-to-end transformational proof-points for ServiceNow services across the entire product
• Clients can benefit from Infosys' proven track record of delivery excellence reflected in its relatively higher CSAT score than peers for the last one year
• The market acknowledges technical and domain expertise — broad understanding of the IT landscape, expertise in ServiceNow, and business-specific understanding – as its key
strengths
• Infosys has a spread of ServiceNow services across buyer segments, which emphasizes its ability to effectively cater to clients across the entire buyer spectrum
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Infosys InStep Ranked as the ‘Best Internship Program’ Three Years
in a Row
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Infosys a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that its flagship global internship program, InStep, was ranked number one in the ‘Best
Overall Internship Program’ category in the 2021 Vault Internship Rankings published by Vault.com—a career intelligence organization. Infosys is the only global organization
to have received this ranking three times in a row.
Instep also earned the first rank in the following categories:
• Best internship for the Tech and Engineering industry
• Best Internship for Quality of Life, Compensation and Benefits, Employment Prospects and Quality of Assignments
• Best Internship by role for Computer Science, Software Development and Software Engineering
• Best Internship for Overall Diversity
According to Vault’s survey, interns who completed the InStep program mentioned that their top three reasons for choosing the program were career advancement in their
chosen industry, networking opportunities, and availing international opportunities. In the wake of the global medical crisis, Infosys InStep is being conducted in a hybrid model
this year, with most interns working remotely throughout the course of the program. Infosys InStep has brought together the power of digital platforms and learning tools to
ensure the safety of interns and deliver on its commitment to provide them the best learning experience, across geographies. To ensure a seamless interface with project
managers, interns have been given access to a customized virtual platform. They also have access to virtual experiences such as live leadership talks, hackathons, networking
events, and webinars, ensuring holistic learning throughout the program.
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Infosys Wins Two Diamond Awards at ITSMA’s 23rd Annual Marketing
Excellence Awards 2020
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Infosys the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has won the Diamond
award—the highest category of recognition—at Information Technology Services Marketing Association’s (ITSMA) 23rd
Annual Marketing Excellence Awards Program. Infosys was awarded in the category of ‘Driving Strategic Growth’, for
building and scaling Big Bet Campaigns and ‘Scaling and Optimizing Account-Based Marketing’. The ITSMAAward honors
marketing programs and campaigns globally that have delivered superior performance in the four most important aspects of
marketing success: customer focus, innovation, execution, and business impact. This recognition serves as a testament to the
three key pillars strategy underpinning Infosys’ ABM program, to personalize the vision, revolutionize the experience, and
humanize relationships. Infosys introduced the ‘Big Bet Campaigns’ in response to its digital strategy of helping clients
navigate their next. This was executed through an integrated, multi-channel, ‘always-on’ campaign to drive digital growth for
Infosys.
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Infosys Positioned as a Leader in the Everest Group PEAK Matrix® for
Cloud-native Application Development Service Providers 2020
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Infosys the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix®
for Cloud-native Application Development Service Providers 2020. Infosys was recognized for its ability to help organizations augment their digital capabilities,
modernize their core systems, and deliver design-led experiences in an agile manner. Backed by deep domain expertise and experience, Infosys leverages platforms
such as Infosys PolyCloud Platform and Infosys Cloud Native Development Platform, part of Infosys Cobalt, to simplify and accelerate cloud native journey for
its clients. Everest Group assessed 21 leading service providers through a multi-phased research and analysis process for their vision and capabilities in the
cloud-native applications development space. Infosys’ cloud-native application development services include API, microservices, PaaS, observability, security,
and DevSecOps.
The key highlights of the report include:
• Design thinking approach and joint workshops with clients that have helped build and demonstrate POCs, thus, fostering client confidence
• Mature set of tools and accelerators that enable predictability and consistency in its cloud-native engagements
• Strong pool of domain experts across industry verticals, which enables it to contextualize cloud-native solutions with a better understanding of clients’
businesses
• Infosys’ upskilling initiatives that help provide consistent and quality delivery teams in cloud-native engagements
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Infosys and Vodafone win TM Forum Excellence Award 2020 for
Customer Experience and Trust
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Infosys the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has won the TM Forum Excellence Award in the
customer experience and trust category for transforming Vodafone UK into a customer-centric digital service provider. Infosys was recognized for
delivering customer delight through automated, omnichannel, and personalized experiences. TM Forum’s annual Excellence Awards recognize the
world’s leading companies for their innovative achievements spanning digital transformation, business and IT agility, customer centricity, product
and service innovation in AI, data analytics, autonomous networks and cloud native IT among others. Infosys worked with Vodafone UK to
modernize its IT infrastructure, synchronize channels, and create a new digital experience layer to accelerate speed to market and reduce costs.
Infosys’ cloud-first and API-first platform leveraged the TM Forum standard for Open APIs to deliver scale and resilience with the Cloud-native
platform through Amazon Web Services. The new Digital Experience Layer (DXL), now a global template for digital transformation across the
Vodafone Group, was deployed using DevOps and continuous integration, to accelerate the launch of new services. This award-winning digital
platform helped Vodafone UK automate over 50 percent of customer interactions, improve sales conversion by 30 percent, and digital sales by 50
percent while tripling their Net Promoter Score. Infosys as the system integrator partner additionally helped Vodafone UK accelerate the launch of
VOXI, a social and mobile chat application, and ToBi, an AI chatbot for managing transactions.
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Intellias Recognized as an Equal Opportunity Employer by UN Women
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HeForShe Congress united progressive businesses in Ukraine to discuss best practices of promoting gender equality and
non-discrimination. HeForShe is a global solidarity movement founded by UN Women to accelerate progress in realizing women’s
rights worldwide. One of the panels focused on how companies can create equal career opportunities for mothers and fathers. Three
successful Ukrainian companies — Nestlé Ukraine, Deloitte Ukraine, and Intellias — shared hands-on experience in helping their
employees be super-parents and stay efficient at work. Roman Hapachylo, VP of Talent Management at Intellias, spoke about benefits
the company provides for parents, highlighting children’s rooms in Intellias offices.* These rooms are an essential element of Intellias
HR policies, as the company aims to create an effective work environment that prioritizes comfortable conditions for employees and
their families. Intellias considers investments in children’s rooms to be undoubtedly justified. This initiative helps the company build
a strong team, reduce staff turnover, and provide equal career development opportunities.
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Mercer’s Deb Clarke named to FN100 most influential women in
European Finance list for seventh time
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Mercer’s Global Head of Investment Research, Deb Clarke, has once again been named in the 2020 FN100 Most Influential Women in European
Finance list compiled by Financial News. This is Ms Clarke’s seventh time on the FN100 list since first receiving the accolade in 2011. Regarded
as one of the most influential women in asset management, Ms Clarke currently leads over 125 manager research specialists covering hedge funds,
fixed income and equities. Responsible for the development and delivery of all of Mercer’s investment research, she has been instrumental in
shaping the industry conversation on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment, including de-carbonisation, and on diversity,
inclusion and culture. As part of her commitment to improving diversity and inclusion within the asset management industry, Ms Clarke has
engaged with senior industry leaders to discuss practical steps and enact positive change. Alongside advising clients as they navigate the
investment market impact of the pandemic, she also played a key role in setting up the UK Investment Consultant Sustainability Working Group,
which aims to improve sustainable investment practices across the UK investment industry. The unranked list is derived from a longlist of almost
500 eligible European candidates who are assessed on their leadership within their organisation, influence within their sector or industry, successes
over the past year and their capacity to shape their business or industry in the year ahead. This year’s list also acknowledges women who have been
leading strong businesses and continuing to hire and do deals despite the disruption of COVID-19.
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Mercer awarded top accolade for investment strategy and governance
by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
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Mercer has been awarded a top accolade for responsible investment strategy and governance by the PRI. Already a recognised
responsible investment (RI) consultant pioneer, Mercer secured an A+ and six As for its $306bn* of assets under management in
investment solutions across public and private markets. The PRI reporting is the largest global reporting project on RI, developed
with investors, for investors. All signatories are required to report on their RI activities annually. Mercer draws on its intellectual
capital to implement advice and allocate institutional portfolios, helping clients take advantage of opportunities and stay ahead of
regulatory and public policy decisions around responsible investment. Mercer has become a global leader of ‘whole of market’
solutions, working with a growing number of pension, insurance, endowment and financial intermediary clients across Europe, Asia,
Pacific, Canada and the US. Mercer’s investment solutions platform implements clients’ tailored investment strategies across a range
of highly rated managers that have been selected by an in-house, expert team. Through this framework, Mercer helps clients avoid
the investment and reputational risks associated with poor environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, while seeking
opportunities that emerge from new trends and regulatory changes that are taking place around the world.
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Microland Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for
Managed Network Services
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Microland, a global digital transformation company announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for
Managed Network Services. Gartner evaluated vendors on multiple parameters. Assessment was based on two service categories of managed
LAN & Managed WAN / WLAN and ﬁve management attributes of service delivery platform, service management functions, operations
automation, customer experience management & professional services that are Core capabilities for Managed Network Services. The report
projects that “by 2023, 40% of enterprise buyers will demand standardized service definitions from managed network services (MNS)
providers, up from 15% in 2018” and that “by 2024, to enhance agility and support for cloud applications, 60% of enterprises will have
implemented SD-WAN, compared with about 30% in 2020.” According to the report “The MNS market consists of globally capable providers
of MNS that provide service management functions for the operation of enterprise networks.” “The providers in this market are either
Network Service Providers (NSPs) or non-NSPs, as both types are common in this market.” According to another report, “Critical Capabilities
for Managed Network Services”, “The providers in this research are either NSPs or non-NSPs, as both types are common in this market and
have also met the requirement for delivering services on a global basis, beyond their own home country.”
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NTT DATA Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific
SAP Implementation Services Vendor Assessment
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NTT DATA, a leading IT services provider, announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Asia/Pacific
SAP Implementation Services Vendor Assessment, 2020. The IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific SAP Implementation Services Vendor
Assessment evaluates vendors on two functions – the strength of their current SAP implementation services, and how well placed
they are to grow the adoption of SAP solutions with their sound growth strategy in Asia/Pacific. The report includes vendor
assessments based on 20 different elements across a range of criteria –information gathered from vendor responses to IDC's request
for information (RFI) questionnaire, vendor briefings and sharing sessions, customer references, and IDC's internal research. The
IDC MarketScape evaluated 16 vendors, positioning them as a Leader or a Major Player in the market based on IDC analysis and
buyer perception. NTT DATA is a global SAP Platinum partner, delivering solutions and services to help customers position
themselves as enterprise-grade digital businesses. The NTT DATA global team has more than 16,000 Global SAP resources, over 30
years of SAP delivery experience, and a growing assortment of proprietary SAP lifecycle-based tools and accelerators.
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Persistent named ISG Top 15 Sourcing Standout in Global, Americas
and EMEA “Booming 15”
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Persistent Systems has been named a Top 15 Sourcing Standout by leading global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). This
recognition follows on from Persistent winning the ISG Star of Excellence™ Award in September, for achieving the highest cumulative customer experience score
for the quality of its core technology services and a leader in APAC and North America in BFSI, healthcare and life sciences. Persistent was also named a top
service provider globally and in the Americas and EMEA in the Q2 2020 ISG Index. Persistent was among the leading providers in the Booming 15 category for
the Global, Americas and EMEA regions based on annual contract value (ACV) won over the last 12 months, according to the 3Q 2020 Global ISG Index™.
Persistent’s inclusion in the ISG Index™ is based on data the company submits to ISG each quarter. Persistent is a global solutions company delivering digital
business acceleration, enterprise modernization and digital product engineering with a particular focus on BFSI, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing and
technology sectors. It creates unique digital mosaics for clients, melding the best of multiple cloud and as-a-service offerings, often integrated with legacy IT
systems, for optimum business agility and efficiencies. Now in its 72nd consecutive quarter, the ISG Index™ provides an independent quarterly review of the latest
sourcing industry data and trends. Each quarter it names the top 15 commercial providers in the Big 15 (revenues of more than $10 billion), Building 15 (revenues
between $3 billion and $10 billion), Breakthrough 15 (revenues between $1 billion and $3 billion) and Booming 15 (revenues of less than $1 billion) categories in
the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. Each Top 15 category includes providers that compete in the traditional sourcing market, as well as those that
compete in the as-a-service market, including IaaS and SaaS providers.
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Persistent Achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status
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Persistent Systems an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting Partner has achieved AWS Financial Services Competency status.
This adds to Persistent’s recent achievement of the AWS Data & Analytics Competency, AWS SaaS Competency, AWS DevOps Competency,
and AWS IoT Competency designations as well as being an AWS Lambda Service Delivery Partner. Persistent has been selected by
Monument, a new UK digital-first bank for the mass affluent, to help bring to life its design for a bespoke, digital banking platform for lending
and deposit services. Monument’s approach is to bring together a unique configuration of enhanced solutions including Mambu, AWS and
Salesforce. Achieving the AWS Financial Services Competency validates Persistent as an AWS Partner that has demonstrated specific
industry expertise, technical proficiency and proven customer success, delivering solutions seamlessly on AWS. To receive the designation,
AWS Partners must possess deep AWS expertise and undergo an assessment of the security, performance, and reliability of their solutions.
AWS enables scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions for all segments of the financial services industry, from fintech startups to the
world’s largest financial institutions. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the AWS
Competency Program to help customers identify AWS Consulting and Technology Partners with deep industry experience and expertise.
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Sopra Steria recognized as a Leader in Agile Development & DevOps
Services by global analyst firm NelsonHall
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Sopra Steria, a European leader in consulting, digital services and software publishing, announced that its Agile & DevOps services have been
named «a Leader » in the latest NelsonHall NEAT analysis on the Agile Development & DevOps Services market segment. Back in 2013, Sopra
Steria launched its Agile & DevOps Services to support its client’s digital transformation across Europe – France, UK, Germany, Benelux, Spain
and Nordics. With the raise of cloud-native technologies and its associated culture, Sopra Steria has reinforced its capabilities and footprints to help
organisations to resolve innovation, velocity and flexibility challenges. NelsonHall’s NEAT vendor evaluation reflects Sopra Steria’s overall
ability to meet future client requirements as well as delivering immediate benefits to Agile Development & DevOps Services clients. This
evaluation assessed all the major providers in this segment worldwide. The NEAT assessment identifies Sopra Steria’s Agile Development &
DevOps Services as “a Leader” based on the following strengths:
• Its broad set of certified employees with Agile and DevOps capabilities positions Sopra Steria well to deliver scaled agile for its clients
• Its investment in low code and automated development capabilities
• Its evolving DevOps platform in place for more than five years gives Sopra Steria a mature capability to offer clients new capabilities such as
AI
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Latest Version of Unisys Stealth® Features New Automation and
Visualization Tools to Accelerate Deployment and Simplify Management
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Unisys Corporation announced the availability of Unisys Stealth® 6.0, which features enhanced visualization and dashboard tools to simplify
an organization's IT reporting and deployment – strengthening security posture and allowing businesses to reduce the complexity of their IT
environment with the appropriate security policies. Stealth™ features artificial intelligence (AI)-driven automation to dramatically speed up
installation, configuration and deployment in the enterprise in a matter of minutes. Stealth 6.0, which uses micro-segmentation, encryption
and dynamic isolation to contain threats and protect public, private, hybrid, multi-cloud and on-premises environments, is available for
enterprise use to provide additional protection across the world's largest cloud computing platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web
Services Cloud and Google Cloud. Stealth also provides virtual agent support across operating systems, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS and
Android, enabling support for the broadest array of digital infrastructure in the IT industry. For many organizations, security teams have a lot
of critical data to monitor and manage. When security architectures are not fully integrated, these teams often must spend significant time and
resources manually analyzing security logs and data among solutions. A recent survey of global security leaders found that more than half
(53%) said that setting and managing policies and complex deployments served as the biggest challenges to their organizations, while 51%
cited the manual work needed for integration among solutions.
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Leading Technology Advisory Firm ISG Recognizes Unisys as Leader in
Managed Security Services in Australia
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Unisys Corporation announced that leading global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) has recognized Unisys as a leader in managed security services
in the Australian market based on its strengths in zero trust and micro-segmentation, identity management, enterprise scale capabilities and the ability to not be locked into proprietary
technology. The ISG Provider Lens™ "Cyber Security – Solutions & Services" compares the strengths, challenges and competitive differentiators of 58 providers. It found that Unisys was
one of only seven service providers to be ranked as a leader in managed security services in Australia. A leader has a highly-attractive product and service offering and a very strong market
and competitive position. They are regarded as opinion leaders and ensure innovative strength and stability. The report noted the following strengths for Unisys' managed security services:
• Zero trust and micro-segmentation: Unisys Stealth(core)™ creates identity-based micro-segments called communities of interest (COIs). Stealth regards all traffic as untrusted and permits
communication only if COI membership is confirmed. The solution separates trusted systems, users and data from the untrusted. All communications between COI members and Stealth
™-protected assets are encrypted, and endpoints are concealed from non-members. This highly-secure connection enables dynamic isolation, eliminating attacks that are in progress, to keep
businesses running. The solution dynamically isolates devices and users at the first sign of compromise. Support for endpoint through to IT devices is also provided.
• Strong in identity: Unisys Stealth(identity)™ is an enterprise-grade identity and biometrics capability that can be scaled to more than 300 million identity records. It can be integrated with
the core Stealth offering to provide biometric matching for higher levels of identity security.
• Strong in enterprise: Unisys' services are designed for large organisations. It uses LogRhythm NextGen, Securonix Cloud and other SIEM tools to inspect logs and other machine data
using AI. Unisys' services and software optimise how clients deliver services to their business suppliers, partners and employees.
• Not locked into their own technology: Although Unisys has its own proprietary offerings, its decade-long experience as a provider of enterprise-level systems integration and managed
services enables it to readily implement, integrate and support a wide range of third-party security offerings.
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Leading Technology Advisory Firm ISG Recognizes Unisys as Global
Leader in the Digital Workplace of the Future
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Unisys Corporation announced that leading global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) has recognized the company as a global leader in
digital workplace services in their reports on the U.S., the U.K. and Brazil. The ISG Provider Lens™ "Digital Workplace of the Future" Report evaluates the relative capabilities
of more than 30 software vendors/service providers, based on a multi-phased research and analysis process, and positions these providers within different quadrants based on
their ability to provide digital workplace and managed service support. In each quadrant, providers are categorized as being Leaders, Product Challengers, Contenders or Market
Challengers. In the U.S. report published November 10, ISG ranks Unisys as a "Leader" and highlights the Unisys InteliServe™ pervasive automation platform for the digital
workplace – which is powered by advanced analytics, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and identity authentication – as a strength for Unisys in addition
to its "industry catered, post-pandemic consulting for the future of work." The report cited Unisys for three areas of strength: Digital Workplace Consulting Services, Managed
Mobility Services (Mid-market) and Managed Workplace Services (Large accounts). In the UK report published November 12, Unisys placed as a "Leader" in the Managed
Workplace Services category. In the Brazil report published November 12, ISG ranks Unisys as a "Leader" in three areas: Digital Workplace Consulting, Managed Mobility
Services and Managed Workplace Services (Large Accounts). ISG comments about Unisys in the U.S. report stated:
• "Experience in workplace transformation and its pandemic-focused consulting services act as differentiators and place it as a leader in this quadrant."
• "Offers strong capabilities in UEM, security and future-oriented managed mobility services, making it a strong leader in this space."
• "Provides automation enabled and experience-focused managed services and carves out specific offerings for challenging times, making it a strong leader in this quadrant."
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Virtusa Named a Winner in the 2020 Candidate Experience Awards by
Talent Board
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Virtusa Corporation a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions that help clients change and disrupt markets
through innovation engineering, announced it has been named a winner in the 2020 Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards by Talent Board for the North
America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. Talent Board and the Candidate Experience Awards, founded in 2011, is the first non-profit research
organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience with industry benchmarks that highlight accountability, fairness, and
business impact. The winners were rated by the candidates themselves across four key data points: a positive overall candidate experience, extremely likely
to apply again, extremely likely to refer others, and willingness to increase their business relationship with the employer. Enhancements to the candidate
experience at Virtusa focus on the interview process and career advancement. The interview process at Virtusa illustrates the bigger picture of a role,
including role evolution, professional growth within the role, employee benefits details, and the quality of life working at Virtusa. Virtusa recently announced
a new talent framework to accelerate team member career progression while delivering value to clients called Engineering IQ. Engineering IQ enables the
development of new skills by benchmarking skill level, providing a roadmap for advancement, and taking a final assessment to surpass the benchmark score
and qualify to the next proficiency level. Virtusa’s work environment emphasizes collaboration, learning, and innovation through additional proprietary
technologies such as its V+ Platform to encourage team member engagement, gamified AI-powered engineering leaderboards to continuously reset and
outpace performance benchmarks, and surveys for team members to provide feedback within the company.
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Wipro Selected as Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI)
Member for the 11th Consecutive Year
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Wipro Limited a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it
has been selected as a member of the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) – 2020 for the eleventh year in
succession. This year, 3429 companies were assessed from around the world, of which 323 made it to the final DJSI (World)
index for 2020-2021. The IT Services sector saw 86 companies participating globally of which ten have been selected in the
World Index. Wipro is also part of DJSI (Emerging Markets). Launched in 1999, the S&P DJSI (World) is the leading global
standard for corporate sustainability and represents the top 10% of an industry sector based on performance on a
comprehensive range of Economic, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) parameters. Inclusion in DJSI (World)
index is based on a rigorous analysis of a company’s sustainability performance on nearly 1000 data points spread across 100
questions and three dimensions- Economic, Environmental, and Social.
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World Wide Technology India Named Cisco Gold Partner
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World Wide Technology (WWT) announced that it has been awarded the Gold Partner status by Cisco in India for the first time. Awarded to
channel partners who rise to business challenges, the Cisco Gold Partner status acknowledges superior business practices and rewards best-in-class
methodologies. Areas of consideration include innovative processes, architecture-led successes, strategic business outcome focused programs,
seizing new opportunities, and sales approaches. As a result, WWT India will now have access to the highest level of Cisco channel incentives
which includes enhanced technical support, productivity tools and training materials. WWT opened its Asia Integration Centre in Mumbai in
September 2019. Located 40 kilometers northeast of Mumbai, the 10,000-square-foot facility is WWT's fourth Global Integration Centre and
second in the Asia-Pacific region. AIC-Mumbai combines the latest technology in data analytics, multicloud, storage, networking and the Internet
of Things and allows customers to build and manage IT infrastructures easily and effectively without risk. This is the second Asia Integration
Centre after Singapore. World Wide Technology (WWT) is a technology solution provider with $12 billion in annual revenue that provides digital
strategy, innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations around the globe. Based in St. Louis, WWT
employs more than 6,000 people and operates over 4 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20
facilities throughout the world.
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Accenture Helps UPC Polska Tap Google Cloud to Deliver Next
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Accenture and Google Cloud have collaborated to help UPC Polska, Poland’s leading connectivity and entertainment provider, move from an on-premises
infrastructure to cloud, in response to changing customer demands. Deployed in just six weeks, the new model balances UPC Polska’s traditional IT systems with
the speed and flexibility of cloud services to reduce time to market and enable content personalization delivery for 1.5 million customers. Households worldwide
increasingly expect one provider to meet all their telephony, digital entertainment and broadband needs. As the choice of providers increases and switching costs
decrease, telecommunications providers must provide compelling bundles and integrated experiences to create and maintain loyalty. UPC Polska recognized that
a hybrid approach to IT would provide them with the best of both worlds through cloud’s agility and speed, along with the power and comfort of still using their
traditional on-premises infrastructure. They set their sights on Anthos, Google Cloud’s application modernization platform, and enlisted Accenture to assist with
deployment and cultural shift management, to become a cloud-first business. Drawing from its team of over 70,000 cloud professionals, Accenture provided the
strategy, training and support needed to ensure a smooth cloud migration, helping UPC Polska’s IT teams and developers quickly get up to speed in just six weeks.
Freed from the burden of infrastructure management and newly trained in agile methodology, UPC Polska’s developers can now focus on writing great code and
delivering exceptional customer experiences while operators use Anthos to effectively manage and run those applications anywhere.
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Accenture Federal Services Wins $90 Million Contract to Help U.S. Air
Force with Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Initiative
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Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture has been awarded a $90 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop an integrated capability
for planning, scheduling and conducting depot maintenance and to help expand Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) capabilities across logistics and other business
domains. The Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Initiative+ (MROi+) contract has a four and a half-year performance period. As part of its work, AFS will develop
and implement ERP applications to manage integrated depot maintenance and Air Force working capital fund financials. The solutions will be developed by AFS
within the Oracle Enterprise Business Suite and include key modules such as Complex Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, Discrete Manufacturing, Production
and Scheduling, Inventory, and Advanced Supply Chain Planning. Accenture brings vast private-and public-sector experience with complex ERP systems
integration to its work with the Air Force. AFS was recently awarded a contract to establish a new cloud-based common infrastructure for Air Force ERP systems.
AFS is also the prime contractor for the Air Force Integrated Personnel and Payroll System to modernize payroll, leave management and core human resources
functions for the Air Force. Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington, Virginia.
Accenture’s federal business has served every cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal organizations. Accenture Federal Services transforms bold
ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations.
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Senegal’s UVS uses Atos’ BullSequana Intel-based supercomputer to
evaluate impact of COVID-19 containment measures
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Atos announces that the Virtual University of Senegal (UVS) is testing a mathematical algorithm which models the spread of COVID-19, to evaluate the
impact of containment measures such as social distancing and wearing masks, using Atos’ BullSequana X800 supercomputer. This supercomputer, based on
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum processors is accessible through Atos’ new HPC, AI, and Quantum Life Sciences Centre of Excellence (LSCoE). Intel
Corporation, among others, has provided funding for this project. The Virtual University of Senegal is one of the first users of this platform. In line with the
Senegalese health authorities’ strategy, renowned researchers at the Pole of Innovation and Expertise for Development (PIED) of UVS have created a
theoretical mathematical model able to simulate different scenarios in the spread of COVID-19 and needed advanced computer resources to run multiple
simulations. By accessing Atos’ leading-edge technologies, such as Quantum, High Performance Computing and AI, supported by Atos’ services and
expertise, together with this Atos-Intel HPC platform, researchers at UVS are now able to test their model by using different scenarios to measure the impact
of containment measures. The model includes a quarantined population variable and looks at the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces. This platform is
available to all universities and laboratories worldwide working in SARS-Cov-2 related projects and it illustrates the first milestone in the new Atos-Intel
partnership in Life Sciences in which Intel provides funding for a platform that is fully managed and operated by Atos experts.
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U.S. Army selects BAE Systems to deliver autonomy capabilities for
Future Vertical Lift initiative
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BAE Systems has been awarded multiple contracts from the U.S. Army to develop key technologies for the Advanced Teaming Demonstration Program
(A-Team). BAE Systems was the only company awarded contracts for three of the program’s four focus areas, designed to advance manned and unmanned
teaming (MUM-T) capabilities that are expected to be critical components in the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. In order to combat the
increasingly complex, contested, and communication-denied battlespace presented by near-peer adversaries, the U.S. Army developed the A-Team program
to create an automated system to offload the cognitive burden of pilots while enabling them to command swarms of unmanned aircraft. BAE Systems was
selected to deliver a highly automated system to provide situational awareness, information processing, resource management, and decision making that is
beyond human capabilities. These advantages become exceedingly important as the Army moves toward mission teams of unmanned aircraft that will be
controlled by pilots in real time. The contracts total $9 million and include awards for the Human Machine Interface, Platform Resource Capability
Management, and Situational Awareness Management elements of the program. To deliver the critical autonomy technology, BAE Systems’ FAST Labs
research and development team and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems
business area will leverage their decades of work pioneering autonomy technologies. The program will leverage the Future Open Rotorcraft Cockpit
Environment Lab to conduct simulation tests and demonstrations with products from different contractors in consideration of transition to the FVL program.
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Brimstone missile contract boosts manufacturing at BAE Systems
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BAE Systems has been awarded a £6.4 million contract by MBDA to design and manufacture elements of a missile system used
by the Royal Air Force. The work which will take place at BAE Systems sites at Broad Oak in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and
Hillend in Dunfermline, Fife, will secure and maintain important technical skills and capabilities in the specialised microwave
sector. The contract to produce Brimstone 3 Receiver Assemblies will involve a microelectronic manufacturing process which
combines cutting-edge tools and techniques to deliver high quality, innovative products. BAE Systems is one of the few
companies in the UK which has all the capabilities to produce such highly complex microwave modules. The 450 strong
manufacturing and engineering support team that will deliver this contract is involved in the production, assembly and testing of
complex microwave modules for a wide range of applications, all of which are manufactured within specially controlled
manufacturing environments. The UK-designed Brimstone is a high-precision strike missile with an advanced dual-mode
mmW/SAL seeker used by the Royal Air Force that has proven itself repeatedly in recent combat operations. This subcontract
forms part of the Capability Sustainment Programme for Brimstone, which was awarded to MBDA in 2018.
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BAE Systems secures new $94 million contract to deliver advanced
technology to the U.S. Navy
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BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year $94 million single-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to deliver advanced
technology capability to the U.S. Navy. Building on 40 years of support to the U.S. Navy, this award from the Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) enables the company to provide engineering, test, and evaluation
support for sensors as well as communication, control, and weapons systems for various manned and unmanned airborne platforms. The
award recognizes BAE Systems’ investments in the development of model-based systems engineering capabilities. The company’s
ADAMS™ architecture provides a digital environment for systems engineering across multidisciplinary, multi-organization teams and
stakeholders. On this contract, the company will use its innovative tools and methods such as digital engineering to create the digital
thread that provides full design traceability to requirements, improved collaboration, and a digital repository for the Airborne Systems
Integration Division. BAE Systems is a leading systems integrator supporting militaries, governments, and U.S. intelligence community
members across the globe. The company’s advanced technologies and services protect people and national security, and keep critical
information and infrastructure secure across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.
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BAE Systems awarded life-extension contract for Swiss CV90
combat vehicle
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BAE Systems Hägglunds has received a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (armasuisse) for the life-extension of the Swiss
Army’s CV9030, known as the “Schützenpanzer 2000.” The life-extension program of the CV9030 will keep the 186 vehicle fleet in service until 2040 and
significantly improve the platform’s ability in certain areas. The improvements are mainly based on previous obsolescence issues in the area of optical,
electrical and electronic components. They also include the installation of Active Damping technology which reduces wear and tear, minimizes through-life
repair costs, improves speed in terrain and ride comfort. A new improved electronics architecture will support adapting to future technology growth. The
vehicles will also be fitted with a 360-degree surveillance system, increasing situational awareness, combat effectiveness, and survivability to enable safer
route planning and more rapid targeting. As part of the contract, BAE Systems Hägglunds, the original manufacturer of the CV90, has already been working
closely with Swiss industry to meet the industrial cooperation requirements. The program will involve multiple suppliers based across all regions of
Switzerland. Selected companies will produce items such as the next generation of electronic boxes for the CV90s, electrical cables, and mechanical
components. One of these suppliers is RUAG AG, which will provide a new auxiliary power unit in collaboration with BAE Systems. Through its role as the
Material Competence Center (Materialkompetenzzentrum), RUAG is fully involved in securing Switzerland’s autonomy and operational readiness,
increasing defense capabilities, self-sufficiency, and security of supply while preserving high-skilled jobs and in-country capability.
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U.S. Navy awards $76.3 million contract for USS Stout's maintenance
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BAE Systems has received a $76.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work aboard the
guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55). The docking selected restricted availability (DSRA) contract for the Norfolk-based destroyer
includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $100.5 million. BAE Systems’Norfolk shipyard will begin working aboard
the 510-foot-long ship in January 2021. Under the awarded DSRAcontract, BAE Systems will drydock the ship; perform hull, tank and mechanical
work; install upgraded electronic and electrical systems; and make other shipboard improvements. The USS Stout is named in honor of U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral Herald F. Stout (1903-1987). During World War II, then-Commander Stout commanded a destroyer that was assigned to the Little
Beaver squadron under then-Commodore Arleigh Burke. He earned two Navy Cross medals for command of the ship. The Stout became the fifth
ship of the Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers, which now numbers 68 ships. BAE Systems is a leading provider of ship repair,
maintenance, modernization, conversion, and overhaul services for the Navy, other government agencies, and select commercial customers. The
company operates four full-service shipyards in California, Florida, Hawaii, and Virginia, and offers a highly skilled, experienced workforce,
seven dry-docks/railways, and significant pier space and ship support services. The company’s Norfolk shipyard has approximately 1,250
employees and works with the Navy and several subcontractor companies to accomplish its sustainment work.
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U.S. Navy awards $197 million contract for USS Wasp modernization
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BAE Systems has received a $197.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work
aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). This is the second time in four years that the company has performed significant
work onboard the Wasp to sustain its warfighting capability. Under the new contract, BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard will begin working
aboard the 843-foot-long USS Wasp in February 2021, performing hull, tank and mechanical work. The contract includes options that, if
exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $237.7 million. During the company’s last maintenance availability aboard the Wasp, from
December 2016 to May 2017, BAE Systems added modifications to support Joint Strike Fighter operations onboard. The USS Wasp is
the lead ship of a class of U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. It is the 10th Navy vessel to bear the name since 1775. To prepare for
drydocking the Wasp, BAE Systems sent its largest floating drydock in Norfolk to a Baltimore, Maryland, shipyard for five months of
lifecycle maintenance. The drydock, called “Titan,” returned to Norfolk earlier this month. The lifecycle maintenance work performed on
Titan drydock will enable the yard to service the largest Navy ships in the port of Norfolk for another 20 to 25 years. Titan is capable of
lifting up to 52,500 long tons. The USS Wasp displaces about 40,500 long tons.
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CGI to assist VIA Rail Canada in the implementation of a new
reservation system
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CGI announced that it has been selected by VIA Rail Canada to help the national passenger rail service continue its journey of improvements
in customer experience. CGI will assist in implementing an innovative reservation system as a first step toward helping the company create
an integrated travel experience that will assist passengers at every step of their travel journey. CGI was chosen because of the advanced
reservation solution it proposed. CGI also offers VIA Rail Canada extensive large-scale systems development experience, along with broad
expertise in digital and cloud technologies. In addition, through CGI, VIA Rail Canada has access to a large pool of local talent, supported by
a global network of professionals. With approximately 3,250 transport and logistics experts across the globe, CGI partners with more than
200 clients across the aviation, rail, maritime, road and regional and logistics sectors. CGI delivers innovative digital business solutions that
improve energy and process efficiencies, optimize the passenger experience, enhance cybersecurity, increase regulatory compliance etc. CGI
is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 77,500 consultants and other professionals
across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration,
managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model
complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results.
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General Dynamics Awarded $4.4 Billion Department of Defense
Enterprise Cloud Contract
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General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics announced it was awarded the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS)
contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) in partnership with the Defense Department (DoD) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). DEOS
will streamline the DoD's use of cloud email and collaborative tools while enhancing cybersecurity and information sharing across the DoD’s enterprise based on the
latest commercial technology. GDIT will stand up and accredit DEOS cloud environments as well as support the migration of existing DoD Office 365 (O365) tenants
into DEOS. The DEOS environments are intended to support over 3.2 million DoD users and GDIT will provide engineering, migration, training and support services
for those users. DoD estimates the value of the DEOS Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) at $4.4 billion over a 10-year period, which includes a five-year base period
with two two-year options and one one-year option. Under the contract, GDIT will replace legacy DoD IT office applications with an enterprise-wide standard
cloud-based solution across all military services worldwide for both unclassified (IL5) and classified (IL6) environments. This solution will allow DoD users and mission
partners to more seamlessly collaborate and share information regardless of their location or DoD organization. DEOS represents a major pillar of the DoD CIO's cloud
strategy, the largest ever deployment of Microsoft O365 and the first deployment of O365 in a DoD classified environment. General Dynamics is a global aerospace and
defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; IT services; C4ISR
solutions; and shipbuilding and ship repair. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $39.4 billion in revenue in 2019.
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General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded $9.5 billion by U.S. Navy for
Columbia-class submarines
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General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded it a $9.474 billion contract
modification option for construction and test of the lead and second ships of the Columbia class, as well as associated design and engineering support.
Electric Boat is the prime contractor on the Columbia program, which will replace the aging Ohio class of ballistic missile submarines. Electric Boat
will perform about 78% of the construction of the Columbia class and recently shifted the program to full-scale construction at the company’s
manufacturing complex in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Construction of four of the six ‘supermodules’will take place at Electric Boat’s Quonset Point
facility. The supermodules will then be transported by barge to the company’s Final Test and Assembly yard in Groton, Connecticut, where the
components will be assembled into a complete submarine in a 200,000 square-foot facility now under construction specifically for the Columbia class.
General Dynamics recently reported that the design maturity for Columbia was almost 90% complete, nearly twice the level of design completion of
the lead Virginia-class submarine when it started construction. At 560 feet long with a displacement of nearly 21,000 tons, the submarines of the
Columbia class will be the largest ever built by the United States. Ships of the Columbia class will have a life-of-ship fuel core that will power the
submarine for its entire service life, eliminating the need for a mid-service refueling. Electric Boat will deliver the lead ship to the Navy in 2027.
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General Dynamics Information Technology Awarded $241 Million
Multi-Cloud Contract by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics announced it has been awarded a new contract by
the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide cloud services and software
tools. The Cloud Products and Tool (CPT) task order holds a total estimated value of $241 million, on a one-year base period with three
one-year options. GDIT will procure cloud services and implement a mature multi-cloud environment designed to deliver critical healthcare
services to tens of millions of Americans through applications such as Medicare.gov and Healthcare.gov. CMS operates one of the largest
public clouds in the federal government, and the new instances procured under CPT will include Amazon Web Services public cloud and
GovCloud, and Microsoft Azure Government. Through CPT, GDIT will deliver increased value to CMS by accelerating the procurement and
implementation of cloud services, professional services, cloud training, tools and software, in addition to simplifying the financial
management of cloud assets. General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and
services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; IT services; C4ISR solutions; and shipbuilding and ship
repair. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $39.4 billion in revenue in 2019.
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Alpitour World Selects IBM Hybrid Cloud and AI Capabilities For a
More Personalized Customer Experience
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IBM and Italy's leading travel company, Alpitour Group, announced that it has selected IBM Watson, enabled by hybrid cloud solutions, to modernize
existing customer-oriented digital applications and help accelerate the development of new ones to promote a more user-friendly, personalized
experience for its clients. With its five divisions - Tour Operating, Aviation, Hotel Management, Incoming and Travel Agencies - Alpitour Group
provides vacation services to millions of travelers worldwide and works with thousands of travel agencies. It has a mission to meet the growing
expectations of travelers looking to make the most out of their journey, while also addressing the complex challenges of the sector like the ebb and flow
of the travel seasons and the current pandemic. As part of the solution, Alpitour Group is working with IBM Services to use natural language processing
(NLP) solutions from IBM Watson to help develop applications to design and provide more personalized, simpler booking experiences. Using IBM
Watson products including Watson Discovery and Watson Natural Language Understanding on IBM Cloud, the solution is aimed to extract the subject
and text of each email to help recognize the type of request, capture the main information and classify its content. With more than two million messages
being received by Alpitor annually, the AI solution is expected to process an estimated 80% of those, thereby enabling their employees to focus on
effectiveness and efficiency in their responses, with the most complex and priority requests addressed with greater precision and speed. The alliance
between AI and IT infrastructure, could help produce a real leap in the delivery of digital services.
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IBM Food Trust Delivers Traceability, Quality Assurance to Major
Olive Oil Brands with Blockchain
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IBM and olive oil producers Conde de Benalua, a cooperative in Spain made up of more than 2,000 farmers, and Rolar de Cuyo, an olive oil supplier in Argentina,
announced they are using IBM Food Trust on IBM Cloud to trace the lifecycle of their product and provide traceability, authenticity and quality for consumers.
They join CHO, a Tunisia-based producer that makes Terra Delyssa brand olive oil, and I Potti de Fratini, a family-run oil mill in Italy, which joined IBM Food
Trust earlier in 2020. Using blockchain technology, these companies from around the world are promoting greater consumer trust in their olive oil and working to
create a more efficient and transparent supply chain. Consumers' demand for transparency and general distrust have been driven by recent reports of olive oil
counterfeits and adulteration. That trend is reflected in a broader context, according to a recent IBM Institute for Business Value study, which found that 73% of
consumers will pay a premium for full transparency into the products they buy. IBM Food Trust uses IBM Blockchain technology and IBM Cloud to close the
information gap for customers. By scanning a QR code on each bottle of olive oil, consumers can trace its production from the groves where the olives were grown,
to the mills where they were processed into oil, to the stores where it is sold. They can see images of where the olives were picked and pressed and get to know the
farmers and workers behind the scenes and even review what criteria was met for the oil in each bottle. For example, the tracing will show whether the olives were
processed to the standards required to be labeled extra virgin olive oil. On the production side, members of the supply chain can work together with greater
confidence and efficiency, creating a permanent digital record of transactions that can be easily shared with permissioned parties. This data within IBM Food Trust
can also be used to help ensure the freshness of food, control storage times and reduce waste.
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Infosys Helps Citizens Energy Group Enhance Customer
Experience and Billing
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Infosys the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced the successful implementation of next-gen
Oracle Utilities Customer to Meter (C2M) at Citizens Energy Group (Citizens) to help them enhance overall customer experience and
employee productivity with a new Customer Information System (CIS). As the sole systems integrator, Infosys enabled Citizens with
the customer service transformation program over a two-year period that included business process standardization, implementation
of Oracle software platforms, and integration with Edge systems. This program modernized Citizens’ customer services, self-service,
and meter data management processes for future scalability and flexibility to handle changing customer needs. This engagement is
one of the first few Oracle Utilities C2M based customer service transformations in the world. As part of the program, Infosys
leveraged capabilities from its North America Innovation Hub in Indianapolis and Utilities solutions like the Infosys proprietary
Preconfigured Accelerator for Customer Experience (PACE) on top of the Oracle Utilities technology stack. Citizens Energy Group
provides safe and reliable utility services to about 800,000 people in the Indianapolis area. Citizens operates its utilities only for the
benefit of customers and the community.
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Resimac Selects Infosys Finacle Digital Banking SaaS to Build
Australia’s First Neo-Non-Bank
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Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys and Resimac, a leading non-bank lender in Australia and New Zealand,
announced the selection of Finacle Digital Banking SaaS to achieve end-to-end digital modernization to provide enhanced customer experience across all its brands
in Australia and New Zealand. The comprehensive, Australia-ready, digital banking solution stack will be offered in a fully SaaS model on a state-of-the-art public
cloud architecture, enabling Resimac to cost-effectively scale at will, while delivering personalized digital banking experiences with enhanced security.
Highlights:
• The Finacle suite provides a comprehensive, flexible and integrated platform to enable Resimac to create products, open accounts and manage the entire
loan-servicing lifecycle, including payments, in a truly digital manner
• Resimac will be able to deliver extensive self-service capabilities across multiple digital channels, to give end-consumers the flexibility to personalize products,
such as choosing lending terms, to cater to their unique requirements
• The Finacle solution’s open application programming interfaces (APIs) will enable effective collaboration with ecosystem partners. Localized components of
the solution, including 16 integration adapters, will empower Resimac to establish seamless end-to-end integration with major allied service providers and key
partners such as credit bureaus, ATM providers and digital payments providers
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XacBank Mongolia Selects Infosys Finacle to Power its Digital
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XacBank, a leading universal bank in Mongolia, and Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys announced the selection
of Finacle’s core banking, treasury, and corporate banking solution suites to power XacBank’s digital transformation. The Finacle solution suite will enable the
bank to drive all-round business transformation to improve customer engagement, operational excellence, and the flexibility to launch tailored offerings on
demand, for continuous innovation and growth.
Highlights:
• With Finacle digital core banking suite, XacBank will gain a comprehensive set of capabilities and an open platform to establish a robust foundation for its
digital future. The digital product factory will enable the bank to evolve its offerings at speed to keep in sync with market dynamics
• The broad suite of enterprise products - deposits, loans, limits and collaterals, payments, trade finance – will enable XacBank to standardize business processes,
simplify enterprise architecture and offer tailored services
• The Finacle Treasury solution will provide XacBank with a single, unified platform to enable trading, risk management and processing across a wide expanse
of cross-asset classes
• This solution suite will help the bank accelerate its digitization and automation journey across the enterprise, resulting in improved customer experience and
lower costs of operation
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Naval Medical Logistics Command selects Leidos for critical research
into warfighter operational readiness
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Leidos a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Naval Medical Logistics
Command. Through this contract, Leidos will continue to perform operational medicine and warfighter performance research for the Naval
Health Research Center’s (NHRC) Operational Readiness Directorate. The single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract holds
a maximum value of $82 million. It includes a 60-month period of performance. Work will primarily be performed at NHRC in San Diego,
California. NHRC conducts core research in operational readiness, military health and infectious diseases. In the area of operational readiness,
NHRC leverages scientific breakthroughs to optimize human performance, recovery and resilience and to prevent injuries. They also develop
medical planning, logistics and decision support tools for the nation’s armed forces. Through this contract, Leidos will continue to provide
data-driven research modeling to support operational medicine. The modeling is designed to enhance medical decision tools for operational
commanders, medical logisticians and field medical personnel. In addition, the Leidos team will continue to analyze warfighter performance
with medical research, development, testing, evaluation and surveillance services. The research outcomes are intended to enhance mission
readiness, warfighter resilience and rehabilitation strategies for Department of Defense personnel worldwide.
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Unisys Wins Cloud Contracts with Public Sector Clients Around
the World
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Unisys Corporation announced a series of cloud contracts with public sector clients around the world. All awarded in the third quarter of 2020 –
during which the company generated revenue growth in its public sector both sequentially and year over year – the Unisys contracts announced
are:
• In the Americas, the State of North Dakota, a current public sector client, awarded Unisys a new, five-year contract to support Job Service of
North Dakota (JSND), the state's unemployment insurance agency. The work leverages ClearPath® MCP Software Series for Azure because of the
economic, operational and customer-service benefits it provides, as well as CloudForte® consulting services in the Azure GovCloud.
• In Europe, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), selected Unisys for a Cloud and IT Architecture assessment project based on the
Unisys CloudForte® FastTrack Assessment methodology to develop services to support EFCA's mission to promote the highest common
standards for control, inspection and surveillance of Europe's fishing industry.
• In Asia Pacific, Unisys expanded its relationship with an Australian state government agency to provide additional cloud services as part of the
agency's ongoing cloud transformation.
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Wipro wins five-year software engineering services engagement from
ThoughtSpot
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Wipro Limited a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it has
won a multi-year contract for software engineering services from ThoughtSpot. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California,
ThoughtSpot is a search and Artificial Intelligence-driven analytics platform that helps explore, analyze and share real-time business
analytics data easily. As part of the five-year engagement, Wipro will enhance various components of ThoughtSpot’s Search and
Analytics platform to help scale feature development. Wipro will leverage its EngineeringNXT framework and Product POD
(accelerated software product engineering model), to deliver software services quickly, reliably and safely. The solutions will help
ThoughtSpot sustain their competitive advantage by expediting the launch of new releases to the market. Wipro’s Industrial and
Engineering Services (IES) is the driver for our Engineering Services portfolio. IES facilitate over 500 clients across multiple
industries / verticals with a platform to innovate and engineer products, platforms and technologies at scale. This platform of services
offerings combines the maturity of engineering processes, the passion for latest technology and the access to a diverse ecosystem to
deliver value to customers at various stages of the product or platform life cycle.
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Accenture and The Alan Turing Institute Establish Strategic Partnership to
Conduct AI and Data Science Research and Develop Applications
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Accenture is expanding its research collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute, the national institute for data science and AI, by committing to establish a five-year
strategic partnership that will create a new data and AI engagement forum, conduct research, and develop applications. The partnership, led by Accenture Applied
Intelligence, will bring together industry and academia to deliver real value from cutting edge AI and data science research to businesses and society in the UK. It will
also place particular emphasis on developing regional strengths and new project opportunities in the UK. These include cities such as Edinburgh, Manchester and
Newcastle, where promising technology hubs are already starting to emerge. Some of the activities the research partnership plans to undertake include conducting joint
research in data science and AI, as well as engagement activities to help transform executives’understanding of how it can be used as a tool for business. This will include
guest lectures and seminars as well as internship opportunities for a range of students across the Turing Network with Accenture and its clients.
Over the next five years, joint research will be undertaken across many areas including:
• Creating tools for the generation and management of synthetic data as well as tools in other Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) for safe and secure data sharing.
• Developing interoperable software tools focusing on advanced modelling techniques to create complex digital twins, for example representing business systems.
• Applications of AI to help quantify uncertainty and design systems which are more resilient to shocks, make systems more sustainable, and do social good.
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Accenture and Tokyo Women’s Medical University to Conduct Joint Research
on Potential Benefits of Artificial Intelligence for Kidney Transplant Treatment
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Accenture and Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) have agreed to conduct joint research using artificial intelligence (AI) to verify and analyze
kidney transplant test results, recognize early-stage kidney transplant rejection tendencies and to foresee side effects in efforts to identify more effective
post-operation treatments for patients. Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital will provide its previous kidney transplant data - such as basic
information of patients and donors, drug information, test items and event occurrence status. Under secure environment on Accenture’s AI Hub Platform,
Accenture will analyze such data with appropriate analytic algorithms, such as machine learning, to predict rejection and side effects, to identify confounding
factors, to discover optimal donor and recipient combinations, and to develop an AI model that can recommend optimal post-operation treatments for kidney
transplant patients. The results of the joint research are planned to be publicized by the end of 2021. Japan has the second largest number of dialysis patients
per one million people, and the number of dialysis patients is increasing every year (*). With advances in medical technology and drugs, the engraftment
period - when the blood-forming cells received on transplant day start to grow and make healthy blood cells - of transplanted kidneys has improved
dramatically, but the quality of life of transplant patients has been reduced due to side effects of long-term use of immunosuppressants during maintenance
therapy. Accenture and TWMU are jointly tackling this this problem, by verifying how AI can effectively support physicians to identify chronic rejection in
early stage from observation test results, to foresee side effects, and to select highly effective treatments.
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Accenture Launches Project Spotlight, a New Approach to Venture Capital
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Accenture has launched a new immersive engagement and investment program targeting emerging technology software startups to help fill strategic innovation
gaps for the Global 2000. Called Project Spotlight, the exclusive Accenture Ventures program represents a new approach to engaging with the global software
startup community. Beyond making capital investments, Project Spotlight will offer unprecedented access to Accenture’s technology domain expertise and its
enterprise clients. Startups will co-innovate with Accenture at its Innovation Hubs, Labs and Liquid Studios, working with subject matter experts to adapt their
solutions to the enterprise market and scale faster and more effectively. Created by six-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur and CEO, Tom Lounibos, Project Spotlight
seeks to transform the transactional nature of venture capital into an immersive engagement model. Accenture recently invested in and formed a strategic alliance
with SkyHive, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based startup that uses artificial intelligence technology and its proprietary quantum labor analysis methodology to
facilitate labor market transformation, reskilling and learning. SkyHive has been part of Project Spotlight since March, working with Accenture technologists at
The Dock, Accenture’s flagship R&D and global innovation center in Dublin, and at Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab New York. In addition to collaborative
R&D activities, the Accenture Talent & Organization/Human Potential practice and SkyHive have supported dozens of client use cases related to pandemic
response and are helping Global 2000 clients define and navigate rapid workforce changes. Most recently, Accenture brought SkyHive into a collaboration with
Walmart and Unilever as part of an effort catalyzed by the World Economic Forum’s Consumer Industries Taskforce on Future of Work. Through the collaborative
industry effort, the organizations are working on a ten-week pilot that will serve as a proof-of-concept of reskilling and redeployment efforts that, when scaled, can
help people remain productive and employable in a transforming labor market.
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Institut Polytechnique de Paris and Accenture Form Strategic Partnership to Leverage
Science and Technology to Address Major Societal, Economic, and Environmental Challenges
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Accenture and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) have entered into a five-year strategic partnership to co-develop solutions in response to the
major social, economic, and environmental challenges that humanity faces. A central aspect of the partnership is the creation of an academic and
research chair that aims to foster the development of innovative technologies in response to these challenges. Building on IP Paris Interdisciplinary
Research Centers, the academic and research chair — known as the “Chair of Technology for Change” — seeks to promote industry transformation and
the emergence of innovative business models to foster environmental and social sustainability. It aims to accelerate and support environment, economic,
social, and societal change through technological innovation. Established initially for a period of five years, the Chair of Technology for Change will
be an integral part of the research and education activities carried out at IP Paris. Its educational program will benefit today’s and tomorrow’s students
and decision makers by addressing a broad range of issues such as inclusive innovation, energy transition, sustainable technology, the circular economy,
sustainable business models, and responsible finance. The Chair will strongly contribute to a certificate, the level of which will be based on the students’
degree of commitment toward these critical issues. A key goal of the Chair of Technology for Change is to be a global leader — and a major contributor
within European universities — in fostering sustainable development and economy through technological innovation. As such, the Chair of Technology
for Change will organize annual events — such as a yearly Global Summit on Technology for Change, as well as international technology challenges
and hackathons — bringing together representatives of the general public, academics, businesses, and policy-makers to focus on these issues. The Chair
will also publish a yearly report on the latest research surrounding these issues in order to assist decision and policy-makers.
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Atos joins forces with start-up Pasqal to accelerate High Performance
Computing using quantum neutral atom technology
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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, will collaborate with French start-up Pasqal to develop a quantum accelerator based on neutral atom technology for
High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems. This technology would make it possible to strengthen the computing capacities of current computers and thereby
develop hybrid quantum-HPC systems that can be used in the short term. World leader in the manufacture of quantum processors, Pasqal has developed a
promising technology based on neutral atoms, which enables it to master more than 100 atoms, whereas superconducting circuits, the most advanced quantum
method to date, are currently limited to about 50 qubits. For its part, Atos has been studying the acceleration opportunities offered by neutral atoms for more than
two years and is contributing to advances in research by developing the software specific to this technology, which has led to several scientific publications and
patent filing. The collaboration will lead to the integration of Pasqal's technology into Atos’ HPC solutions environment. The collaboration will be based on Atos'
software development and quantum simulation platform, the Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM), combining Atos' expertise in algorithmics with Pasqal's
development processors. In November 2016, Atos launched an ambitious program to anticipate the future of quantum computing, called 'Atos Quantum'. As a
result of this initiative, Atos was the first player to offer a quantum noise simulation module as part of its Atos QLM offering. Atos QLM and Atos' expertise is now
contributing to numerous European programs, including the AQTION (Advanced Quantum computing with Trapped IONs) project, the PASQuanS
(Programmable Atomic Large-Scale Quantum Simulation) project and more recently the NEASQC (NExt ApplicationsS of Quantum Computing) project.
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Atos and Colt announce partnership to deliver a best-in-class Contact
Centre as a Service solution
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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation and Colt Technology Services have announced a partnership which will see Colt deliver - Contact Centre
as a Service (CCaaS) - an omnichannel support offering for enterprises that combines Colt’s cloud-enabled telephony proposition with its global
network reach and Atos’ ‘Cloud Contact Center powered by CXone’ offering. This new solution will enable organisations to provide a seamless
experience across all customer interactions – whether by phone, social media, chat or innovative AI capabilities. CCaaS enables enterprises to continue
their cloud migration journeys, by allowing them to virtually deploy contact centres and contact centre agents that are fully integrated into CRM and
other critical customer interaction tools. Being powered by the cloud, CCaaS can be supported from anywhere including the home - which is critical in
today’s remote working landscape. In launching this offering, Colt and Atos are striving to transform customer experience by creating a seamless,
scalable, one-touch platform that will allow enterprises to better understand their customers. In increasing the analytics and integrations surrounding
their customer interactions and by making it simple for customers to communicate with them from their channel of choice, enterprises will be able to
reinvent their customer relationships. Colt CCaaS is underpinned by NICE inContact’s CXone platform, a global leader in cloud CCaaS solutions,
aiming to improve the customer experience with their unified omnichannel software delivered via the cloud. Colt’s voice and network solutions are
underpinned by the Colt IQ Network, which is comprised of more than 29 000 on net buildings and 900 data centres globally.
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Atos announces extended collaboration with Amazon Web Services as Atos
OneCloud partner
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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, announces that it has further extended its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as AWS is named as one of the
strategic partners of Atos OneCloud, an initiative which brings together Atos’ comprehensive cloud capabilities into one powerful unique offering. This increased
collaboration is a next step in the strategic alliance between Atos and AWS which started in 2012. Atos is recognized as an AWS Well-Architected Partner and has, over
the years invested in achieving several AWS competencies including Migration Delivery Partner. Earlier this year Atos entered into exclusive negotiations with the
shareholders of Edifixio, a French cloud consulting and integration company, to acquire it, which would further strengthen its position to become a AWS Premier Tier
Consulting partner.
Other successful projects include:
• Global Electronics Company - one of the largest AWS SAP on HANA migrations outside of North America. Atos and AWS worked closely together to achieve this
successful large-scale upgrade and migration to AWS Cloud delivering the customer’s outcome of an SAP upgrade, Oracle to HANA migration, on premise to AWS
migration and AWS management services, within a short downtime window.
• A large US Bank –the first to move 100% of its data to the Cloud. Atos and AWS worked closely together to modernize its legacy systems and identify a data
transformation strategy to move data securely reinforcing its privacy standards.
• A Global Healthcare Technology Company – Atos consolidated and migrated this leading healthcare technology company to AWS and private cloud from 139 data
centres in 50 countries, with over 4000 servers.
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TIM and Atos launch a strategic partnership for the development of
the Cloud
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TIM and Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, have signed a strategic agreement to develop a digital platform for the TIM Cloud
in order to supply innovative solutions along with secure and localized public and private data management in Italy, which will provide
companies and Public Administrations with speed, flexibility and immediate control of information. As part of this agreement, the two
companies will also focus on the implementation of the pan-European Gaia-X standards, in line with the European Commission’s
objectives on data protection in all key market sectors. TIM and Atos, long committed to supporting the growth of cloud computing, a
rapidly expanding sector, will jointly define and implement a hybrid cloud model, leveraging their expertise respectively. The solution is
expected to be commercialized by the first half of 2021. Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with 110,000 employees in 73
countries and annual revenue of € 12 billion. European number one in Cloud, Cybersecurity and High-Performance Computing, the
Group provides end-to-end Orchestrated Hybrid Cloud, Big Data, Business Applications and Digital Workplace solutions. The Group is
the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos|Syntel,
and Unify. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.
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New collaboration will accelerate the pace of advanced sensing technology
development in the UK
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Advanced sensing technologies which have the potential to benefit aspects of everyday life will be developed as part of a new collaboration between BAE Systems
and the University of Birmingham. The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form an Advanced Sensing Technologies Consortium,
drawing on leading experts from industry, academia and Government. This forms part of the Government-funded National Quantum Technologies programme to
drive four UK-based hubs which includes a Sensors and Timing hub led by the University of Birmingham. Bringing together the best of British expertise, the
consortium will accelerate the development and application of advanced sensing technology, as well as develop disruptive technologies that will benefit UK
industry. These include:
• New and novel navigation systems that do not rely on GPS: These technologies could offer breakthrough capability for resilient navigation in the shipping or
defence industries where vehicles are operating in areas where GPS cannot be accessed.
• Cognitive workload measurement: Developing sensing technologies that can measure mental workload. Such sensors could bring benefits to the medical
industry when diagnosing conditions as well as industries with critical human operators e.g. fighter pilots.
• Enhanced situational awareness sensors: These could deliver breakthrough capabilities for urban flight or autonomous vehicles.
• Detection of difficult targets: Novel sensors that have the ability to detect buried infrastructure could see the technologies being exploited for use in hydrocarbon
exploration, mining, construction, transportation and critical national infrastructure.
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XPRIZE and Cognizant Announce Pandemic Response Challenge to Safely
Reopen Societies and Restart Economies Around the World
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As COVID-19 rates continue to surge in countries around the world, XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive
competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, in partnership with Cognizant one of the world's leading technology and professional
services companies, launched the Pandemic Response Challenge. The competition aims to harness the power of data and artificial
intelligence in equipping policymakers, health officials, and business leaders with the insights and guidance necessary to implement
public safety measures that maximize their ability to keep local economies open while minimizing potential virus breakouts. Reports
indicate that a COVID-19 vaccine may be on the horizon, making the speed at which populations are vaccinated a key variable in
considering strategies for safely reopening society and restoring the global economy. Based on technology and AI models developed by
Cognizant, and using data compiled by the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (based at Oxford University’s Blavatnik
School of Government), competing teams will build data-driven AI models that predict local COVID-19 transmission rates and prescribe
intervention and mitigation measures that, with testing in “what-if” scenarios, are shown to minimize infection rates as well as negative
economic impacts. Successful models may also serve as a roadmap for future crises.
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DXC Technology and Infinia ML Team Up to Bring Benefits of Advanced
Machine Learning to Global Customers
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DXC Technology announced a new relationship with Infinia ML to further advance machine learning and data analytics to
help customers manage and drive stronger performance and value from their IT estates. DXC will utilize Infinia ML machine
learning capabilities across its Enterprise Technology Stack to automate document processing, boost performance of
mission-critical IT systems, guide enterprise decision making, and enhance customer service/support. In addition, Infinia ML
will audit artificial intelligence (AI) systems to ensure they perform at the highest level. Infinia ML will strengthen DXC’s
ability to support customers with sophisticated end-to-end machine learning solutions such as natural language processing,
object detection, and behavior prediction across the businesses. DXC Technology helps global companies run their mission
critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability
across public, private and hybrid clouds. With decades of driving innovation, the world’s largest companies trust DXC to
deploy our enterprise technology stack to deliver new levels of performance, competitiveness and customer experiences.
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Firstsource Partners with Uniphore to Deliver Exceptional Customer
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Firstsource Solutions Limited a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) services and a RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
company, announced a strategic partnership with Uniphore, the global leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), to utilize its
platform as an important component to Firstsource’s Digitally Empowered Contact Center (DECC). The agreement centers on both
Firstsource and Uniphore bringing together global expertise, deep domain experience, and cutting-edge technology to deliver enhanced
Customer Experiences (CX). This multi-million dollar deal will create tremendous value for our clients over the next few years. By using
the combined efficiency and advanced capabilities of the Firstsource – Uniphore partnership, there are multiple benefits for businesses:
• Improved Customer Experience: Every year, Firstsource handles over 200 million interactions for Fortune 100 brands worldwide.
Deploying AI and automation will significantly increase process efficiency and improve customer experience.
• Higher Customer Satisfaction and Associate Loyalty: Firstsource delivers industry leading CSAT score, and with real-time actionable
insights, this will further improve. Associates appreciate the ‘Next Best Action’ assistance provided by the AI, improving their ability to
resolve customer issues resulting in higher employee engagement.
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IBM and AMD Announce Joint Development Agreement to Advance
Confidential Computing for the Cloud and Accelerate Artificial Intelligence
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IBM and AMD announced a multi-year joint development agreement to enhance and extend the security and Artificial Intelligence (AI) offerings
of both companies. The joint development agreement will expand this vision by building upon open-source software, open standards, and open
system architectures to drive Confidential Computing in hybrid cloud environments and support a broad range of accelerators across
high-performance computing (HPC), and enterprise critical capabilities such as virtualization and encryption. For many companies, securing
highly sensitive data still remains a challenge: cybersecurity is currently the top barrier for adoption as well as the top criteria for selection of cloud
providers, according to data from IBM's Institute for Business value. According to Gartner, Confidential Computing potentially removes the
remaining barrier to hybrid cloud adoption for highly regulated businesses or any organization concerned about unauthorized third-party access to
data in use in the public cloud. Confidential Computing is a technology, enabled by hardware, that allows the data associated with a running virtual
machine (VM) to be encrypted, including while workloads are running. This capability helps prevent would-be attackers and bad actors from
accessing confidential information, even in the event of a break-in. Confidential Computing for hybrid cloud unlocks new potential for enterprise
adoption of hybrid cloud computing, especially in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare and insurance.
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Infosys, Arizona State University Partner to Enhance End-to-End Learning
Using Digital Solutions
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Arizona State University and Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a strategic partnership to enhance
the learning experience for engineering graduate students in both on-campus and fully interactive remote classes. Starting in spring, 2021, full-time
graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU, enrolled in either in-person or ASU Sync classes will have access to digital
learning solutions and services offered through Infosys. Using the Infosys Wingspan platform from the Live Enterprise for Education Suite, students
will be able to earn certifications and badges in several technical skill sets. They can gain valuable applied project experience in the content area
“Playgrounds,” to run demos and practice exercises. Infosys Wingspan will allow ASU to better engage students in online synchronous and
asynchronous learning. In addition, the platform will be used by administration and IT staff at ASU, allowing the university to more quickly and
efficiently identify and resolve technical issues for enhanced student support. Upon completing their degree program, these graduate students will be
competitive job candidates, equipped to tackle the most pressing challenges facing the industry. Newly admitted full-time master’s students starting in
Spring 2021 and enrolled in on-campus immersion or ASU Sync classes through any of four degree programs — computer science, software
engineering, information technology or computer engineering — are eligible to receive a scholarship for one year of access to an Infosys Wingspan
license at no cost.
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Simplus, an Infosys Company, Announces Vaccine Management Solution
Aligned with Salesforce Work.com for Vaccines
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Simplus, an Infosys company, is pleased to announce a collaboration with Salesforce for a vaccine management cloud solution built on the Salesforce Platform in
support of Salesforce Work.com for Vaccines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Combining Simplus’ resources, capabilities, and Salesforce consulting and
product expertise, the companies have created an end-to-end vaccine management solution to help support the federal government’s mandate for states to be ready
to distribute a coronavirus vaccine. Infosys vaccine management solution built on the Salesforce Platform covers a broad spectrum of vaccine management,
including campaign management, citizen registration, prioritization, provider enrollment, supply chain visibility, forecasting, vaccine administration, wellness
surveys, and adverse event monitoring. The solution is integrated with Salesforce Health Cloud that can help support compliance with applicable laws, such as
HIPAA. Within this solution are two communities: one for residents and one for providers. The resident community is the one-stop-shop for individuals to find
information, register with state and local governments, and schedule vaccine appointments. The provider community is the central hub for providers. Providers
may, for example, apply to become a COVID-19 vaccine provider, manage appointments, maintain inventory, log vaccine administration details and document
adverse effects. Infosys vaccine management solution also utilizes other Salesforce products and solutions. Marketing Cloud leverages resident and provider data
from Health Cloud to manage initial outreach, advocacy to resident populations, and follow-up communication concerning scheduling, adverse reactions and more.
With MuleSoft, public health stakeholders can get a comprehensive view of their full vaccination efforts, on state and local levels, by securely and reliably
integrating both their data from inside Salesforce and external data across EMR/EHRs, state-specific IISs, and CDC portals. Tableau can then be used to easily
access and analyze that data through interactive visualizations to track and report population health outcomes and vaccination rates.
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ATP and Infosys Extend Digital Innovation Partnership
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Infosys a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, and the ATP, have announced the renewal of their highly
successful partnership for a further three years. The agreement will see Infosys continue as Global Technology Services Partner and
Digital Innovation Partner of the ATP, through 2023. As the technology partner of the ATP since 2015, Infosys has been instrumental in
supporting ATP’s development of key digital assets and infrastructure, including ATP PlayerZone, ATP Stats Leaderboards, ATP Second
Screen, and the ATP app. Through the extended partnership, Infosys will continue to develop and accelerate innovations in advanced
technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Cloud, leveraging its dedicated tennis platform to deliver diverse
experiences for players, media, and fans across the world. Through Infosys ATP Stats, ATP Performance Zone, and Win-Loss index, the
ATP will continue to focus on data driven insights for match statistics. Coupled with the popular editorial series, Infosys ATP Beyond the
Numbers, fans will gain deeper insight into tennis through comprehensive game analysis. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nitto
ATP finals, Infosys and ATP have created Flashback 50, a data driven web experience to statistically compare the champions across five
decades of the Nitto ATP Finals over the past 50 tournament editions.
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Leidos Partnership delivers MHS GENESIS health record during
COVID-19 pandemic
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The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health announced continued deployments of the MHS GENESIS electronic health record system at military treatment facilities
(MTFs) in Nevada, California and Alaska. Leidos became a trusted partner to the Program Executive Office Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO
DHMS) in 2015 to effectively develop and deploy MHS GENESIS, the Military Health System’s new electronic health record. The program replaces the military’s
existing health records software with a single, common record connecting the DOD, Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard and private-sector health
care providers. When fully deployed, MHS GENESIS will provide a single solution for millions of service members and their families. MHS GENESIS is currently
live and operational across 20 MTF commands. The latest deployment, Wave PENDLETON, went live in late October with sites in California and Alaska. Wave
NELLIS went live in September 2020 and included two sites in Nevada and eight sites in California. Recent wave deployment activity also included the first of
three waves for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This initial Wave PILOT added approximately 100 USCG users, with additional waves PACIFIC and ATLANTIC
scheduled for Go-Live next year. The system will eventually be rolled out to all 43 ashore clinics and 67 ashore sick bays. MHS GENESIS is deploying across the
continental United States and overseas through a total of 23 waves. Each wave will target a specific region over one year, with an average of three hospitals and
numerous physical locations for each wave. This approach enables the DOD to take full advantage of lessons learned from prior waves to maximize subsequent
waves’ efficiencies. Full deployment of MHS GENESIS is expected by the end of calendar year 2023.
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Mercer collaborates with Empower Retirement as recordkeeper for its fast-growing Mercer Wise
401(k) retirement solution as it plans to launch companion Pooled Employer Plan in early 2021
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Mercer, a global leader in redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being, and a business
of Marsh & McLennan announces the expansion of its outsourced retirement savings plan solutions. After a rigorous due diligence process, Mercer selected
Empower Retirement as a recordkeeper for Mercer Wise 401(k), Mercer’s outsourced 401(k) solution, which seeks to improve participant outcomes while reducing
plan sponsors’ administrative burdens and fiduciary risk. The engagement is also expected to add more flexibility to Mercer’s outsourced retirement plan solutions
as the company plans to launch a Pooled Employer Plan in early 2021, for which Empower will be the recordkeeper. Launched in 2017, Mercer Wise 401(k) aims
to innovate retirement savings solutions for clients, and enables plan sponsors and plan participants to benefit from the scale of Mercer, which ranked as the largest
OCIO provider in a recent industry survey, with more-than-$300 billion in global OCIO assets under management. Clients will now also have the benefit of access
to Empower, the second largest retirement services provider in the U.S. The combination of Mercer and Empower will bring Mercer’s market-leading investment
and governance solutions together with Empower’s participant-centric recordkeeping technology to clients of both Mercer Wise 401(k) and the intended PEP. The
expansion of Mercer’s spectrum of retirement solutions comes as the COVID-19 crisis has put strain and cost pressure on many plan sponsors, leading to an
increased demand for outsourced solutions. This strain is evident in two recent Mercer surveys, which show that nearly 50% of respondents say they are spending
less time than they would like to on their retirement plans[3]. Given recent market volatility, the complexity of retirement plan and investment issues, and many
competing demands for employers’ time, the idea of outsourcing to a high-quality pooled plan can be a compelling one.
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Mindtree Partners with the Nordex Group to Drive Forward the Company’s Digital
Transformation Journey
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Mindtree, a leading digital transformation and technology services company, announced a five-year deal with a leading wind turbine
manufacturer, The Nordex Group [ETR: NDX1]. The Nordex Group chose Mindtree as its business transformation partner to simplify,
modernize, and transform its entire IT landscape globally, while providing scalability to support the company’s growth plans. The Nordex
Group is one of the leading integrated, global manufacturers of innovative onshore wind turbine systems. Founded in 1985, the products of
the company regularly shape the technological development of the wind energy industry. The Group has installed wind power capacity of
more than 30 GW in over 40 markets, significantly contributing to carbon-free power generation. Mindtree [NSE: MINDTREE] is a global
technology consulting and services company, helping enterprises marry scale with agility to achieve competitive advantage. “Born digital,”
in 1999 and now a Larsen & Toubro Group Company, Mindtree applies its deep domain knowledge to 280+ enterprise client engagements to
break down silos, make sense of digital complexity and bring new initiatives to market faster. We enable IT to move at the speed of business,
leveraging emerging technologies and the efficiencies of Continuous Delivery to spur business innovation. Operating in more than 15
countries across the world, we’re consistently regarded as one of the best places to work, embodied every day by our winning culture made
up of over 21,800 entrepreneurial, collaborative and dedicated “Mindtree Minds.”
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Wipro and AWS announce the launch of Wipro AWS Business Group to
accelerate growth
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Wipro Limited a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, announced the
launch of its dedicated Wipro AWS Business Group (WABG), a unit designed to help customers fast-track their cloud
transformation journey on AWS. WABG merges Wipro’s diverse industry experience and comprehensive portfolio of services
with AWS’s industry-leading cloud platforms to help organizations worldwide drive business acceleration, enhance customer
experience, and leverage connected insights. This strategic move reflects the commitment of both Wipro and AWS to foster the
success of their shared business as well as their passion to continually innovate for enterprises. This launch was inspired by recent
collaborations between Wipro and AWS, including the implementation of cloud solutions for Wabtec, a leading supplier of
critical components, locomotives, services, signaling, and logistics systems and services for the global rail industry. Wipro and
AWS continue to invest in building innovative solutions across industries and key technology areas like migration,
modernization, data freedom, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) to help clients reimagine their cloud journey.
Additionally, customers can leverage the Wipro AWS Launch Pad to facilitate their business transformation programs.
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Wipro, SNP SE enter into a strategic partnership to accelerate enterprise
transformation for customers globally
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Wipro Limited a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, and SNP
Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE, a world-leading provider of software solutions for digital transformation processes
and automated data migration, announced a strategic partnership to help customers accelerate their enterprise
transformation journey. As part of the partnership, Wipro will leverage SNP’s CrystalBridge® data transformation
platform and the BLUEFIELDTM approach to provide customers worldwide with a flexible, fast and secure migration to
SAP S/4HANA®. Through predefined scenarios, the platform allows organizations to evaluate and simulate the optimal
transformation path, thereby reducing efforts and increasing the predictability of outcomes. Both companies will also
build a ‘Transformation Competence Center’ that will train and certify Wipro consultants to use the BLUEFIELD™
transformation approach powered by CrystalBridge®.
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Wipro and Cisco collaborate to deliver SD-WAN Transformation services
to Olympus
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Wipro Limited a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it will deliver
managed Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) transformation services to Olympus leveraging Cisco technology.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus is passionate about the solutions it creates for the medical, life sciences, and industrial
equipment industries, as well as cameras and audio products. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives
healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping detect, prevent, and treat disease, furthering scientific research, ensuring public safety, and
capturing images of the world. As a part of this engagement, Wipro will use its proprietary managed network services solution,
#WANFreedom to re-architect Olympus’s WANs and enable support across distributed applications in a hybrid multi-cloud environment.
The new network infrastructure will drastically improve Olympus’s application performance to deliver superior end user experience,
resulting in increased business productivity, agility and reduced costs for IT. The managed services model allows Wipro to deliver optimal
cost-effectiveness and reliability to its customers by monitoring, maintaining, and managing services continuously. Wipro's managed
SD-WAN #WANFreedom services are enabled by Cisco's global Secure SD-WAN Managed Services Partner (MSP) Program.
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