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Accenture, a global consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, was established in 1989 under the name of Andersen Consulting. Having started as a technology consultant and system integrator company, Andersen Consulting soon began to offer new business integration solutions that aligned organizations’ processes, technologies and people with their strategies. The company pioneered business integration and systems integration, enterprise resource planning deployment, electronic services, and customer relationship planning, which helped Accenture to become a leader in the global marketplace. Accenture’s high performance business strategy builds on company’s expertise in technology, consulting and outsourcing, and this strategy helps its clients to become high-performance businesses. Combining industry knowledge, technology capabilities, and service-offering expertise, Accenture identifies the technology trends, and develops solutions for the clients from all over the world. The company’s Core Values that have defined the company’s character include Stewardship, Client Value Creation, and Respect for the Individual. Accenture has extensive relationships with the leading companies of the world, including 87 companies of the Fortune Global 100, and two-thirds of the Fortune Global 500. The company changed its name from Andersen Consulting to Accenture in January 2001, and in July 2001 Accenture went public when it listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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