Accenture Wins APJ Consulting and Integration Partner of the Year Award at VMware Partner Exchange 2013
Accenture today announced that it has been named the APJ recipient of a
VMware Partner Network Award in the Consulting and Integration Partner
of the Year category. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange
2013, VMware’s annual partner event, on Feb. 26 in Las Vegas.
New Accenture and VMware joint solutions were designed to help
organizations improve IT efficiencies through increased agility,
automation and simplicity while reducing costs. The three key joint
offerings, available globally, are:
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The Accenture Agile Data Center: This VMware software-powered
solution accelerates the journey to cloud computing by providing a
flexible IT infrastructure, combined with cloud-computing economics
that are better able to provide the agility and service levels needed
for sustainable business innovation and growth.
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The Accenture Foundation Platform for Java™: A rich, integrated
collection of architecture services, standards, guidelines, frameworks
and tools designed to address challenges common to software
development, such as incorporating unproven implementation approaches
and frameworks. The platform helps standardize resources, reduce IT
costs and speed up the development of software.
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The Mobile Secure Desktop: A virtual architecture that provides
end users with quick and easy access to applications and data across
devices, locations and networks. This solution streamlines and
automates desktop management and provides IT with the ability to apply
location-aware, policy-driven access to corporate resources to ensure
higher levels of security and compliance.
“We are pleased to recognize the achievements made in 2012 by members of
the VMware partner ecosystem,” said Andrew Dutton, SVP and General
Manager, APJ, VMware. “VMware Partner Exchange is dedicated to educating
and equipping our partner ecosystem with the resources and insights they
need to help deliver first class solutions for the software-defined
datacenter in the coming year. We congratulate Accenture on winning a
VMware Partner Network Award and we look forward to our mutual success
in 2013.”
“This honor illustrates our strong relationship with VMware and our
commitment to developing innovative solutions and a strong delivery team
that can improve the efficiency with which our clients operate,” said
Kim Loane, managing director of technology consulting, Asia Pacific, at
Accenture. “However, our collaboration isn’t just about solutions and
delivery. It’s about expanding our business and this partnership has
helped us to expand license revenue agreements in the government agency,
airline, energy, and banking markets.”
About VMware Partner Exchange 2013
VMware Partner Exchange 2013 is the leading global event for
virtualization and cloud partners, bringing thousands of members from
the VMware partner ecosystem together to discuss the future of the
industry. With more than 200 sessions, including boot camps, breakouts,
and workshops, as well as an extensive exhibitor pavilion, partners gain
valuable insight on how to leverage new technologies to deliver the
software-defined datacenter to customers. To learn more about VMware
Partner Exchange, visit www.vmwarepartnerexchange.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, with approximately 259,000 people serving clients
in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience,
comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions,
and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies,
Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012. Its home page
is www.accenture.com.
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