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nsKnox, a leading cyber security provider of corporate payment protection technology, today announced an international strategic partnership with KPMG, a leading global consulting firm.
The partnership will provide benefits for both organisations . Vintura will be able to access the expertise offered by PharmaLex's global reach in 31 offices across 17 countries, and PharmaLex is set to build on its service portfolio offering to clients with Vintura’s specialisms. The two organisations will continue to operate under their respective, well-established brands
US-based consulting firm Mercer has started partnership with Frankfurt digital asset manager Ginmon.
The partnership is aimed at employers. In the future, Mercer will be able to offer its employees access to Ginmon digital asset management through its cloud-based benefits portal, Darwin.
Accenture said the acquisition will further equip its clients with capabilities to meet the growing demand for enterprise-scale AI, analytics and automation solutions.
It’s not an over-exaggeration to say that the Internet of Things (IoT) is going to have a huge impact on global technology usage throughout the coming years.
According to the Ericsson IoT forecast report, it’s predicted there will be around 29 billion connected devices by 2022 – 18 billion of which will be IoT-related.
Creative agency Havas has sought to diversify its offering to clients with the acquisition of Gate One. The consulting firm specialises in helping clients execute digital transformation projects, a lucrative area of business which Havas will hope to tap via a holistic marketing and transformation offering.
Accenture has launched the Accenture Cloud-Native Core Solution to help enterprises leverage the public cloud for maximum business agility and results.
L.E.K. Consulting has appointed a number of new global co-leaders in key segments – including partner Fabio La Mola as Global Healthcare Sector Co-Head for Asia Pacific.
Global accounting and professional services giant KPMG will invest $5 billion over the next five years to enhance its capabilities in the digital transformation of professional services.
In a significant move that will no doubt send ripples through the market, Deloitte Legal has launched Deloitte Legal Ventures, a large-scale tech engagement programme that will see 14 mostly startups inducted into the rapidly growing Big Four firm’s legal business.
Global management leader Bain & Company has agreed to a purchase of Qvartz, a Scandinavian management consultancy with offices in Singapore and Manila.
Accounting and consulting firm MNP has acquired Mobilis Strategic Advisors, a Montreal-based strategy consulting firm.
Capgemini announced a six-year agreement with Bayer AG, the German global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture, to transform its IT landscape and to further accelerate the digitalization of the organization. As part of the new agreement, Capgemini will deliver a wide range of transformational services, including Bayer’s IT infrastructure Cloud transformation; run Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Intelligence/Analytics domains management and transformation, as well as the Service Integration of Bayer’s entire new supplier eco-system.
Pete Buttigieg called on McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm where he worked for nearly three years, to release his list of clients at the company.
The world of airport retail is booming. As airports continue to implement tasks such as check-in and bag-drop remotely, there is more physical space which can be used to increase non-aviation revenue streams.
There may be cause for some festive cheer in the dismal world of UK retail, according to research from Accenture.
PwC has thrown open the doors of its Cardiff office to find the tech talent of tomorrow.
The professional services firm is building a cyber hub in the Welsh capital and has roles to fill as part of its investment in the West and Wales region. Students from Cardiff Sixth Form College and graduates from the University of Cardiff, South Wales University and Cardiff Met attended an open day to hear more about the PwC’s opportunities.
KPMG has agreed a deal for the buy-out of its UK pensions division, which will continue to serve clients under the ownership of its current management team. The management buy-out is understood to have been backed by Exponent Private Equity, the private equity firm which entered into exclusive talks with KPMG for the purchase in October.
