Virtual reality transforms real-life shopping in stores

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India's TCS quarterly profit leaps 23%

India's biggest outsourcing firm TCS reported Monday net profit jumped 23 percent in the three months to March, beating market forecasts as US and European customers boosted orders.

Nokia to transfer 2,800 staff to Accenture

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Xerox, Dell mergers reveal the draw of IT services

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India's TCS shares surge on upbeat earnings

Shares in India's biggest outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services jumped more than 10 percent in early trade on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Accenture

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across 120 countries. Accenture's current clients include 96 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500. Previously incorporated in the USA, then in Bermuda, since September 1, 2009 the company has been incorporated in Ireland.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011, the company generated net revenues of US$25.55 billion. The operating profit of the company was $3.47 billion in FY2011, an increase of 18.2% over FY2010. Its net profit was $2.58 billion in FY2011, an increase of 12% over FY2010.

Accenture is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the S&P 500.

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