Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been recognized with the first "Alliance Partner of the Year" award from Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), a leading provider of business process management (BPM) and customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions.

These awards recognize Pegasystems' partner organizations that drive customer success by delivering solutions that increase customers' agility and competitive edge. The "Alliance Partner of the Year" award recognizes Accenture's excellence in three key areas:

  • Leveraging deep domain knowledge to deliver Pega-based solutions in unique and innovative ways
  • Developing and deepening Pega capability to more efficiently and rapidly deliver results to customers
  • A strong focus on developing and advancing business opportunities with Pegasystems to help organizations across industries and geographies execute their business strategies

"We are pleased to accept this award, which we see as recognition of the work we have performed to help our clients implement Pegasystems solutions to differentiate their business processes and help achieve strategic business objectives," said David Steuer, Global lead for Accenture's Pega practice. "With assets like our Accenture Foundation Platform for Pega, we are enabling a wide range of global clients to harness the power of BPM automation."

"We team with Accenture to leverage Accenture's leading IT skills and industry knowledge, process architecture methodology, and broad global resources on Pegasystems technology," said John Barone, Vice President of Global Alliances for Pegasystems. "Accenture has demonstrated their vision and ability to deliver integrated BPM solutions using our product."

With over a decade of implementations, the Accenture and Pegasystems alliance focuses on delivering value to clients in business process management, customer relationship management, dynamic case management and next best action solutions, with a specific focus on helping organizations improve cost structures and grow new revenue streams.

Additionally, Accenture Global Delivery Network offers multiple delivery centers featuring over 1,200 consultants skilled in Pega technology-based solutions located in India, the Philippines, United States and United Kingdom. For more information, please visit http://www.accenture.com/pega.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 261,000 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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