The global professional services provider has been on a buying spree, picking up: ClientHouse, Cloud Sherpas, CRMWaypoint, New Energy Group, Redcore and Tquila
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Global professional services provider Accenture Plc (NYSE: CAN) has agreed to purchase DayNine, a human resources consulting and deployment services provider. The deal, for undisclosed terms, expands Accenture cloud-based offerings. Pleasanton, California-based DayNine specializes in implementing human resources software and payroll services developed by Workday Inc. (NYSE: WDAY). With the acquisition, DayNine employees will join Accenture’s existing Workday group, and the combined division will be led by DayNine CEO Tim Ramos. The target boasts 14 offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia, DayNine’s and serves customers in a wide range of industries. The transaction by Accenture, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, further cements the buyer’s capabilities as a Workday service provider. The deal also builds on Accenture’s recent dealmaking activity in cloud services, including: ClientHouse, Cloud Sherpas, CRMWaypoint, New Energy Group, and Tquila UK. Cloud services have been fueling tech deals in the middle market for a few years . Accenture has spent $2.5 billion in acquisitions over the last three years and has plans for more deals in targeted growth areas. In August, Accenture purchased access management and security service provider Redcore , and in June bought Israeli cybersecurity company Maglan for an undisclosed amount . Other recent cloud-based deals include KBR Inc.’s (NYSE: KBR) buying Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. for $300 million ; Delta Risk’s purchasing Allied Info Security ; and Belcan’s buying cybersecurity company Intercom . Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal adviser to Accenture.

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Interfacial Solutions, a provider of thermoplastics R&D and production      services, has been a production partner to Stratasys for its FDM product      lines over the past three years. It has been instrumental in the      research and development for, and is the producer of, some of Stratasys’      thermoplastic material. “Interfacial Solutions provides significant expertise in plastics and      filament,” says David Reis, CEO of Stratasys. “We believe its      knowledgeable team and experience will accelerate Stratasys’ materials      development efforts for all of our FDM platforms, including MakerBot. The acquisition is expected to accomplish three objectives for      Stratasys, which include strengthening our materials R&D skills and      bandwidth; enabling us to become vertically integrated in material      development and manufacturing; and increasing materials production space      and capacity. Overall, we expect to accelerate new materials      development, allowing us to introduce new products to the market faster.”
Stratasys expects the transaction to close in the second quarter of      2014, subject to the fulfillment of certain customary closing conditions. Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), headquartered in Minneapolis,      Minn. and Rehovot, Israel, manufactures 3D printers and materials for      prototyping and production. The company’s patented FDM® and      PolyJetTM 3D Printing technologies produce prototypes and      manufactured goods directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content. Systems include 3D printers for idea development, prototyping and direct      digital manufacturing. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and      Solidscape, and the company operates the RedEye digital-manufacturing      service. Stratasys has more than 1800 employees, holds over 550 granted      or pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and has received      more than 20 awards for its technology and leadership. Online at: www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com
Interfacial Solutions LLC is a privately held contract research      and development technology company with a proven track record of helping      innovators innovate in the material science field. Located in a 42,000      square foot facility near River Falls, Wisconsin, Interfacial Solutions      has a creative team of scientists possessing more than 50 issued patents      and is equipped with state-of-the-art polymer testing equipment,      compound and processing equipment, and production capabilities to meet a      broad range of plastic industry challenges. Additional information can      be found at http://www.interfacialsolutions.com . Stratasys and FDM are registered trademarks of Stratasys Ltd and or its      subsidiaries or affiliates. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information included or incorporated by reference in this press      release may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the      meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section      27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities      Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are often characterized      by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will,"      "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "believe," "should,"      "intend," "project" or other similar words, but are not the only way      these statements are identified. These forward-looking statements may      include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the company's      objectives, plans and strategies, statements that contain projections of      results of operations or of financial condition (including, with respect      to the Harvest Technologies and/or Solid Concepts mergers) and all      statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address      activities, events or developments that the company intends, expects,      projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and      are subject to risks and uncertainties. The company has based these      forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by its      management in light of their experience and their perception of      historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and      other factors they believe to be appropriate. Important factors that      could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to      differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking      statements include, among other things: the company's ability to      efficiently and successfully integrate the operations of Stratasys, Inc.      and Objet Ltd. after their merger as well as the ability to successfully      integrate MakerBot, Solid Concepts and Harvest Technologies and other      acquired entities and/or businesses into Stratasys; the overall global      economic environment; the impact of competition and new technologies;      general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in      which the company operates; projected capital expenditures and      liquidity; changes in the company's strategy; government regulations and      approvals; changes in customers' budgeting priorities; litigation and      regulatory proceedings; and those factors referred to under "Risk      Factors", "Information on the Company", "Operating and Financial Review      and Prospects", and generally in the company's annual report on Form      20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the U.S. Securities      and Exchange Commission and in other reports that the Company has filed      with the SEC. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the      various disclosures made in the company's SEC reports, which are      designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may      affect its business, financial condition, results of operations and      prospects. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made      as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to      publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a      result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as      required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various      disclosures made in the company’s SEC reports, which are designed to      advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect its      business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Any      forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date      hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or      revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new      information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Shane Glenn, 952-294-3416

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Treo, which delivers analytics on data from more than 60 health plans,      is an industry leader in using data analytics to redesign payment structures and transition payer and provider clients to value-based care      models. “The acquisition of Treo is a significant step for 3M in developing      coding and analytics solutions enabling our clients to deliver healthier      outcomes at lower costs,” said Jon T. Lindekugel, president, 3M Health      Information Systems. “By combining Treo’s expert analytic tools and      services with 3M’s deep expertise in patient classification, we can help      clients benchmark performance, manage population health, and achieve a      more complete picture of the patient across the continuum of care.”
Treo employs approximately 180 people and is headquartered in Troy,      N.Y., with offices in Denver, Colo. and Overland Park, Kan.
About 3M Health Information Systems
3M Health Information      Systems, a business of 3M Health Care, delivers intelligent software and      consulting services that are used by hospitals and health systems,      commercial payers, and federal and state agencies to compile, classify,      and analyze health information. 3M solutions for computer-assisted      coding, clinical documentation improvement, data interoperability,      performance monitoring and quality outcomes reporting help organizations      achieve better clinical and financial performance. About 3M
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms      them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative      collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies      that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops      inventing. With $31 billion in sales, 3M employs 89,000 people worldwide      and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information,      visit www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter. 3M

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Accenture Completes Acquisition of ClientHouse, Expanding Its      Salesforce Capabilities in Europe
February 03, 2014 03:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
JENA, Germany--( BUSINESS WIRE )--In a strategic move to expand its Salesforce capabilities in Europe,      Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has completed its acquisition of ClientHouse, an      independent provider of salesforce.com and Veeva Systems solutions based      in Jena, Germany. The acquisition, announced on Jan.      20, 2014 , will strengthen Accenture’s position as a leading global      provider of Salesforce implementation services and as a global leader in      Software as a Service (SaaS) implementations. As a result of the acquisition, ClientHouse’s employees are now part of      Accenture’s global SaaS business where they will work closely with      Accenture’s global industry groups to deliver SaaS development,      implementation, and training services to clients in life sciences and      other industries. ClientHouse’s office in Jena will serve as a center of      excellence and training for Accenture clients as well as its staff of      professionals, continuing to host one of the longest-standing Salesforce      training centers in Europe. Jack Ramsay, Accenture’s Emerging Technologies Delivery lead for Europe,      Middle East, Africa and Latin America, said: “With the acquisition of      ClientHouse complete, we’re now starting to work with our new      highly-skilled colleagues who will enhance our market-leading      capabilities in Salesforce and SaaS implementation services in Germany      and Europe. We intend to take advantage of this acquisition to help fuel      the growth of our global SaaS business across a range of industries      including life sciences, biotech and high-tech companies.”
Tobias Ortwein, senior vice president, Project Services, Pierre Audoin      Consultants (PAC), commented: “The acquisition of ClientHouse marks      another milestone in Accenture‘s strategy to secure access to local      expertise and skills. As a small but superb Salesforce boutique      provider, ClientHouse has expertise in a market offering the potential      for significant growth: PAC estimates the European market for Salesforce      consulting and implementation services will see annual growth rates of      45 percent until 2017.”
Accenture is recognized by an independent industry analyst firm as the      global leader in Salesforce implementation services and is the leading      service provider on many of salesforce.com’s largest transformational      projects. Accenture has more than 2,400 people skilled in Salesforce. About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and      outsourcing company, with approximately 281,000 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$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013. Its home page      is www.accenture.com . Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein,      statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking      statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation      Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,”      “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,”      “estimates,” “positioned,” “outlook” and similar expressions are used to      identify these forward-looking statements. These statements involve a      number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual      results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These      include, without limitation, risks that: the transaction might not      achieve the anticipated benefits for the company; the company’s results      of operations could be adversely affected by volatile, negative or      uncertain economic conditions and the effects of these conditions on the      company’s clients’ businesses and levels of business activity; the      company’s business depends on generating and maintaining ongoing,      profitable client demand for the company’s services and solutions, and a      significant reduction in such demand could materially affect the      company’s results of operations; if the company is unable to keep its      supply of skills and resources in balance with client demand around the      world and attract and retain professionals with strong leadership      skills, the company’s business, the utilization rate of the company’s      professionals and the company’s results of operations may be materially      adversely affected; the markets in which the company competes are highly      competitive, and the company might not be able to compete effectively;      the company could have liability or the company’s reputation could be      damaged if the company fails to protect client and/or company data or      information systems as obligated by law or contract or if the company’s      information systems are breached; the company’s results of operations      and ability to grow could be materially negatively affected if the      company cannot adapt and expand its services and solutions in response      to ongoing changes in technology and offerings by new entrants; as a      result of the company’s geographically diverse operations and its growth      strategy to continue geographic expansion, the company is more      susceptible to certain risks; the company’s Global Delivery Network is      increasingly concentrated in India and the Philippines, which may expose      it to operational risks; the company’s results of operations could      materially suffer if the company is not able to obtain sufficient      pricing to enable it to meet its profitability expectations; if the      company’s pricing estimates do not accurately anticipate the cost, risk      and complexity of the company performing its work or third parties upon      whom it relies do not meet their commitments, then the company’s      contracts could have delivery inefficiencies and be unprofitable; the      company’s work with government clients exposes the company to additional      risks inherent in the government contracting environment; the company’s      business could be materially adversely affected if the company incurs      legal liability; the company’s results of operations could be materially      adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;      the company’s alliance relationships may not be successful or may      change, which could adversely affect the company’s results of      operations; outsourcing services and the continued expansion of the      company’s other services and solutions into new areas subject the      company to different operational risks than its consulting and systems      integration services; the company’s services or solutions could infringe      upon the intellectual property rights of others or the company might      lose its ability to utilize the intellectual property of others; if the      company is unable to protect its intellectual property rights from      unauthorized use or infringement by third parties, its business could be      adversely affected; the company’s ability to attract and retain business      and employees may depend on its reputation in the marketplace; the      company might not be successful at identifying, acquiring or integrating      businesses or entering into joint ventures; the company’s profitability      could suffer if its cost-management strategies are unsuccessful, and the      company may not be able to improve its profitability through      improvements to cost-management to the degree it has done in the past;      many of the company’s contracts include payments that link some of its      fees to the attainment of performance or business targets and/or require      the company to meet specific service levels, which could increase the      variability of the company’s revenues and impact its margins; changes in      the company’s level of taxes, and audits, investigations and tax      proceedings, or changes in the company’s treatment as an Irish company,      could have a material adverse effect on the company’s results of      operations and financial condition; if the company is unable to manage      the organizational challenges associated with its size, the company      might be unable to achieve its business objectives; if the company is      unable to collect its receivables or unbilled services, the company’s      results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be      adversely affected; the company’s share price and results of operations      could fluctuate and be difficult to predict; the company’s results of      operations and share price could be adversely affected if it is unable      to maintain effective internal controls; any changes to the estimates      and assumptions that the company makes in connection with the      preparation of its consolidated financial statements could adversely      affect its financial results; the company may be subject to criticism      and negative publicity related to its incorporation in Ireland; as well      as the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed under the “Risk      Factors” heading in Accenture plc’s most recent annual report on Form      10-K and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and      Exchange Commission. 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PerspecSys provides cloud security software that helps enterprises protect sensitive information and keep it within their control when using mission-critical cloud environments and applications. PerspecSys' cloud solution advances the essential principles of Privacy by Design -privacy by default, end-to-end security, and strong accountability- by enabling enterprises to automatically encrypt (decrypt) data locally and on-the-fly when using third-party cloud service applications, with no loss of functionality. Maintaining control over encryption and decryption processes is an excellent approach to safeguarding personal data, regardless of where the data resides.

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ClientHouse , a leading cloud computing and CRM consultancy , has joined forces with PerspecSys Inc. , the leader in cloud data protection solutions for the enterprise , to integrate PerspecSys with ClientHouse 's Salesforce.com-based cloud and CRM offerings .

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ClientHouse is a salesforce.com Cloud Alliance Partner and operates one of the longest-standing Salesforce training centers in Europe. The company is also a strategic alliance partner of Veeva Systems, which offers cloud-based CRM solutions tailored to the needs of the life sciences and biotech companies.

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