WNS Announces Secondary Public Offering of ADSs by Warburg Pincus

WINs Ltd. has announced that, subject to market and other conditions, Warburg Pincus is proposing to offer 12,625,343 ADSs in an underwritten public offering. Warburg Pincus also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,893,891 ADSs to cover over-allotments, if any. WNS does not intend to offer any ADSs in the proposed offering and will not receive any proceeds from the proposed offering. More

Tata Elxsi Introduces Strategy & Technology Consulting Services for the Media & Entertainment Industry

Global technology and engineering services provider Tata Elxsi has introduced a set of strategy and technology consulting services for the media & entertainment industry. The services are designed for multi-system operators, broadcasters, and OEMs facing challenges related to growth, expansion, and technology in both mature & emerging markets worldwide. More

TCS Acquires French IT Services Firm Alti for €75 Million

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed definitive agreements for the acquisition of 100 percent equity shares in Alti SA, an IT services company in France, for €75 million in cash. The acquisition will strengthen TCS’s ability and footprint to service customers in France and across Europe. More

Accenture Finds Customers Taking Control of Their Entertainment Ecosystems

Customers are increasingly taking control of their entertainment experience — multitasking while watching TV, integrating second screen devices into their viewing experience, and viewing more Internet-based content — according to a new Accenture survey. The third annual multi-nation “Video Over Internet Customer Survey”  found that viewers are using laptops, phones, tablets, and even reading books and newspapers, in growing numbers while watching TV. Overall 90 percent of respondents indicated they watch some video content over the Internet. More

Catholic Health Initiatives and Accenture Apply Analytics to Identify Health Risks among Patient Populations

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), one of the largest U.S. non-profit health providers, has partnered with Accenture in a nine-month initiative to apply analytics to identify at-risk factors among patient populations. Together they will design & implement information management capabilities across healthcare facilities in 17 states. The effort should help CHI target patient populations to improve care delivery and better monitor patient health while streamlining clinical operations. More

Accenture Positioned as Leader in Life Science Drug Safety Services

IDC Health Insights has positioned Accenture as a Leader in its IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Sciences Drug Safety Services 2013 Vendor Assessment. The assessment, based on qualitative and quantitative metrics and end-user feedback, assessed 10 drug safety service providers and positioned IDC along with Cognizant and TAKE solutions as the three top providers. More

All Nippon Airways Drives Multimillion Dollar Revenue Increase with HP Autonomy

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, is delivering an enhanced online customer experience and increasing revenue with HP Autonomy’s multivariate testing platform, Optimost. ANA has deployed Autonomy TeamSite as its Web Content Management platform, enabling its marketers to create and deliver an engaging and compelling online experience. ANA selected Autonomy Optimost because of its ability to provide both powerful multivariate testing capabilities and world-class consulting services, allowing it to replace the ad hoc data analysis it had been using to try to improve its customer experience. More

HP Helps Cambridge University Hospitals Transform to Digital Hospital

Hp Enterprise Services UK Ltd. is helping Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) transform how it delivers care. The $210 million, 10-year agreement supports CUH’s eHospital program, the next step on the provider’s journey to become a digital hospital by enabling more efficient, effective clinical decisions and improve overall quality of patient safety and care. More

Oklahoma Partners with IBM to Cut Costs, Improve Quality of Service to Citizens

IBM is helping the state of Oklahoma save $15 million over the next five years and ultimately improve services to state residents. As governments institute structural changes in the way agencies measure performance and deliver services, data analytics and new delivery models can help lead the way for transformations that realize a measurable return on investment and improved quality of life. By analyzing business processes & consolidating IT projects, IBM will help the state gain significant savings in software licensing and technology maintenance costs, which is expected to generate 30 percent savings in IT operations. More

IBM Building Private Cloud for Itella, Streamlining Business Operations

IBM has signed a seven-year cloud computing agreement with Itella, a provider of business services in Europe and Russia, to streamline its business operations and improve flexibility and time-to-market. The cloud-based service delivery platform combined with IBM’s global industry assets will expedite Itella’s transformation to a more agile enterprise. The agreement allows Itella to focus on its core business and develop new value-add services for its clients rather than on building the new business environment itself from scratch. More