http://www.xing.com/net/big4alumni/ Latest articles in XING group "Big Four Alumni &amp; Professionals Group (ACN, CAP, D&amp;T, E&amp;Y, KPMG, PwC)" en-en Copyright XING AG 25 Feb 2010 19:30:09 GMT Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:30:09 -0000 en-support@xing.com en-support@xing.com epublica http://www.xing.com/img/xing/xing_logo_small.gif http://www.xing.com/net/big4alumni/ 90 45 http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=28360847&articleid=28360847#28360847 AOTC (Association of Train Operating Companies) has renewed its long-term IT outsourcing contract with Capgemini for another ten years. The contract is worth £18.5 million and includes support for UK’s National Rail Reservation System for the period of 2009 to 2019. This contract was signed between Capgemini and Rail Settlement Plan Ltd (RSP). The various services provided by Capgemini include IT infrastructure, Infrastructure Management, and Application Management of the reservation service. ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=28360847&articleid=28360847#28360847 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:29:01 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=28360837&articleid=28360837#28360837 Since the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) on October 31, 2003, International Anti-Corruption Day is being celebrated on December 9 on an annual basis. PricewaterhouseCoopers is also demonstrating its support for anti-corruption and anti-bribery initiatives by commemorating this day. The PwC-sponsored Transparency International Anti-corruption Day Symposium on December 9 at the National Press Club was opened by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She was also joined by U.S ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=28360837&articleid=28360837#28360837 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:28:18 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=28360815&articleid=28360815#28360815 At 20,000+ members, one of the largest networking groups for Big 4 Firm alumni and professionals New York (PRWEB) February 23, 2010 -- Big4.com, the premier social networking forum for alumni and professionals of Accenture, Andersen, BearingPoint, Deloitte, Ernst &amp; Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers announced today that its LinkedIn.com sponsored group, the “Big Four Firms Alumni &amp; Professionals Global Network”, (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&amp;gid=1022) has exceeded a landmark level ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=28360815&articleid=28360815#28360815 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:27:19 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27800165&articleid=27800165#27800165 According to the latest KPMG report, the rising cost of software licensing and maintenance are making companies rethink about the importance of a software asset management (SAM) program. The report named Software Asset Management - Mitigating Risk and Realising Opportunities stressed how SAM can be helpful in delivering the desired results by the companies. The report, when talking about SAM said it is -&quot;a business practice designed to reduce IT costs, limit risks related to the ownership and ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27800165&articleid=27800165#27800165 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:43:23 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27800162&articleid=27800162#27800162 A recent survey by Ernst &amp; Young stated how in spite of the recent recession, more than 60% of global companies do not have an active cost reduction strategy in place. The more alarming part is that over 25% of these companies do not intend to have such a plan in the near future while only 17% see continuous cost reduction plans as a priority. The Ernst &amp; Young survey is titled ‘Save to Prosper: from cost reduction to cost optimization’. “Our survey highlights that many businesses are ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27800162&articleid=27800162#27800162 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:43:00 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27515768&articleid=27515768#27515768 We see from a recent press release that PricewaterhouseCoopers has received a &quot;Strong Positive&quot; rating in Gartner&quot;s Global Finance Management Consulting Services MarketScope Report, which was published recently on December 21, 2009. This is the highest possible rating in the Marketscope, a &quot;Strong Positive&quot; shows a provider who can be considered &quot;a strong choice for strategic investments&quot; where customers can continue with planned investments and potential customers can consider this vendor a ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27515768&articleid=27515768#27515768 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:34:50 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27389695&articleid=27389695#27389695 Accenture has been placed in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant in the “Magic Quadrant for Oracle Outsourcing, North America” report by Gartner Inc. Gartner stated that the Oracle Applications outsourcing has seen a rise in interest from enterprises. The Magic Quadrant has analyzed around 15 providers of Oracle application outsourcing in the North American market. “We believe Accenture’s positioning in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner underscores our strategy to provide fully integrated technology ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27389695&articleid=27389695#27389695 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:22 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27389683&articleid=27389683#27389683 The existing BPO centre of Capgemini, the global leader in consultation, technology, and outsourcing services got bigger with an addition of 4000 sq. km in the main Atrium building in Poland. This is the second Capgemini office in Poland which will have broader range of services to serve clients better around the globe. The existing office in Poland has around 2000 specialists working for Capgemini, while this new office will be wholly dedicated to Business Process Outsourcing services. This ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27389683&articleid=27389683#27389683 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:05:56 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27389670&articleid=27389670#27389670 About four weeks ago, on Sunday December 13th, 2009, Accenture ended its six-year sponsorship of Tiger Woods. We had blogged extensively on this topic: On December 9th, we argued that Accenture should not continue sponsorship on moral grounds and should be the first to drop sponsorship http://www.big4.com/read_blog/191/tiger_woods_dilemma_for_accenture__cloud_or_cancer.html On December 12th, we were among the first to notice that Tiger was being proactively phased out of Accenture&quot;s ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27389670&articleid=27389670#27389670 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:05:25 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27269094&articleid=27269094#27269094 We were intrigued by a recent quote from Overstock.com's President. On December 29, 2009,we saw, &quot;It is nice to be back with a Big Four accounting firm,&quot; said Jonathan Johnson, President of Overstock.com. &quot;We are pleased to have the resources and professionalism that KPMG brings as our auditors. We will work closely with them to timely file our 2009 Form 10-K. In the meantime, we remain in discussions with the SEC to answer the staff's questions on the accounting matters that lead to our filing ... John Fowler <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=27269094&articleid=27269094#27269094 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:39:48 GMT