1. Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN)Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 79
Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) offers diverse services ranging from agile transformation and data analytics to intelligent automation, AI, and software engineering. The company is prioritizing R&D and AI agent deployment using Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI solutions for accelerated placement of multi-agent networks and seamless integration into enterprise systems. It is overhauling its core banking modernization capabilities through platform acquisitions, facilitating data unification from legacy and modern banking architectures for product innovation.
On March 4th, Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) announced the acquisition of Denmark-based Halfspace, which helps organizations make informed and accurate decisions at faster speeds by using AI to streamline business workflows and through data science and analytics tools. The acquisition is expected to improve Accenture Plc’s (NYSE:ACN) AI capabilities. Furthermore, the development will enable the company to extend its Center for Advanced AI into the Nordics to help customers capture and generate value from AI.
“AI adoption is accelerating across the enterprise faster than any prior technology. Our research shows that 69% of executives believe it brings new urgency to reinvention. As one of the largest pure-play AI companies in Northern Europe, Halfspace expands and complements our AI capabilities and talent and enhances our ability to help our clients benefit fully from the potential of AI.”
– said Carsten Sachmann, Accenture’s lead for the Nordic region.
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