Accenture Launches Next-Generation Tax and Revenue Enterprise Solution.New Solution Achieves SAP[R] xApps[TM] Certified Status RESTON, Va. -- Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) has introduced a next-generation revenue solution that integrates key functional components of a tax management program for governments while making it easier for taxpayers to interact with revenue agencies and easier for revenue agency employees to access and process information. Accenture's new solution integrates taxpayer identification, taxpayer accounting, correspondence, case management, contact management, business intelligence and revenue accounting. It features a configurable tax forms rules engine as well as collection case management, taxpayer and revenue accounting and reporting functions. The solution can operate on multiple hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and database solutions. The new packaged composite application In computing, the term composite application expresses a perspective of software engineering that defines an application built by combining multiple services. People often compare composite applications to mashups. runs on the SAP NetWeaver platform and provides preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. modules as well as additional functionality to address the complex and evolving business requirements faced by many revenue agencies. The solution includes a conversion toolkit that automates the transition from Accenture's Tax Administration System to the new platform. Key business rules and data are converted without the need for manual intervention, saving revenue agencies hundreds of hours of work. The Accenture solution is built on service-oriented architecture See SOA. (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) to provide a foundation for integrating business processes governed by multiple systems. The business services are accessible through Web-based standards that are vendor-neutral. Accenture achieved SAP-certified integration by demonstrating that the solution meets all of the technical and business criteria established by SAP for its SAP xApps Certified status. "Our goal in creating this new revenue product was to leverage Accenture's extensive industry experience to provide tax and revenue agencies with the most advanced, ready-to-implement revenue solution in the market," said C. Ann Rettie, managing director of Accenture Government's Revenue practice. "Our highly flexible and scalable design is geared to help revenue agencies lower risk, increase their return on investments and make it easier for individuals and businesses to manage their tax affairs online." "SAP xApps Certified solutions such as Accenture's enable continuous business innovation and provide customers with the flexibility to respond quickly and profitably to business change, while leveraging and protecting existing IT investments," said Kevin Ichhpurani, global vice president, Business Development and Strategic Alliances, SAP. Accenture and SAP have teamed together on more than 1,800 enterprise software implementations. Accenture's experience in the tax and revenue industry includes work with 50 government agencies worldwide and the implementation of 23 integrated tax systems since 1987, including 17 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . A consistent sponsor of tax and revenue industry forums, Accenture has published Revenue Matters and Revenue Innovation: Driving High Performance, guides to maximizing public service value for revenue agencies around the world. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With approximately 146,000 people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$16.65 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2006. Its home page is www.accenture.com. SAP, xApps and SAP NetWeaver mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. |
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