Accenture to Design, Implement and Support Ohio's New Statewide ERP System.COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. -- 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 been awarded a three-and-a-half year contract to lead the design and implementation of a new information technology system to modernize the way the State of Ohio manages financial, human resource and payroll operations. As part of the OAKS project, for Ohio Administrative Knowledge System, Accenture will implement an enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. solution, which will integrate the state's financial, procurement, asset management, capital improvement, human resource and payroll operations into a single automated system to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's administrative processes. Current state systems handling these functions are 15-40 years old, operate as separate systems with little or no integration, and are expensive to operate. Accenture, which was awarded the contract following a competitive bid process, will lead a project team that includes IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Advizex, American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , AnswerThink, CGI-AMS, Columbus State Community College Columbus State Community College, commonly referred to as CSCC, was first established as Columbus Technical Institute in 1963. The college has grown from an initial enrollment of 67 students in 1963, to its current thriving campus of about 28,000 students. , Hewlett Packard, Information Control Corporation, PeopleSoft Global Services and Sogeti, in addition to local minority businesses Blackwell Consulting Services and Diversified Systems Inc. The collective team employs more than 3,500 Ohioans. "The OAKS project will help Ohio state government consolidate a number of critical business functions into one integrated solution," said John Hrusovsky, managing partner of Accenture's state government practice in Ohio. "By modernizing its business processes and financial management capabilities, the state can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its financial operations while reducing costs." The state will contract with Accenture's U.S. business, Accenture LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , which employs more than 27,000 people in the U.S and more than 800 people in Ohio. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting, 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 more than 110,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$13.67 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2004. Its home page is www.accenture.com. |
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