Accenture is a leader in its field

We believe Accenture stands out from the crowd for a number of reasons. First and foremost, we have a truly global and extremely diverse team of deeply skilled professionals. These people are seamlessly connected around the world, allowing us to offer faster, more cost-effective and higher-quality services than our competitors can. We have a history of technology innovation and spend approximately $250 million on research and development each year. We therefore offer extensive industry, technology and process expertise and have the ability to effect change for our clients across their entire businesses. The results speak for themselves: Accenture recruited more than 43,000 people in 2006. We are the 49th strongest global brand, according to Business Week. We are ranked 379th in the 2006 Business Week, up 76 places from 2005. We achieved record new bookings (contract signings) in 2006, of $20.4 billion. We are ranked as the No. 1 Information Technology Services company by Fortune magazine for the third year running. We are ranked No. 1 outsourcing provider among customers by InformationWeek. We are ranked the No. 1 HR outsourcing provider by both IDC and the Human Resources Outsourcing Association. We are ranked the No. 1 CRM management consultancy by CRM magazine We are ranked 14th in Business Week’s 2006 Infotech 100. Many people think of Accenture as just working with senior-level clients within large companies. But we actually have a big impact on the daily lives of millions of people. Did you know that on behalf of our clients, each year Accenture: Manages the administration of more than 900,000 pensions and employee benefits. Administers more than 2 million insurance policies and 2 million paychecks. Handles more than 100 million customer service calls and processes in excess of 50 million bills. Performs more than 30 million electricity and gas readings. Processes more than 140 million airline ticket reservations. Processes more than 21 million sales invoices and 9 million purchase orders. Provides training in nine languages to more than 1 million people in 143 countries. But there are many other reasons people want to join and stay with Accenture.