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Bengaluru : Indian IT firms may see revenue growth in fiscal 2020 to be as strong as or better than the previous year, looking at the commentary of global peer Accenture which raised its forecast on the back of increasing client budgets for outsourcing and consulting deals.  Last week, Accenture raised its revenue growth forecast to a range of 6.5-8.5% from 6.0-8.0% for the year ahead, as their customers globally continue to spend on new technologiesNSE 2.65 % to improve services.  Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68663896.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

New York:  Accenture  (NYSE: ACN) has been recognized by  IBM  as a top-performing global partner at the 2019 IBM Beacon Awards ceremony, held recently in San Francisco. For the second year in a row, Accenture Interactive was recognized as the IBM Watson Customer Engagement Partner of the Year. The award highlights Accenture Interactive’s ability to deliver extraordinary commerce experiences across all customer touchpoints on a flexible, scalable platform that puts control over experience and commerce in the hands of the business teams. To read the full article, visit: https://www.martechadvisor.com/news/customer-experience-2/ibm-recognizes-accenture-as-ibm-watson-customer-engagement-partner-of-the-year/  (Accessed on 12 March, 2019)

The Assistive Technology Accelerator focusses on startups building tech-based solutions for the differently abled See a problem, solve it – that’s the mantra that most startups set out with. And in doing so, they come up with solutions that makes things easier for a wide audience. The same goes for startups working in assisted technologies. However, most often, these startups can find it difficult to reach out to the intended market and target audience.  “In fact,  people with disabilities  are one section of the society that are the least exposed to technology when the fact is that they would be able to make the most from it,” says  Prateek Madhav, CEO of Assistive Technology Accelerator (ATA).  This was the genesis for starting the ATA, which focusses on startups that are building assistive technology for the disabled. For close to two decades now, Prateek has straddled the two worlds of corporate and non-profit organisations. Having wo...