Accenture plc is a multinational management consulting, technology

services, and outsourcing company.[1] Its incorporated headquarters have been

in Dublin, Ireland since September 1, 2009. It is the world's largest consulting
firm as measured by revenues[6] and is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Accenture common equity is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the
symbol ACN, and was added to the S&P 500 index on July 5, 2011.
Accenture began as the business and technology consulting division of
accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The division's origins are in a 1953 feasibility
study for General Electric. GE asked Arthur Andersen to automate payroll
processing and manufacturing at GE's Appliance Park facility near Louisville,
Kentucky. Arthur Andersen recommended installation of a UNIVAC I computer and
printer, which resulted in the first commercially owned computer installation in
the United States in 1954. Joseph Glickauf, an early pioneer of computer
consulting,[11] held a position as head of Arthur Andersen's administrative
services division.
On January 1, 2001 Andersen Consulting adopted its current name,
"Accenture". The word "Accenture" is supposedly derived from "Accent on the
future". The name "Accenture" was submitted by Kim Petersen, a Danish
employee from the company's Oslo, Norway office, as a result of an internal
competition. Accenture felt that the name should represent its will to be a global
consulting leader and high performer, and also intended that the name should
not be offensive in any country in which Accenture operates. Mumbai
The history of Mumbai recounts the growth of collection of seven islands
on the west coast of India, becoming the commercial capital of the nation, and
one of the most populous cities in the world. Mumbai is the capital of the Indian
state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India. With a population of
approximately 13.66 million it is one of the most populous cities in the world.
Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms, at
18,950,000, the world's fifth most populous metropolitan area. Mumbai lies on
the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. Mumbai's port handles
over half of India's maritime cargo.
Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment centre of India, generating
5% of India's GDP and accounting for 25% of industrial output, 40% of maritime
trade, and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy. Mumbai is one of the
world's top ten centres of commerce by global financial flow, home to important
financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock
Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India and the corporate headquarters
of many Indian companies and numerous multinational corporations. The city
also houses India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood.
Mumbai's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a better
standard of living, attract migrants from all over India and, in turn, make the city
a potpourri of many communities and cultures.