Accenture Acquires Tecnilógica to Scale Its Open Source Digital Skills in Spain
July 28 2016 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
Acquisition expands Accenture Digital
capabilities to meet growing demand for rapid delivery of
innovative digital products, services and new customer
experiences
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Tecnilógica, a Spanish company
specializing in the use of emerging and open source technologies to
build innovative omni-channel experiences for a wide range of
mobile, web, touchscreens, wearables and IoT enabled devices.
Tecnilógica is headquartered in Madrid, Spain and has more than
70 employees. Working with clients ranging from large multinational
companies to start-up companies, Tecnilógica helps build new
technology solutions to support innovative digital products and
services delivered through digital and physical channels. Terms of
the acquisition were not disclosed.
“Tecnilógica features a team of talented individuals who
specialize in using the latest open source technologies to deliver
multi-device digital solutions to clients at incredible speed,
driven by a design culture that fosters creativity and innovation.
This is a unique combination that is difficult to find in the
digital IT landscape,” said Jose Luis Sancho, Accenture Digital
lead for Iberia. “By combining their capabilities with the unique
design skills of Fjord, design and innovation from Accenture
Interactive, we can help our clients in Spain and the rest of
Europe take advantage of an end-to-end digital technology value
chain -- from ideation to operation.”
“We’ve been delivering innovative and accelerated solutions to
clients for over a decade, often co-locating in a studio
environment to get the best results in the most efficient way,”
said Jorge Gutiérrez, CEO, Tecnilógica. “We pride ourselves on
building truly innovative technological solutions for digital
interfaces and devices, bringing ideas from the imagination of
marketing teams to life on digital screens of all shapes and sizes.
We look forward to joining Accenture Digital to help even more
organizations provide the very best digital transformations for
their customers.”
“The adoption of open source technologies in the corporate world
is key to progressing new business models that deliver greater
agility, flexibility and collaboration, and ultimately helping to
drive digital transformation,” said Juan Pedro Moreno, Country
Managing Director of Accenture Iberia. “Through this
acquisition of Tecnilógica and along with our other recent
acquisition of digital services company MOBGEN, we are expanding
our ideation, incubation and concept proofing capabilities. This is
just the latest example of how Accenture is adding more
capabilities and talent to lead in New IT.”
The acquisition of Tecnilógica not only adds a group of highly
talented IT professionals but also brings digital signage
capabilities to the Accenture Digital team in Spain. Supported by a
proprietary digital content management and distribution
architecture, any connected screen can become a communication
channel capable of interacting with its surroundings, according to
business-oriented and analytics-enabled rules. As the Internet of
Things grows, this will become an increasingly important tool in
the digital marketer’s arsenal, enabling content to interact with
multiple users at any given time.
About Accenture
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providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest
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and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 375,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
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Accenture Digital, comprised of Accenture
Analytics, Accenture Interactive and Accenture
Mobility, offers a comprehensive portfolio of business and
technology services across digital marketing, mobility and
analytics. From developing digital strategies to implementing
digital technologies and running digital processes on their behalf,
Accenture Digital helps clients leverage connected and mobile
devices; extract insights from data using analytics; and enrich
end-customer experiences and interactions, delivering tangible
results from the virtual world and driving growth. To learn more
about Accenture Digital, follow us @AccentureDigi and
visit www.accenture.com/digital.
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