Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Accenture Completes Acquisition of Nokia's Symbian Professional Services

Mobile communications company Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture announced on Friday the completion of Accenture's acquisition of Nokia's Symbian Professional Services.

The financial terms of the acquisition, initially announced on 17 July 2009, were not revealed.

With the transfer, Accenture assumes full ownership of Nokia's Symbian Professional Services unit responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and customer support.

According to the company, the acquisiton, effective 16 October 2009, is a continuation of Nokia's Symbian acquisition in 2008, creating an independent provider of professional services in the Symbian ecosystem.

As a result of the transaction, 157 people transfer from Nokia to Accenture.

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