Boss Media Outsources Part of Gaming Platform Software Development and Maintenance to Accenture
Boss Media Outsources Part of Gaming Platform Software Development and Maintenance to Accenture Boss Media, one of the world's leading suppliers of systems for digitally distributed gaming entertainment, has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to provide software development and maintenance services under a seven-year agreement, effective immediately. As part of the agreement, Accenture will help Boss Media develop customized gaming products and maintain the company's current games system platform. In addition, Accenture will help Boss Media develop its next generation gaming platform that supports Internet, mobile and interactive video terminals for gaming operators. Accenture will provide application development, management and maintenance services to Boss Media through its global delivery center network. The agreement is expected to help Boss Media strengthen its product development capabilities, increase delivery flexibility and reduce operating costs. "The gaming market is in rapid growth mode, and through the outsourcing arrangement we can capture a larger part of the gaming market than we could have done on our own," says Peter Bertilsson, CEO of Boss Media. "In order to quickly respond to changing market conditions we need the resource flexibility that Accenture provides." "With so many platforms through which gaming can be consumed today, gaming companies need to be able to respond to market demand more quickly than ever," says Per Uno Österman, a partner in Accenture's Media and Entertainment industry group. "By combining local and delivery-center resources, we can provide customers like Boss Media with very compelling software product development and deployment capabilities." For further information, please contact: Peter Bertilsson, President and CEO, Boss Media AB (publ), telephone: +46 (0)470 70 30 01 or +46 (0)70 993 25 54, e-mail: pbe@bossmedia.se Per Uno Österman, Partner Accenture, telephone: +46 (0)8 451 36 95, e-mail: per.osterman@accenture.com The Group Boss Media AB (publ) is one of the world's leading suppliers of systems for digitally distributed gaming entertainment. Boss Media develops gaming system solutions for such distribution channels as personal computers, interactive video terminals, mobile phones and digital TV. Licensees are offered a customized gaming system, an integrated payment system as well as related services. The Boss Media-share is listed on the Stockholmsbörsen's (Stockholm Exchange) O-list (Attract 40). More information about Boss Media can be viewed on the company's website http://www.bossmedia.se. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 100,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of USD 11.8 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003. Its home page is www.accenture.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/09/21/20040921BIT20180/wkr0001.pdf