| | JUNE 20238ACCENTURE ACQUIRES BOURNE DIGITAL TO EXPAND SAP DIGITAL DESIGN CAPABILITIES Australian digital design firm Bourne Digital, which specialises in the SAP ecosystem, has been bought by Accenture. The deal's financial details weren't made public.Bourne Digital produces experience-driven apps, reducing procedures and introducing automation, with a focus on the SAP Business Technology Platform. Accenture's SAP product portfolio will be improved as a result, especially in the fast-moving consumer products, financial services, resources, health, and travel sectors.Bourne Digital was established in 2015 and has offices in Sydney and Brisbane in addition to its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Bourne Digital develops design-driven digital products and experiences for enterprise customers as a specialised SAP Business Technology Platform partner, offering unique portal and online solutions as well as mobile applications. With a method that integrates design and architectural thinking, Bourne Digital assists clients in executing their technological strategy. With the addition of its 66 workers, the Accenture SAP Business Group in Australia will be better able to deliver a user-led approach to design, architecture, and delivery and promote process excellence utilising SAP cloud technologies."In times of disruption, organizations need to digitize business processes in an increasingly compressed timeframe to become more creative, competitive and profitable," said Matt Coates, Technology lead for Accenture in Australia and New Zealand. "With the acquisition of Bourne Digital, we will strengthen our SAP digital design and user experience capabilities to help our clients better utilize their SAP solutions".Selim Ahmed, chief executive officer, Bourne Digital, said, "Joining forces with Accenture gives us the opportunity to scale to meet the emerging needs of SAP customers and address the increasing demand for SAP Business Technology Platform services globally. It will provide our experienced professionals -- with their design DNA and deep SAP skills -- with new development opportunities and career growth while helping Accenture further strengthen its leadership position in Australia". Dixon Technologies and Xiaomi India have teamed together to produce smartphones for both the domestic market and exports, the business said.To further the value chain of Xiaomi devices, the domestic electronics giant would also look into creating a component ecosystem through its fully owned subsidiaries.By August or September, Dixon hopes to begin producing Xiaomi smartphones at a new 320,000 square foot Noida plant that is now being set up."This partnership will leverage Dixon's manufacturing excellence & superior execution track record & Xiaomi expertise & leadership in Indian business ecosystem & it represents a major milestone in Indian governments "Make in India" initiative", said Atul B. Lall, vice chairman and managing director, Dixon Technologies.The government has previously urged Chinese handset producers to collaborate with domestic producers in India to strengthen the supply chain and take advantage of the production-linked incentive program. The Chinese company Xiaomi Corporation, also referred to as Xiaomi and officially registered as Xiaomi Inc., is a designer and producer of consumer electronics, home appliances, and other household goods. The firm is rated 338th and is the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500. It is the second-largest smartphone maker in the world after Huawei, with the majority of its devices running on the MIUI User interface, which is based on the Android operating system. INFOCUSXIAOMI TEAMS UP WITH DIXON TECHNOLOGIES TO MANUFACTURE SMARTPHONES
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