Accenture builds .NET services platform for telcos

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Accenture will introduce a set of preconfigured Web services for communications service providers on Tuesday. The suite of services, called Accenture Communications Solutions .NET-connected, will support operations such as customer care, sales, billing, service delivery, and business intelligence. "It's specifically being developed for service providers," said Accenture spokesman Alex Pachetti.

The company worked with Microsoft to bring its two-year-old Accenture Communications Solutions software suite to Microsoft's .Net platform, according to a Microsoft statement. The .Net versions can be linked with Microsoft SQL Server and some Microsoft BizTalk Server connectors, Microsoft said.