Technology outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture plc (ACN),said Thursday it has completed the acquisition of the Symbian professional services unit of mobile phone giant Nokia (NOK), responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and support to mobile device manufacturers and service providers.
Hamilton, Bermuda-based Accenture said that the acquisition will focus on providing global companies with a broad range of embedded software services and capabilities for mobile devices and enhance its existing embedded software, product-development and testing skills to help players in the mobile solutions ecosystem address ever-more-demanding time-to-market and quality requirements.
Accenture indicated that the capabilities acquired from Nokia would help support its clientele achieve higher efficiencies, better test strategy and planning, outsourcing, and a scalable resource pool for improved execution.
The Symbian operating system is a widely used platform for smartphones and the unit provides engineering consulting and product development services to mobile phone manufacturers, chip manufacturers and mobile operators globally. Its services include technical support, techniques for enhancing performance, memory and power, error diagnosis and repair, as well as turnkey software development services.
Effective October 16, the acquisition is a natural continuation of Nokia's Symbian acquisition in 2008, creating an independent provider of professional services in the Symbian ecosystem. As a result of the agreement, 157 people transfer from Nokia to Accenture.
Espoo, Finland-based Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's leading maker of mobile devices.
ACN closed Thursday's trading at $38.80 on the NYSE. In pre-market trading, NOK is trading at $13.44, lower by $0.24 or 1.75% on the NYSE.
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