Accenture Strengthens Industrial and Embedded Software Solutions Capability with Acquisition of

Businesses from evopro group

BUDAPEST; Nov.28, 2013 Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced that it has agreed to acquire the
industrial and embedded software development and services business of evopro group, a software development
and engineering services company headquartered in Budapest. The acquisition will increase Accentures ability
to help companies get the most return on their investment in industrial software through process improvement
and software development, enabling them to take products to market faster and more efficiently.
evopro group, which has operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and Turkey, provides services for
embedded software used widely in the industrial and medical equipment, automotive, building, logistics and
transportation industries. The acquisition will strengthen Accentures skills in the industrial software and
automation market for industrial companies, and support Accentures mobility-driven connected products
initiatives.
Companies are investing heavily in industrial software embedded in machines, tools and connected devices
to improve process efficiency and flexibility. This is transforming core processes in areas such as manufacturing
to make operations faster, smarter, and more adaptive.
This acquisition will strengthen our capabilities in the industrial software solutions market, where we see
increased interest from our clients for software development and related IT services, said Eric Schaeffer, senior
managing director with Accenture. evopro group has a highly skilled workforce with deep expertise in software
development, testing, and implementation, as well as automation solutions.
He added: It will also strengthen our mobility-based capabilities as we continue to build innovative connected
solutions for clients across industries where embedded software is a differentiating capability.
The acquisition will bring together Accentures ability to deliver complex global transformation programs through
industrialized delivery methods and innovative technologies with evopro groups software and engineering skills.
This is Accentures third acquisition that will enhance its range of capabilities for manufacturing clients. These
include organizing, developing and managing the processes needed for the entire lifecycle of new products and
services, bringing them to market more quickly and efficiently. Accenture recently acquired PRION Group and in
October announced plans to acquire PCO Innovation, two system integration companies specializing in the
delivery of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) services.
Csaba Meszaros, president and CEO of evopro group, said: The combination of evopro groups software and
engineering experts and Accentures industry knowhow will create a unique value proposition for industrial
companies demanding fast, efficient and reliable software development and automation solutions.
Founded in 2001, evopro group is a privately held company with more than 1,000 employees.
Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately
275,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the worlds most successful
companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and
governments. The company generated net revenues of US$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013.
Its home page is www.accenture.com
About evopro group
evopro group, is an IT-R&D consulting and engineering company, headquartered in Budapest, with more than
1,000 highly educated engineers, delivering turnkey industrial automation and IT solutions, providing software
development and related engineering services for leading, world-wide operating clients in the fields of Industry,
Infrastructure, Mobility, Energy and Healthcare. Beside process and factory automation services, evopro group
lays increasing emphasis on innovative embedded systems and engineering solutions. In addition, the group

leads and coordinates research and development projects in the field of transportation and vehicle technology. Its
home page is www.evopro-group.com