(July 10, 2006) – Bangalore, India  – Accenture today opened a research and development technology lab in Bangalore. The fourth such facility operated by Accenture Technology Labs, it joins sites in the United States (Palo Alto, California and Chicago, Illinois) and France (Sophia Antipolis).

Accenture Technology Labs-India will focus on original research and development in systems integration and software engineering. The goal will be to enable businesses to reduce the cost and improve the quality of technology solution delivery. According to Dr. Lin Chase, Director of the Accenture Technology Labs-India,  research and development professionals from India's leading universities and research and software engineering institutes will staff the Bangalore facility. She estimated that the core team will grow to more than 100 researchers and developers, who will join the 17,500 professionals working throughout India.

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