Avanade

Avanade, Inc.

Avanade, Inc. corporate logo Avanade, Inc. corporate logo
Company type	Private
Industry	Computer software Research and development Technology Services Infrastructure Security
Founded	Seattle, Washington April 4, 2000
Headquarters	Offices in more than 20 countries
Key people	Mitch Hill, CEO
Products	Technology integrator specializing in Microsoft enterprise platforms
Number of employees	5,000
Website	www.avanade.com

Avanade, Inc. is "the leading technology integrator specializing providing information technology services on the Microsoft enterprise platform." It has a worldwide network of Development Centers with more than 38 offices in more than 20 countries.

History

Avanade, Inc. is a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft which was founded in April 4 2000. It is a privately held firm with close relationships with the companies that founded it.

Methodology

Avanade's professionals are using Avanade Connected Methods as delivery model in projects. Based on proven experience in planning, delivering, and maintaining Microsoft-based solutions, the Avanade Connected Methods equip Avanade's professionals with the tools and techniques to deliver comprehensive and full life-cycle solutions

Delivering faster with consistent results, the Avanade Connected Architectures (ACA) extend Microsoft products to speed development while lowering cost and minimizing risk. The flagship asset, ACA.NET, is in use at more than 100 enterprises around the globe. Avanade's other ACA assets include ACA Analytics for Business Intelligence, ACA Devices for mobile and embedding computing, ACA Lifecycle for Software Lifecycle Platform, ACA Portal for Enterprise Collaboration, ACA Transformation for Application Renewal, and ACA Dynamic Systems Framework for provisioning.

Services

Some of Avanade's offerings and specialties include:

• Application Portfolio Transformation
• Application Management
• Application Renewal
• Application Development
• Mobile Applications
• Enterprise Integration
• Business Intelligence and Performance Management
• Customer Relationship Management
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Enterprise Collaboration
• Infrastructure
• IT controls, IT audit, and SARBOX data management.
• Platform Migration
• Software Engineering
• Service-oriented architecture
• Microsoft for SAP as IT platform
• Integration Microsoft Office and SAP

Delivery

Avanade owns a network of delivery centers in over 30 locations around the world including India, and offers customers the benefit of multi-site delivery and a combination of onshore, nearshore and offshore options as appropriate.

External links

• Avanade's Website www.avanade.com
• Avanade Inc. Fact Sheet as listed on Hoover's
• An article about Avanade and CRM. "Next-Generation CRM – Is Your Company Ready To Maximize Return?"
• Avanade in the news
• Executive Circle Case Study Detail
• The Perils of At-Work Instant Messaging
• Avanade Inc.: Leaders in Technology Taking Technical Training to the Next Level
• The experience Financial Services Innovator Awards