Meiosis, Mitosis: Cap Gemini's Mating with Ernst & Young

by R. Krause ... Event Summary. Cap Gemini wants Ernst & Young's management consultancy, and in all likelihood (about 90%), the partners of Ernst & Young are willing. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/04/research_notes/EN_EC_ESR_04_00_1.asp - 16k - 2000-04-05 Summary: Ernst & Young is on the verge of splitting its consultancy heritage (meiosis) and mating it with France's Cap Gemini's (mitosis). It is a leap of faith that these two genetically different beings can combine genes to create a new international behemoth of 60,000. What's the common DNA? You guessed it

Cap Gemini Eyeing Ernst & Young Business Unit

by Steve McVey ... Cap Gemini Eyeing Ernst & Young Business Unit S. McVey - December 13th, 1999. Event Summary. Number four of the Big Five consulting ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/12/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_12_8_99_2.asp - 4k - 1999-12-08 Summary: French integrator Cap Gemini has announced that it may buy the business consulting division of Big 5 firm, Ernst & Young. The deal would create an $8.5 billion global consulting giant.

Andersen/Enron Affair Precipitates 'Big Five' Divorces

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... As mentioned above, Cap Gemini bought the consulting arm of Ernst & Young (E&Y) resulting with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y), while Arthur Andersen split in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/02/news_analysis/NA_EV_PJ_02_20_02_1.asp - 17k - 2002-02-20 Summary: While the current focus of the public is on the future of Andersen and the entire accounting practice, the implications on the consulting industry will be deep as well.

Emptoris 'Procures' Zeborg's Spend Management Expertise Part one ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 1. Event Summary. 2. Emptoris Background. 3. Partnership with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Complete Table of Contents. ... Partnership with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/11/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_11_18_03_1.asp - 17k - 2003-11-18 Summary: Emptoris, an upbeat provider of strategic sourcing software for the global 5000 companies, announced its acquisition of spend management specialist Zeborg. However, despite a good fit, enlarged customer base, and improved cross-selling opportunity, some challenges and product gaps will have to be overcom

Heads Roll at Consulting Giant in Wake of SEC Investigation

by Steve McVey ... Analysis article: "research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/12/ news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_12_8_99_2.asp">Cap Gemini Eyeing Ernst & Young Business ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_01_17_00_1.asp - 6k - 2000-01-17 Summary: Recent findings by the SEC prompted global management consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to dismiss a number of its consultants, including five partners, and discipline a larger group from its U.S.-based staff of 39,000 consultants.

The Empires Strike Back - Part I: The Big Guys Spin On A Dime

by R. Krause ... Ernst & Young's sale of its consulting services to Cap Gemini indicates a change of course: it gives E&Y the combined image of consultant and systems ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/06/research_notes/EN_EC_ESR_06_01_00_1.asp - 32k - 2000-06-01 Summary: In the past year the traditional consulting houses have executed major initiatives to counter the challenges of the pure play and fringe market invaders. Being big doesn't mean being slow, as these behemoths have demonstrated once they tuned in to the new market realities.

Enterprise Applications Battlefield Mid-Year Scoreboard Part 3 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... cultural disparity between IT service-oriented IGS and business-centric PwCC will have already been experienced in the Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young merger, yet ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/08/research_notes/EN_EV_PJ_08_28_02_1.asp - 21k - 2002-08-28 Summary: IBM still needs to convince users that it is nimble enough to handle the smaller projects prevalent in today s cost-conscious market, which may be a concern that is aggravated rather than alleviated by the acquisition.

Implications and Attitudes As the Andersen's Split under the ICC ...

by R. Krause ... after Ernst & Young split its technology consultancy and sold it to Cap Gemini (see Meiosis, Mitosis: Cap Gemini's Mating with Ernst & Young), and PwC ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/08/research_notes/EN_EC_ESR_08_31_00_1.asp - 26k - 2000-08-31 Summary: Andersen Consulting has had a running battle with Arthur Andersen and Andersen Worldwide over Arthur Andersen's encroachment on the management and technology consulting firm's space. The win on August 7 releases Andersen Consulting from all its obligations, turning it into an independent company, with th

Siebel Rallies Its Integration Alliance Troops Part 2: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Leading system integrators such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Accenture, IBM Global Services and KPMG Consulting, and application integration server vendors ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_13_02_1.asp - 18k - 2002-05-13 Summary: The era of Siebel's uncontested supremacy in the CRM market seems to be nearing the end. However, Siebel's idea of its Universal Application Network seems innovative and should help the needs of the higher-end of the market, whose paramount concern have been the enormous costs of integration and the gen

Commerce One Holds Announcement Festival

by D. Geller ... An agreement that Cap Gemini Ernst & Young US LLC would be a solutions provider for Commerce One products and services; A strong alliance with Compaq. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_10_02_00_2.asp - 10k - 2000-10-02 Summary: Commerce One s eLink2000 in Las Vegas is less about gambling than it is about sure things. Except, perhaps, for just how close it s willing to get to SAP.