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October 13, 2005

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ACCENTURE REPORTS RECORD RESULTS...Accenture reported financial results for the fourth-quarter and full fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005, with record annual revenues, operating income and earnings per share. Net revenues for the fourth quarter were $3.92 billion, compared with $3.42 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. Diluted EPS were $0.38, compared with $0.30 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. For the fiscal year, net revenues were $15.55 billion, compared with $13.67 billion for fiscal year 2004, an increase of 14 percent in U.S. dollars and 10 percent in local currency. Diluted EPS were $1.56, compared with $1.22 for fiscal 2004, an increase of 28 percent and ahead of the company’s expected range of $1.52 to $1.55.

PAYCHEX DECLARES DIVIDEND...Paychex, Inc. has declared an increase in the Company's regular quarterly dividend from $.13 per share to $.16 per share payable November 15, 2005 to shareholders of record November 1, 2005.

SPI TECHNOLOGIES OPENS NEW YORK OFFICE...SPI Technologies has opened its new U.S. headquarters in New York. The company’s New York office will be the central hub for investor relations, legal, marketing, and other corporate activities. SPI currently has nine offices in the U.S., including its recently opened data center in Austin.

NOMINATE NOW FOR THE OUTSOURCING EXCELLENCE AWARDS...Nominations are open for the 2006 Outsourcing Excellence Awards – don’t miss this opportunity to be recognized as the best of the best in the outsourcing industry in this “Oscars of Outsourcing!”  Click here to download the form or go to www.outsourcing-awards for more information. Deadline is November 4, 2005.



Posted by jbowles at October 13, 2005 06:35 PM