Accenture will help WorldSpace implement application development strategies and maintenance services designed to help the company get its products and services to market quickly, increase operational efficiency, reduce operating costs and enhance revenue opportunities.

“We selected Accenture for their process-compliance, Oracle® Billing and SAP® application capabilities,” said Mike Berkley, WorldSpace CIO. “In my experience, no one in the application development area understands or delivers better business results around emerging technologies than Accenture. Outsourcing our billing and financial applications to Accenture helps us deliver better results more quickly and at lower cost than if we were to resource those functions with only internal staff.”

“Satellite radio companies and emerging providers alike continue to face a rapidly changing, dynamic marketplace and often need functional capabilities to execute their strategy effectively,” said Dan Lauderback, managing director of Accenture’s North America Communications industry practice. “Our experience with satellite radio companies and emerging providers should allow us to deliver immediate business value and enable WorldSpace to improve its business performance by focusing on its core business of delivering quality radio programming to emerging marketplaces.”