Apple, Accenture team up on iOS applications

The companies didn't say how many combine Apple-Accenture teams will exist, eventually

Technology company Apple and professional services company Accenture said on Tuesday, they will team up to help businesses build better applications for iOS, the operating system that powers Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Accenture helps large companies write new software and adopt new technology. The company will create special teams dedicated to helping its customers, which include banks and retailers, write iOS apps. Apple employees, including software engineers and user-interface designers, will work alongside Accenture engineers on the teams. The first joint team will be located in San Francisco, Gene Reznik, senior managing director of technology and ecosystem at Accenture told