New Delhi, June 15 -- Accenture has announced the acquisition of umlaut to help scale Accenture's deep engineering capabilities. The move will enable its consumer companies to use digital technologies like cloud, artificial intelligence, and 5G. Together the scalability will transform companies design, engineer and manufacture their products and embed sustainability. According to the company statement, the acquisition will add more than 4,200 industry-leading engineers and consultants across 17 countries to Accenture's Industry X services. Further, it will expand the company's capabilities across a range of industries. Some prominent names include automotive, aerospace and defence, telecommunications, energy and utilities.

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