London: Accenture, now the grandly named Official Technology Partner of the RBS 6 Nations, is launching an analysis team to provide supporters with data analytics insights for the imminent 2015 tournament that will help them to "experience the true stories behind what happens on the pitch". Nick Mallett, former head coach of Italy and South Africa, will be joining the team for the duration of the Championship to offer his insight and complement the team's data analysis expertise, "helping fans to see beyond raw match data".

Paris: Capgemini, has appointed Diane Holman as Senior Vice President, Head of Group Talent Management. She will report to Hubert Giraud, member of the Group Management Board, Head of People Management and Transformation. Most recently she worked at Wolters Kluwer as the Chief Talent Development Officer.

Chicago: L.E.K. Consulting, has strengthened across industry sectors and geographies with the promotion of seven individuals to partner. The new global partners are all promoted from within the firm. They are: Brian Baranick, Los Angeles; Gianluigi Indino, Paris; Tim McGrath, Melbourne; Monish Rajpal, New York; Chris Randall, Boston; Diogo Silva, London; Manas Tamotia, Singapore.

Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's leading IT services consultancy saw net income up 4.45 to $873 million in its third quarter ended 31 December 2014 on revenues up 14% at $3.93 billion. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, N Chandrasekaran said: "We have maintained our momentum in a traditionally weak quarter for the IT industry. In constant currency terms, we have seen significant growth in USA, Europe as well as emerging markets like Latin America and Middle-East Africa. Our diversified industry portfolio and presence across key markets have helped us overcome soft seasonal demand in some sectors."