Accenture was previously known as Andersen Consulting, and was established in 1989 as the consulting division of Arthur Andersen. In August 2000, as a result of a conclusion of the International Chamber of Commerce, it broke all contractual ties with its parent company. It therefore avoided being tainted by the later accounting scandals — most notably, that of Enron — that destroyed its former parent over the ensuing two years.
Accenture is a global company, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Accenture operates in the management consulting, technology services and outsourcing arenas. Accenture's client_facing organizational structure is divided into Operating Groups that classify client industry types: Products (e.g. consumer Packaged goods or industrial equipment), Communications and High Technology, Financial Services (e.g. banking, insurance), Resources (e.g. utilities, chemicals), and Government.
Andersen attempts to render the phrase "to the public" superfluous by arguing that the statutory language indicates that the term "public" means something other than the community at large.
Andersen argues that the legislative history indicates that a provider of electronic communication services is subject to Section 2702 even if that provider maintains the system primarily for its own use and does not provide services to the general public.
Andersen was hired by UOP to do a project and as such, was given access to UOP's e-mail system similar to UOP employees.
Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 by Arthur Andersen and Clarence DeLany as Andersen, DeLany and Co. The firm changed its name to Arthur Andersen and Co. in 1918.
Andersen, who headed the firm until his death in 1947, was a zealous supporter of high standards in the accounting industry.
On June 15, 2002, Andersen was convicted of obstruction of justice for shredding documents related to its audit of Enron.
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