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ABB Ltd
1 November 2001

ABB alliance with Accenture to provide manufacturing solutions

Zurich, Switzerland, November 1, 2001 - ABB, the global power and automation 
technology group, and Accenture, the world's leading provider of management and 
technology consulting services, announced today an alliance to bring a new 
generation of enterprise manufacturing solutions to the largest global 
manufacturing and utility companies.

ABB and Accenture are joining forces to offer consulting, technology and 
business transformation solutions, which are based on their complementary skills
and common understanding of customer needs.

Jorgen Centerman, ABB's president and CEO, said the alliance is an important 
step forward in the implementation of ABB's Industrial IT strategy. 'This 
alliance sends a strong signal to our customer base and the marketplace,' 
Centerman said. 'ABB's Industrial IT, real-time business planning and management
solutions, added to Accenture's supply chain expertise, business transformation 
outsourcing skills and network of alliances, creates a powerful new combination 
and will help customers achieve a new level of competitive performance.'

'This alliance is consistent 'with our vision and strengthens our position to 
deliver innovative solutions to clients globally,' said Accenture chairman and 
CEO,Joe Forchand. 'Through alliances with companies's like ABB, we're helping to
create global supply chain and manufacturing processes that are not only 
efficient, but support new product development and accelerate the introduction 
of new business models.' The alliance involves no equity or other form of 
investment.

ABB (www.abb.com.)is a global leader in power and automation technologies that 
enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering 
their environmental impact. ABB has 160,000 employees in more than 100 
countries.

Accenture is the world's leading management and technology consulting 
organization. Through its network of businesses approach - in which the company 
enhances its consulting and outsourcing expertise through alliances, ventures 
and other capabilities - Accenture delivers innovations that help clients across
all industries quickly realize their visions. With more than 75,000 people in 46
countries, the company generated net revenues of $11.44 billion for the fiscal 
year ended August 31, 2001. Its home page is www.accenture.com. For more 
information contact Stacey Jones, Global Media & Analyst Relations, Tel: 312-
693-7555, [e-mail]