Avanade

Avanade was founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Microsoft Corporation and Accenture. The company is a provider of Microsoft-based technology consulting services. Headquartered in Seattle, it has a staff of more than 8,000 employees that serves over 2,500 companies throughout the world. Avanade offers a range of business collaboration and communication solutions that include digital and unified communication systems and desktop management services. The company also provides application development and management services, as well as data center solutions. Its other services include customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning. With operations in more than 20 countries, Avanade maintains one of its locations in Irving, Texas.