Accenture, AT&T form alliance

Accenture Ltd. and AT&T Corp. are uniting to sell a managed messaging service to government agencies.

Called Enterprise Messaging Service, the solution includes hosted messaging service based on the Microsoft Exchange Server platform and provides a foundation for future capabilities, such as secure instant messaging and unified communications.

By using a managed messaging service, government customers can implement e-mail and other applications while Accenture and AT&T administer them.