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"I'm not that optimistic about that solution," said Mark Kagan, research manager at IDC Government Insights."It is a way of getting themselves in the market and showing that they're trying to be innovative.But I think that in the long term, acquiring those companies , and any more down the road , is going to be more useful to them."
In addition, Kagan said he believes several major defense contractors are developing or have similar solutions."That's pretty heavy competition for someone who's a newbie in this, so I don't know what their chances are of selling it."
Accenture might succeed if it can sell the solution for less than its competitors' offerings and if it can be integrated into the Defense Department's net-centric warfare program, which is where the military is spending its money, Kagan said.