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Visitors look at devices at Accenture stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 26, 2013.    REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
Visitors look at devices at Accenture stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 26, 2013.

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Consulting and outsourcing company Accenture Plc reported an 8.6 percent rise in quarterly net revenue, driven by higher demand from customers in North America.

The net income attributable to Accenture rose to $897.2 million, or $1.41 per share, in the third quarter ended May 31, from $793.7 million, or $1.24 per share, a year earlier.

Net revenue, or revenue before reimbursements, rose to $8.43 billion from $7.77 billion.

(Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Martina D’Couto)