{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"166134","rtpr_id":"nPnbhnwrRa-20261012","ticker":"RHI","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["RHI"],"title":"Protiviti Achieves 2026-2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-12T09:55:00.055Z","article_body":"Protiviti Achieves 2026-2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award\nPR Newswire\n\nMENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026\n\nProtiviti is honored by Microsoft for a second consecutive year for achieving\noutstanding sales achievement and innovation.\n\nMENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Protiviti, a global\nconsulting firm, has been selected for the Microsoft AI Business Solutions\n2026-2027 Inner Circle membership. This is Protiviti's second consecutive year\nof being selected into Inner Circle. Participation within Inner Circle is\nbased on sales achievements that rank Protiviti in the top echelon of\nMicrosoft's AI Business Solutions global network of partners. It's widely\nacknowledged that Inner Circle members perform at a high level by delivering\nvaluable and innovative solutions that help organizations excel.\n\nInner Circle members are invited to the Inner Circle Summit in Spring 2027,\nas well as virtual meetings between September 2026 and June 2027, where they\nwill have a unique opportunity to discuss strategy with Microsoft executives\nand fellow Inner Circle partners, while learning more about the Microsoft's\nroad maps and future plans, establish strong executive connections, and\ncollaborate on best practices.\n\n\"Inner Circle partners represent our top selling partners worldwide. But it is\nmore than a sales recognition; it's a community of industry leaders who work\nclosely with Microsoft to accelerate innovation, share experience and shape\nthe future of AI-powered business transformation. The collaboration and\ncommitment to customer success demonstrated by this community helps us advance\nthe entire AI Business Solutions partner ecosystem around the world to deliver\ntransformative business outcomes at scale.\" said Niels Jensen, Microsoft AI\nBusiness Solutions ERP Lead in Enterprise Partner Solutions.\n\n\"Being recognized within Microsoft's AI Business Solutions Inner Circle for a\nsecond year reflects the strength of our global capabilities and our shared\ncommitment to client success,\" Tom Andreesen, Global Microsoft Solutions\nLead, Protiviti, said. \"In collaboration with Microsoft, we are helping\norganizations worldwide harness Microsoft Dynamics 365, Copilot and AI\nsolutions to modernize operations, accelerate innovation and deliver\nsustainable business value.\" \n\nProtiviti provides AI-enabled solutions that help customers achieve a\ncompetitive advantage by identifying and transforming key processes that\nimprove business outcomes. By collaborating with the teams at Microsoft,\nProtiviti maintains a strong expertise of the Microsoft platform to provide\ninnovative solutions, strong services and unparalleled business value to their\ncustomers.\n\nAbout Protiviti\n\nProtiviti (www.protiviti.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4793958-1&h=3786522716&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.protiviti.com%2F&a=www.protiviti.com)\n) is a global consulting firm that helps clients transform and protect their\nbusinesses, and respond to planned and unexpected events. Through a network of\nmore than 90 offices in over 25 countries, Protiviti and its independent and\nlocally owned member firms deliver deep expertise and tailored capabilities\nacross technology, artificial intelligence, data, operations, finance, legal,\ncompliance, HR, marketing, digital, risk, and internal audit — enabling\norganizations to accelerate innovation, navigate risks and safeguard what\nmatters most.\n\nNamed to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list since 2015,\nProtiviti Inc. has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80\npercent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with government agencies\nand smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public.\nProtiviti Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI).\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/protiviti-achieves-2026-2027-microsoft-ai-business-solutions-inner-circle-award-302905132.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/protiviti-achieves-2026-2027-microsoft-ai-business-solutions-inner-circle-award-302905132.html)\n\nSOURCE Protiviti\n\n\n\nFor Additional Information: Prosek Partners, Pro-protiviti@prosek.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS109311/Protiviti-Logo.jpg?id=OA2999046\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnbhnwrRa-20261012","title":"Protiviti Achieves 2026-2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"RHI","created":"2026-10-12T09:55:00.055Z","tickers":["RHI"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Protiviti Achieves 2026-2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award\nPR Newswire\n\nMENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026\n\nProtiviti is honored by Microsoft for a second consecutive year for achieving\noutstanding sales achievement and innovation.\n\nMENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Protiviti, a global\nconsulting firm, has been selected for the Microsoft AI Business Solutions\n2026-2027 Inner Circle membership. This is Protiviti's second consecutive year\nof being selected into Inner Circle. Participation within Inner Circle is\nbased on sales achievements that rank Protiviti in the top echelon of\nMicrosoft's AI Business Solutions global network of partners. It's widely\nacknowledged that Inner Circle members perform at a high level by delivering\nvaluable and innovative solutions that help organizations excel.\n\nInner Circle members are invited to the Inner Circle Summit in Spring 2027,\nas well as virtual meetings between September 2026 and June 2027, where they\nwill have a unique opportunity to discuss strategy with Microsoft executives\nand fellow Inner Circle partners, while learning more about the Microsoft's\nroad maps and future plans, establish strong executive connections, and\ncollaborate on best practices.\n\n\"Inner Circle partners represent our top selling partners worldwide. But it is\nmore than a sales recognition; it's a community of industry leaders who work\nclosely with Microsoft to accelerate innovation, share experience and shape\nthe future of AI-powered business transformation. The collaboration and\ncommitment to customer success demonstrated by this community helps us advance\nthe entire AI Business Solutions partner ecosystem around the world to deliver\ntransformative business outcomes at scale.\" said Niels Jensen, Microsoft AI\nBusiness Solutions ERP Lead in Enterprise Partner Solutions.\n\n\"Being recognized within Microsoft's AI Business Solutions Inner Circle for a\nsecond year reflects the strength of our global capabilities and our shared\ncommitment to client success,\" Tom Andreesen, Global Microsoft Solutions\nLead, Protiviti, said. \"In collaboration with Microsoft, we are helping\norganizations worldwide harness Microsoft Dynamics 365, Copilot and AI\nsolutions to modernize operations, accelerate innovation and deliver\nsustainable business value.\" \n\nProtiviti provides AI-enabled solutions that help customers achieve a\ncompetitive advantage by identifying and transforming key processes that\nimprove business outcomes. By collaborating with the teams at Microsoft,\nProtiviti maintains a strong expertise of the Microsoft platform to provide\ninnovative solutions, strong services and unparalleled business value to their\ncustomers.\n\nAbout Protiviti\n\nProtiviti (www.protiviti.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4793958-1&h=3786522716&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.protiviti.com%2F&a=www.protiviti.com)\n) is a global consulting firm that helps clients transform and protect their\nbusinesses, and respond to planned and unexpected events. Through a network of\nmore than 90 offices in over 25 countries, Protiviti and its independent and\nlocally owned member firms deliver deep expertise and tailored capabilities\nacross technology, artificial intelligence, data, operations, finance, legal,\ncompliance, HR, marketing, digital, risk, and internal audit — enabling\norganizations to accelerate innovation, navigate risks and safeguard what\nmatters most.\n\nNamed to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list since 2015,\nProtiviti Inc. has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80\npercent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with government agencies\nand smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public.\nProtiviti Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI).\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/protiviti-achieves-2026-2027-microsoft-ai-business-solutions-inner-circle-award-302905132.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/protiviti-achieves-2026-2027-microsoft-ai-business-solutions-inner-circle-award-302905132.html)\n\nSOURCE Protiviti\n\n\n\nFor Additional Information: Prosek Partners, Pro-protiviti@prosek.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS109311/Protiviti-Logo.jpg?id=OA2999046\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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