Work at the innovation center, based at Oracle's U.K. headquarters in Reading, will focus on accelerating the development and delivery of SOA products based on the software company's technology.

Prospective customers will be able to visit the center to see the technology in action before making any decisions about implementation, while Accenture will be able to access Oracle software early in its development.

The center will also support joint Accenture-Oracle projects across Europe and workers based in Reading will collaborate with those at Accenture's innovation center at Oracle's global headquarters in California.