Cognizant

Cognizant puts up Chennai office on market, eyes up to Rs 800 crore deal

This property has been the company's India headquarters for over twenty years. It is spread over a 15-acre land parcel and comprises a four lakh sq ft office space

Cognizant files lawsuit against Infosys over trade secrets; Infy denies

IT major Cognizant's subsidiary TriZetto has slapped a lawsuit on Infosys in a US federal court, accusing the Bengaluru-headquartered company of stealing trade secrets and information related to healthcare insurance software. Infosys, in a statement, denied all allegations. The company asserted it is aware of the lawsuit and will defend its position in the court. Cognizant in a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court has accused Infosys of illegally accessing data from TriZetto's software -- Facets and QNXT -- and using the same to develop and market a competing product. Cognizant offerings include TriZetto's Facets and QNXT, which healthcare insurance firms use to automate tasks. Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant has the bulk of its employees in India. Cognizant has reportedly alleged that Infosys misused TriZetto's software to create "Test Cases for Facets," which repackaged its data into an Infosys product. Further, it has reportedly alleged that Infosys created software to extr

Rajesh Nambiar appointed nasscom president-designate, succeeds Ghosh

With this appointment, Nambiar also resigns from his current position at Cognizant. He was Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India

Cognizant appoints Rajesh Varrier as global head of operations & CMD, India

The appointment was announced as Rajesh Nambiar leaves Cognizant to become president of nasscom

Cognizant clarifies fresher salary issue, says 'grossly misrepresented'

The IT firm faced significant online backlash over the internet for its low fresher salary offering, with many comparing it to 2002 levels

Entry-level pay for engineers at Rs 4-12 lakh, best in industry: Cognizant

Facing social media backlash over the Rs 2.52 lakh annual salary offer for freshers, IT giant Cognizant on Sunday said it offers Rs 4-12 lakh salary to fresh engineering graduates, and the salary being quoted on social media is for non-engineering undergraduate degree holders. The firm also faced social media ridicule for doling out annual salary hikes of as low as 1 per cent, but what is being quoted is the lower band of the 1-5 per cent annual increments that the firm has dished out based on individual performance. Cognizant annually hires fresh engineers and non-engineering/IT graduates for varied roles. With the two recruitments running almost parallel, hiring for three-year non-engineering/information technology undergraduate degree holders picked up and was widely shared as Cognizant's salary package for freshers. "Our recent job posting for talent from non-engineering backgrounds, with a 3-year undergraduate degree has been grossly misrepresented. This job posting, with ...

After Rs 2.5 LPA job offer, Cognizant grants 1% salary hikes to employees

The annual raises ranged from 1 per cent to 5 per cent at the highest, after the increments were implemented with a four-month delay

Amid Cognizant's 2.5 LPA freshers pay offer row, attention on CEO's salary

Amid the uproar over the low entry-level salary, attention has turned to Cognizant's CEO, who is the highest-paid in India with Ravi Kumar Singisetti receiving a staggering $22.56 million last year

Cognizant Q2 net rises 22% to $566 mn, revises FY24 guidance to $19.5 bn

Cognizant has revised its full-year revenue growth guidance for FY24 from $19.3 billion to $19.5 billion, representing a growth of -0.5% to 1%

Cognizant settles CFO lawsuit with Wipro; pays Rs 4 crore in settlement

The settlement resolves all pending disputes between Dalal and Wipro, said the company in a statement

Cognizant Technology to acquire Belcan for $1.3 bn in cash and stock

The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Cognizant's ER&D capabilities, building upon the company's existing strengths in the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital engineering practice areas

Cognizant Technologies to acquire Belcan for $1.3 billion in cash and stock

The deal would expand Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant's footprint in the aerospace, defense, space and automotive sectors

May lead to termination: Cognizant warns staff for not returning to office

IT major Cognizant workforce reduced by 3,300 to 344,400 employees at the end of March 2024, compared to December 2023

Case registered against Cognizant, L&T, unknown govt officials for bribery

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Maharashtra Police has registered an offence against officials of IT major Cognizant Technologies, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and unknown government officials in an alleged USD 7,70,00 bribery case. On April 19, the sessions court here had directed the ACB to investigate allegations against Cognizant Technologies that it paid a bribe through its construction contractor (L&T) to local government officials to secure necessary permits and environmental clearances for its campus at Hinjawadi on the city's outskirts between 2013 and 2014. The offence was registered against officials of Cognizant Technologies; Manikandan Rammurthy, former vice president (administration and real estate officer, Cognizant, India), then officials of L&T, and unknown government officials who had accepted the bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB said in a release. The court had passed the order on April 19 on a complaint filed by Delhi-based ...

IT giants Cognizant and Capgemini hired 150,000 fewer employees in 2023

Cognizant and Capgemini collectively employ around 400,000 people in India

Cognizant Q1 profit declines 6% to $546 million, revenue dips 1.2%

2024 full-year revenue guidance unchanged at -2% to 2%; firm signed 8 large deals during the quarter with TCV of $100 million each

Cognizant partners with Microsoft to boost GenAI, copilot adoption

American IT firm Cognizant on Monday said it has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to expand the reach of the latter's generative AI and copilots, enhance employee experiences, and accelerate cross-industry innovation. The partnership will use Microsoft Copilot and Cognizant's advisory and digital transformation services to help employees and enterprise customers operationalise generative AI and realise strategic business transformation, a company statement said. The company said it will contribute to the projected USD 1 trillion that AI is expected to inject into the US GDP over the next 10 years. It added that the partnership will also benefit India. "AI is expected to add USD 450-500 billion to India's GDP by 2025, accounting for 10 per cent of the country's USD 5 trillion GDP target," it said. As part of the partnership, Cognizant purchased 25,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats for Cognizant associates, along with 500 Sales Copilot seats and 500 Services Copilot seats, and wil

Cognizant, Microsoft announce partnership to expand adoption of GenAI

Cognizant purchased 25,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats for Cognizant associates, along with 500 Sales Copilot seats and 500 Services Copilot seats

TCS, Accenture, Cognizant lead LinkedIn's top large companies list

Tata Consultancy Services has topped the LinkedIn's latest list of top companies to work for in India, followed by Accenture and Cognizant in the second and third place respectively. Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday released the 2024 Top Companies list for India wherein IT companies bagged the top three ranks, while financial services firms dominated the list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector. The 8th edition has derived insights from LinkedIn data, and lists the top 25 large companies, 15 best mid-size companies, and provides insights on in-demand skills, top locations, and the largest job functions within these companies. Amongst large companies (500+ employees in India), Tata Consultancy Services retained its top spot this year, followed by Accenture and Cognizant. Continuing the trend from last year, financial services dominated the 2024 list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector including Macquarie Group (4th place), Morgan Stanley (5th), an

TCS to Cognizant: Who is the highest paid CEO in Indian IT sector?

Cognizant's filing with Nasdaq mentioned the CEO's performance stock units (PSUs) and restricted stock units (RSUs)