Cognizant Technology Solutions has its roots in the 1994 founding of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (DBSS), which was a joint venture between Dun & Bradstreet and Satyam Computers. The joint venture was an in-house technology unit that focused on large-scale IT projects for Dun & Bradstreet.
In 1996 Dun & Bradstreet spun-off several of its divisions into independent companies, including DBSS. In 1997 DBSS was renamed Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Today the company provides business intelligence, data warehousing, applications maintenance services, software and systems development and integration, and re-engineering services to customers in the manufacturing, retail, financial services, health care, and logistic industries.
Most of Cognizant’s employees and software development centers are located in India.
Cognizant Technology Solutions is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CTSH, is a member of the S&P 500, is #308 in the Fortune 500, is #348 in the FT Global, has 199,700 employees, and had $9.88 billion in revenue in 2013.
Cognizant Technology SolutionsCognizant Technology Solutions has its roots in the 1994 founding of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (DBSS), which was a joint venture between Dun & Bradstreet and Satyam Computers. The joint venture was an in-house technology unit that focused on large-scale IT projects for Dun & Bradstreet.
In 1996 Dun & Bradstreet spun-off several of its divisions into independent companies, including DBSS. In 1997 DBSS was renamed Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Today the company provides business intelligence, data warehousing, applications maintenance services, software and systems development and integration, and re-engineering services to customers in the manufacturing, retail, financial services, health care, and logistic industries.
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Most of Cognizant’s employees and software development centers are located in India.
Cognizant Technology Solutions is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CTSH, is a member of the S&P 500, is #308 in the Fortune 500, is #348 in the FT Global, has 199,700 employees, and had $9.88 billion in revenue in 2013.