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Updated on: Dec 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant acquires Inawisdom, ninth acquisition in

Dec 22, 2020

Cognizant India will hire , freshers in

Cognizant will hire , freshers in , says Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman, and Managing Director, C...

Jobs

Dec 9, 2020

Cognizant and Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative release a new report

Cognizant and Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative release a new report, Building A Life...

Future of Work

Dec 3, 2020

Cognizant collaborates with Amazon Web Services AWS and Unqork

Cognizant collaborates with Amazon Web Services AWS and Unqork on Digital Retirement Services Solu...

Partnership

Nov 27, 2020

Cognizant collaborates with Amazon Web Services AWS and Unqork

Diversity & Inclusion

Cognizant plans to have more women in leadership roles

Cognizant plans to have more women in leadership roles: Brian Humphries Brain Humphries, CEO of IT Major, Cognizant said that company will implement diversity goals from 2021. Under this initiative, more women will be assigned leadership roles and the inclusion of people of different ethnicities will be given priority. Currently, out of the 2,83,100 global […]

Nov 24, 2020

Partnership

Cognizant, XPRIZE launch Pandemic Response Challenge

Cognizant, XPRIZE launch Pandemic Response Challenge As COVID-19 rates continue to surge in countries around the world, XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, in partnership with Cognizant, one of the world’s leading technology and professional services companies, today launched the Pandemic Response Challenge. The competition aims to harness the […]

Nov 22, 2020

Jobs

Cognizant restructures leadership team to focus on growth

Cognizant restructures leadership team to focus on growth The American IT multinational, Cognizant Technologies Solutions Corporation is strengthening its leadership team to accelerate growth. With the companies bumping up IT spends, Cognizant is planning to tap the IT services market. The company is restructuring its leadership team with a mix of internal promotions and external […]

Nov 17, 2020

Jobs

Cognizant 2020 Fit For Growth plan: 7,000 mid, senior-level employees laid off

Cognizant 2020 Fit For Growth plan: 7,000 mid, senior-level employees laid off In October 2019, the Teaneck-based IT services firm Cognizant had announced the “2020 Fit for Growth” plan. As a part of the plan, it would lay off 12,000 mid to senior level employees, of which 5,000 will be reskilled and redeployed. The rest […]

Nov 15, 2020

CHRO Move

Times Internet ropes in ex- Cognizant Officer Smriti Ahuja as Chief People Officer

Times Internet ropes in ex- Cognizant Officer Smriti Ahuja as Chief People Officer Times Internet Ltd (TIL), the digital venture of The Times of India Group, has appointed Smriti Ahuja as Chief People Officer, effective from 2nd November 2020. In her new role, Smriti will be responsible for building and maintaining a high-performance culture that is inclusive, people-friendly, and […]

Nov 11, 2020

Jobs

Cognizant starts promotions this week for associates

Cognizant starts promotions this week for associates According to a moneycontrol report, Cognizant will start rolling out promotions for employees this week effective October 1, 2020. The promotions announced are for employees up to the associate level. Promotions for senior employees will be announced in January-March 2021 quarter, the company said in an email to […]

Nov 11, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020

Cognizant has acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020 US-based IT services major Cognizant Technology Solutions is betting on acquisitions as a strategy to build its digital business, as already announced earlier. According to the media reports, the company has successfully done eight digital-based acquisitions till now this year, and all of these acquisitions […]

Nov 7, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant completes acquisition of Bright Wolf

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Bright Wolf Accelerating Growth in Industrial IoT Services Cognizant has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bright Wolf, a privately-held technology services provider specializing in custom Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. A strategic systems integration and technology partner for industrial enterprises, Bright Wolf will enrich Cognizant’s […]

Nov 4, 2020

Jobs

Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund

Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund Former Cognizant CEO Francisco D’Souza has started a new innings. Together with others, D’Souza is setting up a $1 billion US-based private equity fund called Recognize. He is said to have already raised a couple of hundred million dollars. The rest of the fund-raising is underway. […]

Oct 29, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to acquire AWS, Microsoft IoT Partner Bright Wolf

Cognizant to acquire AWS, Microsoft IoT Partner Bright Wolf Cognizant, today announced it has agreed to acquire Bright Wolf, a privately-held technology services provider specializing in custom Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. Bright Wolf is certified by all major cloud providers and acknowledged as an expert in IoT. The company is […]

Oct 23, 2020

Jobs

An ex-staff sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment

Former employee sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment: ET Report According to an ET Report, a former female employee of Cognizant has filed a lawsuit seeking trial against the company in a US district court, naming two executives for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination for reporting of said harassment. The plaintiff, a former employee, a […]

Sep 24, 2020

Survey & Report

Larsen & Toubro hires dozens of ex-Cognizant executives

Larsen & Toubro hires dozens of ex-Cognizant executives Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has employed just about a dozen senior executives from Cognizant after the latter had a management shakeup to reinvigorate the organization. The main hires apply the final 12 months’ acquisition of Mindtree, indicating that the $21 billion engineering conglomerate has giant plans to scale its […]

Sep 8, 2020