Cognizant Announces Services for SAP® Applications at SAPPHIRE® Orlando `06; Cognizant to Explain Leveraging the Global Delivery Model for SAP Applications and Accelerating SAP NetWeaver® Implementations

by Business Wire

TEANECK, N.J. -- Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of IT services, today announced that it will showcase its industry-specific services at SAP(R) applications at SAPPHIRE(R) Orlando`06. Leveraging its unique global delivery model, Cognizant will highlight its services offerings including proprietary accelerator tools, solution frameworks, regulatory expertise, and consulting capabilities for the Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Media and Technology industries.

As a full implementation, product development and testing partner for SAP applications worldwide, Cognizant's SAP practice offers complete, end-to-end services extending from pre-implementation planning through maintenance, support, and upgrade. Cognizant's participation in Sapphire`06 will provide a platform for interaction with SAP's global customers and to take advantage of Cognizant's services for SAP applications.

In addition, Cognizant will make two special presentations:

Cognizant's Vice President, ERP Solutions Practice, John Beaumont will speak on "Leveraging Cognizant's Global Delivery Model for Higher Business Benefits" on May 18, 2006 at the SAPPHIRE conference at 1 p.m. This presentation is based on Cognizant's experience in helping mature SAP customers wring more value from their current systems.

Cognizant's Senior Manager, Projects, Magesh Rajendran will present "SAP NetWeaver(R) XI catalyst--CognEt XI tool kit" on May 15 at the ASUG conference, at 12 noon. This presentation will highlight Cognizant's Net Weaver Center of Excellence expertise in using acceleration tools to increase ROI.

About Cognizant's SAP Practice

Cognizant's SAP Practice provides Global 2000 companies a full range of SAP services, leveraging its industry-specific expertise, technical depth and global talent pool. Cognizant's SAP Practice aims to minimize clients' total cost of ownership of SAP environments, including development and support, and maximize their applications' business-level value. Leveraging a unique global development model, Cognizant's SAP Practice delivers functional and technical expertise augmented by best practices for implementation, maintenance, upgrade and enhancement services for end-to-end solutions. Cognizant recently opened the first offshore-based SAP NetWeaver(R) Test Center at the Company's techno-complex in Bangalore.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of IT services. Focused on delivering strategic information technology solutions that address the complex business needs of its clients, Cognizant uses its own on-site/offshore outsourcing model to provide applications management, development, integration, and reengineering; infrastructure management; business process outsourcing; and numerous related services, such as enterprise consulting, technology architecture, program management, and change management.

Cognizant's more than 27,000 employees are committed to partnerships that sustain long-term, proven value for customers by delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions through its development centers in India and on-site client teams. Cognizant maintains P-CMM and SEI-CMM Level 5 assessments from an independent third-party assessor, was recently named one of Forbes' Best Small Companies in America for the fourth consecutive year, and ranked among the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek's Hot Growth Companies. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100 Index. Find additional information about Cognizant at www.cognizant.com.

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