TEANECK, New Jersey, April 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cognizant's IT Infrastructure Services recognized for 'strong delivery
capability and solid value-based strategies for the future'

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced it was named a "Leader" in "The
Forrester Wave(TM): Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009" by Paul
Roehrig, Ph.D. Cognizant moved to the "Leaders" category for the first time
in the benchmarking report, which evaluated 15 global firms with a track
record of success in infrastructure services.

The Forrester study evaluated and ranked Cognizant IT Infrastructure
Services (IT IS) on the basis of a comprehensive methodology across 31
criteria - as well as an additional 25-item reference client survey -
relating to current offerings, strategy, and market presence. Cognizant IT IS
received the highest possible scores for client feedback on service quality,
customer value proposition and vision, and investment to support growth
strategy. "... solid performance across the current offering criteria,
balanced with an equally solid strategy, edged Cognizant into the Leaders.
Cognizant has a good story to tell around current delivery - supported by
solid client reference scores - and good plans for growing the business,"
according to the report.

Cognizant's IT IS line of business offers a comprehensive portfolio of
managed services and consulting offerings that span end-user and enterprise
computing, infrastructure security, as well as network and convergence
services. The Forrester evaluation specifically cited Cognizant's remote
infrastructure management capabilities, or RIM 2.0: "The value proposition
for RIM 2.0 is strategically sound. Perhaps most impressively, Cognizant is
among the best at managing external margin expectations to allow pricing
flexibility and internal investment. The Cognizant strategy continues to be
largely on target and is driving continued maturity in the current offering."

"Forrester Research offers an educated and unbiased analysis of the
global IT infrastructure services market, and we are especially pleased that
our strong client satisfaction scores contributed to their evaluation - a
strong testament to the business value we deliver," said Robert Boles, Vice
President, IT IS, Cognizant. "We believe the fact that Cognizant has advanced
into the Leaders category speaks to the depth of our domain expertise and our
ability to leverage an ITIL-compliant platform across our global delivery
network that takes remote infrastructure management to the next level. Our
RIM 2.0 framework not only enables us to help our clients significantly
reduce costs, but delivers unprecedented operational maturity improvements,
greater workflow automation, and highly flexible sourcing options with our
productized managed services."

The 15 global firms in Forrester's assessment delivered about US$83.9
billion worth of infrastructure services over the past year. The 349,000
dedicated-infrastructure services employees supported about 9,400 clients.
Overall, the firms included in this study accounted for about US$384 billion 
in total annual revenue over the past year.

The April 6, 2009 report, "The Forrester Wave(TM): Global IT
Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009," further elaborated on the role of the
IT infrastructure outsourcing services to the global economy: "Many sourcing
professionals are now trying to rapidly assess whether they can realize
near-term cost savings by outsourcing some or all of the IT infrastructure.
But smart technology decision-makers are also now looking at IT
infrastructure outsourcing as a way to deliver near-term cost savings while
positioning IT as more of a business enabler for the future - rather than a
'keep the lights on' tax to the firm. This strategy is actually driving a
healthy growth in certain areas of the outsourcing business even in the
context of a highly distressed economy."

To learn more about the Forrester report, "The Forrester Wave(TM): Global
IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009," please visit www.forrester.com.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology,
consulting, and business process outsourcing services. Recognized by Fortune
Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies, Cognizant's
single-minded passion is to dedicate our global technology and innovation
know-how, our industry expertise, and worldwide resources to working together
with clients to make their businesses stronger. With 50 global delivery
centers and approximately 61,700 employees as of December 31, 2008, we
combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model infused by a distinct culture
of customer satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index,
Cognizant is a Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000
and is ranked among the top information technology companies in
BusinessWeek's Hot Growth and Top 50 Performers listings. Visit us online at
www.cognizant.com.

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