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TEANECK, NJ - May 31, 2005 - Cognizant Technology Solutions
(NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of IT services, today
announced that Business 2.0 magazine has ranked it among the
top 100 fastest-growing technology companies. The complete
list is featured in the June 2005 issue of the magazine, on
newsstands and its website (http://www.business2.com/) on May 30.
The magazine states: "As more companies outsource their
business processes to India, Cognizant just keeps booming.
CRM, ERP, and supply chain management are its mainstays, but
the real growth is coming from testing software code, a
time-consuming chore that US businesses are increasingly happy
to send offshore."
Francisco D'Souza, COO of Cognizant stated, "It is a great
honor for Cognizant to be singled out by a magazine so much at
the cutting edge of technology and free-enterprise. Business
2.0 is the voice of innovative companies especially in
software and electronics, and it is gratifying to find our
firm, though specializing in services rather than products,
being singled out for its performance." Business 2.0 Editor
Josh Quittner stated, "The average B2 100 company has seen
earnings grow 80 percent a year and revenue climb 26 percent.
In the four years we've done the list, the numbers have never
been higher. That says things are good for the economy now,
and bodes well for the future."
Cognizant ranks ninth on the list, which the editors have
based on "a series of demanding financial hurdles." The list
was winnowed from an initial group of 2,000 publicly traded
tech companies. Criteria for selection were: 3 or more years
of trading on a major U.S. stock exchange, $50 million or more
in annual revenue and positive cash flow over the last 12
months. Business 2.0 editors then ranked the companies with
the help of Zacks Investment Research of Chicago, weighing
four financial criteria: growth in revenue, profit, and
operating cash flow over the past three years, and 12-month
stock return. Cash flow growth comprised 40 percent of the
weighting, while the other criteria each counted as 20
percent.
About Business 2.0 Business 2.0
explores the new ways smart companies - and the people who
lead them - are using strategy, technology, and innovation to
succeed. The magazine is published by the FORTUNE Group at
Time Inc., a Time Warner company.
About Cognizant Cognizant Technology
Solutions (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 provides applications management,
development, integration, and re-engineering, infrastructure
management, business process outsourcing, and a number of
related services such as enterprise consulting, technology
architecture, program management, and change management
through its onsite/offshore outsourcing model.
Cognizant's more than 18,000 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 onsite client
teams. Cognizant maintains P-CMM and SEI-CMM Level 5
assessments from an independent third-party assessor, was
recently named Forbes' Best Small Company in America for the
second consecutive year, and ranked among the top information
technology companies in BusinessWeek's Hot Growth Companies.
Further information about Cognizant can be found at
http://www.cognizant.com.
This press release includes statements
which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are
necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions
as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied include general economic conditions
and the factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K and
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cognizant undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
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