Company Highlights
1994:
Started as the technology arm of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
1996:
Began adding third-party clients and servicing the best across industry segments
1998:
Became first IT company leveraging India to be listed on the NASDAQ
2002:
Became the first company to be assessed enterprise-wide against mature industry-process certifications, such as P-CMM level 5, BS 7799, SEI-CMMi Level 5
2004:
Acknowledged as a leading provider of IT services by industry analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, AMR and IDC; added to the prestigious NASDAQ 100 Index
2006:
Became the fastest global IT services company to reach a $1 billion run-rate (under 12 years)
2007:
Acquired MarketRx, Inc., a leading provider of analytics and related software services to global life sciences companies; crossed $2 billion revenue threshold
2008:
Entered Fortune 1000; established global systems-integration relationship with T-Systems; formally inaugurated nearshore delivery centers in Argentina and Hungary; exceeded $2.8 billion revenue mark
2009:
Joined Fortune's "Most Admired Companies" list; named to BusinessWeek 50 list of the top-performing U.S. companies for third consecutive year; named to Forbes "25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies In America" list for sixth straight year
2010:
Selected for Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” list for the second year in a row; placed in Top 5 for IT services
2011:
Cognizant joins Fortune 500, ranking #484