TEANECK, N.J., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq:
CTSH) today announced it has been named "2018 Systems Integrator of
the Year for Application Scale" by Pivotal Software, Inc. (NYSE:
PVTL), a leading cloud-native platform provider for building
enterprise software.
The award, presented at Pivotal's SpringOne Platform conference,
recognizes Cognizant for its at-scale enterprise application
transformation expertise, and investment in training digital
engineers on Pivotal Cloud Foundry® for developing
software used by clients in industries such as banking, insurance,
healthcare and telecommunications.
"I am delighted to announce that Cognizant has received the
Systems Integrator Partner of the Year for Application Scale
award," said Nick Cayou, Vice President of Global Ecosystem,
Pivotal Software. "This award recognizes a partner who has driven
customer application modernization at scale using Pivotal's
offerings."
West Corporation, a global provider of communication and network
infrastructure services, is among the clients who have transformed
their enterprise software applications working with
Cognizant. "West Corporation chose Cognizant to enable our
teams, in all geographies, within our Pivotal ecosystem. This
platform re-engineering work, tightly tied to our transformation
and modernization efforts, is critical to improving product
development efficiency, time-to-market and ever-better quality in
the voice and data services we are delivering to our customers,"
said Thomas Squeo, Chief Technology
Officer, West Corporation. "We bet on Cognizant with confidence
because of their client-centric approach and demonstrated success
in delivering digital engineering at scale."
"Enterprises across industries are approaching digital
transformation with a sense of urgency – and they can't succeed in
transforming at velocity and scale without the agility and
efficiency gained through modern software engineering," said
Gajen Kandiah, President, Cognizant
Digital Business. "Moving to scalable cloud-native platforms can
speed innovation, eliminate costs, unlock business value, and
improve customer experiences. We are a trusted partner in the
journey, helping clients work in a whole new way on a whole new
scale by combining our deep industry knowledge with rich digital
engineering resources and expertise on developing and transforming
enterprise apps on the Pivotal Cloud Foundry platform."
Kandiah continued, "Pivotal Cloud Foundry is especially
appealing because it provides portability for clients across
multiple cloud-native platforms. It is also a powerful enabler
for structured, risk-mitigated application migration, while at the
same time, the workhorse on which to build new enterprise and
consumer apps. Developers can focus on business value and be at
ease about the rest of the process. We're delighted Pivotal is
recognizing our efforts with the 2018 Systems Integrator of the
Year for Application Scale award, and look forward to our continued
collaboration."
Learn more about Cognizant Digital Engineering
Services:
https://www.cognizant.com/cognizant-digital-business/digital-engineering-services
About Pivotal
Pivotal combines our cloud-native
platform, developer tools and unique methodology to help the
world's largest companies transform the way they build and run
their most important applications. Our technology is used by Global
2000 companies to achieve strategic advantages in software
development and IT operations. Learn more at pivotal.io.
About West Corporation
West Corporation is a leading
technology enablement company that connects people around the
world, making companies more efficient and improving lives. West
helps its clients more effectively communicate, collaborate and
connect with their audiences through a diverse portfolio of
innovative solutions.
For over 30 years, West has provided reliable, high-quality
voice and data services. West has sales and/or operations in
the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle
East, Asia Pacific,
Latin America and South America. West is controlled by
affiliates of certain funds managed by Apollo Global Management,
LLC (NYSE: APO). For more information, please call 1-800-841-9000
or visit www.west.com.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of
the world's leading professional services companies, transforming
clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital
era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients
envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses.
Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 195 on the Fortune
500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in
the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at
www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant
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