Touchstone Center inaugurated at Cognizant

BANGALORE, INDIA: Cognizant, a leading provider of global consulting, technology and business process services, announced the inauguration of the “Touchstone Center” at its facility in Bangalore. The center was inaugurated by Dr. Peter Zencke, Executive Board member of SAP AG.

In the new Touchstone Center, Cognizant will demonstrate its capabilities in support of SAP solutions and develop value-added solutions across industries and domains. One of the key focus areas of the center will be leveraging service-oriented architecture (SOA) in support of SAP solutions, providing enhanced flexibility, agility and innovation efficiencies in enterprise applications.

In the Touchstone Center, Cognizant will develop prototypes for various customer scenarios and proof of concepts, and perform interoperability studies. Activities in the Touchstone Center will be coordinated with the SAP Co-Innovation Labs worldwide.

“I am very pleased to inaugurate this center that also coincides with the 10th anniversary of SAP Labs in India,” said Dr. Peter Zencke, Executive Board member, SAP. “Cognizant has consistently demonstrated a passionate alignment with SAP, and the Touchstone Center is a proof of this valuable relationship. Cognizant will now be better poised to build and support the core SAP product footprint, helping customers better meet their business needs. The center is testament to how our partners are integral to our success.”

“The SAP Touchstone Center demonstrates our deepening relationship with SAP,” said R Chandrasekaran, President and Managing Director, Cognizant. “The Touchstone Center is a crucial differentiator for our capabilities in providing exceptional domain-specific solutions to our customers using SAP solutions.”