Cognizant and Loudcloud Partner to Provide Complete Internet Outsourcing Services; Alliance Will Help Businesses Outsource the Entire Management of Web Applications.Business Editors/Technology Writers TEANECK, N.J. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 Cognizant Technology Solutions Cognizant redirects here. For a definition of the word see the entry for at Wiktionary Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) is an information technology services company with headquarters in New Jersey U.S.A. (Nasdaq:CTSH), a leading provider of custom software development, integration and maintenance services, and Loudcloud Inc., a leading software infrastructure service provider, today announced a strategic alliance that will allow businesses to outsource the entire scope of activities needed to run the application and operations of an ebusiness. As part of the partnership, Cognizant cog·ni·zant adj. Fully informed; conscious. See Synonyms at aware. [From cognizance.] Adj. 1. will manage a company's Web application, while the backend infrastructure that powers the customer's site will be managed by Loudcloud. This allows a company to focus on its core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
"Cognizant and Loudcloud complement each other well," said Ben Horowitz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder of Loudcloud. "Together we give customers a more comprehensive outsourcing solution. Loudcloud is focused on working with best of breed companies, and we are excited to be teaming with Cognizant." Loudcloud's infrastructure services are based upon its proprietary Opsware(TM) automation technology, which automates the deployment, scalability and monitoring of large-scale Web sites backend systems. Loudcloud's Internet operations solution complements Cognizant's SEI Level 5 certified See certification. application management services. The Cognizant Application Management solution is a set of services aimed at taking over the complete responsibility for the ongoing enhancement, maintenance and support for complex Internet-based applications. "Through this partnership we are now able to offer customers an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. and a single point of contact," said Kumar Mahadeva, Chairman and CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions. "We are thrilled to be partnering with Loudcloud. Now customers have experts at both ends of the Web site spectrum -- Cognizant on the front end application and Loudcloud on the backend infrastructure." About Cognizant Technology Solutions Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq:CTSH) is a leading provider of custom software development, integration and maintenance services that links e-business with core information systems for companies worldwide. CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . operates under a high quality, high value onsite/offshore model that enables better, faster and more cost effective development and deployment of large-scale systems across a wide range of data intensive business needs. Its 3,200 employees are committed to partnerships that sustain long-term, proven value in order to win in today's global marketplace. Since its formation in 1994, Cognizant has never lost a client due to failure to perform. Cognizant is the top IT services provider in BusinessWeek's Hot 200 list and has been named as one of the "Best Small Companies" by Forbes two years in a row. About Loudcloud, Inc. Loudcloud, Inc. was formed in September 1999 and offers businesses a new class of Internet infrastructure services required to provision, deploy, maintain and scale Internet operations. Founded by some of the Internet's early innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. , including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen (person) Marc Andreessen - The man who founded Netscape Communications Corporation in April 1994 with Dr. James H. Clark. Andreessen has been a director since September 1994. and former Netscape/AOL executives Ben Horowitz, Tim Howes Tim Howes is the co-inventor of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), the Internet standard for accessing directory servers. The main purpose was to handle situations that the X.500 protocol suite could not address. X. and In Sik Rhee, Loudcloud provides Smart Cloud(TM) services which enable businesses to benefit from reliable, high-quality and scalable Internet operations without undertaking the difficulty and expense associated with building the required expertise in-house. These Smart Cloud services leverage Loudcloud's proprietary Opsware(TM) automation technology to deliver scalability and reliability for a broad base of customers. For more information on Loudcloud, please visit our web site at www.loudcloud.com |
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