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Cognizant buys French IT testing consultancy Galileo Performance

Published: 19:58 17 Jun 2010 BST

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH), a provider of information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services, said it has acquired Galileo Performance, a Paris-based provider of IT testing consulting services.

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Galileo helps companies in France optimize and extend business performance through IT system measurement, management and testing.  It employs 29 staff.
Galileo will expand and complement Cognizant's fast-growing global testing practice, which currently has more than 10,000 testing professionals, while strengthening Cognizant's existing business presence in France.

Outsourced testing services have been growing significantly, not only for their value in lowering the cost of quality assurance and software maintenance, but also for ensuring tighter alignment of IT with business objectives, greater operational effectiveness, and improved governance and risk mitigation, the group said.

"The acquisition will enable Cognizant to bring world-class testing services to the French market, and the addition of French-speaking consultants will help us better serve our customers in the region," Cognizant president and CEO Francisco D'Souza commented.

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