Originally founded as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994, with headquarters in Chennai, India, Cognizant started serving external clients in 1996. In 1997, the headquarters were moved from Chennai to Teaneck, New Jersey. Cognizant`s IPO was launched in 1998, after a series of corporate splits and restructures of its parent co.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognizant
Cog'ni·zant adjective [ See Cognizance , and confer Connusant .] Having cognizance or knowledge. ( of ). Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/105
cognizant 1. Having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): 'He was cognizant of the difficulty.' 2. Having legal cognizance. 3. Having knowledge of something. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/519/