NEW YORK, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS),
one of the world's leading suppliers of software development, testing,
maintenance and Year 2000 compliance services for Fortune 500 companies, today
announced an alliance with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Isogon in which CTS will offer
a two-day, on-site consultation for companies that purchase Isogon's
SoftAudit/One and/or SoftAudit/2000 inventory and assessment tools.  The tools
are part of the IBM VisualAge 2000 tool set.
    The new CTS service, named PointStart, helps IBM VisualAge 2000 customers
create a detailed inventory of their enterprise systems and determine the best
strategy and methods to implement a fast, efficient Year 2000 solution.
    "We're delighted to offer this service at no charge to IBM VisualAge 2000
customers," said Kumar Mahadeva, chairman and chief executive officer of
Cognizant Technology Solutions.  "CTS professionals will work closely with
IBM's VisualAge customers to quickly identify their Year 2000 compliance
challenges and develop realistic timetables for delivering solutions."
    "This new service will help deliver fast, efficient and practical Year
2000 solutions to VisualAge customers, and will help companies establish a
definitive plan for moving forward," says Jeff Paul, Isogon's Director of
Alliances.
    Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) professionals deliver market-tested
tools, expertise and experience in software development, testing, maintenance
and Year 2000 compliance, helping Fortune 500 companies remove technology
barriers to their growth.  CTS is a unit of Cognizant Corporation (NYSE: CZT)
which employs more than 10,000 professionals in more than 90 countries.  Its
principal operating units are IMS, which offers global information solutions
to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and Nielsen Media Research,
the leader in audience measurement for electronic media.  Cognizant also is
the largest shareholder of Gartner Group (Nasdaq: GART), the premier provider
of research and advisory services to the information technology industry.  For
more information, visit CTS on the web at http://www.cts-corp.com.
Information about Cognizant is available at http://www.cognizantcorp.com.
    IBM creates, develops and manufactures the industry's most advanced
information technologies.  IBM offers complete information about the company,
its products, services and technologies through the World Wide Web.  A fast,
easy way to get information about IBM software is to go to the IBM Software
home page at http://www.software.ibm.com.  Information on IBM's entire award-
winning family of VisualAge application development tools is available
at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/.
    Isogon is the leading developer and vendor of IT asset management software
for enterprise systems.  CIOs, directors of MIS, data center managers, and IT
asset managers recognize Isogon products and services as the solution to
managing their software inventory, tracking its usage, scoping their Year 2000
conversion, and negotiating favorable licensing fees.  Isogon products include
SoftAudit/ONE, SoftAudit/2000, TICTOC, LicensePower/MVS, and now
LicensePower/iFOR.  Information on Isogon and its products is available at
http://www.isogon.com.

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