WESTPORT, Conn., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant Corporation (NYSE: CZT)
today announced that Venetia Kontogouris has been named president of Cognizant
Enterprises, the company's in-house venture capital business.  Cognizant
Enterprises invests in emerging and established firms in the information
services and technology industries, primarily as a limited partner in three
funds with $260 million under management.
    "Venetia has an excellent track record in identifying high-potential,
entrepreneurial companies, and in providing them with financial and
strategic advice that promotes growth," said Victoria R. Fash, Cognizant's
executive vice president and chief financial officer. "She maintains highly
effective relationships with our venture capital partners, and has been
integral to the success of Cognizant's investment portfolio."
    Ms. Kontogouris joined Cognizant Enterprises in 1989 and has served as
senior vice president, venture development for the past three years.
Previously, she was vice president of new product development at The Dun &
Bradstreet Corporation, where she launched several new products.  Prior to
joining Dun & Bradstreet, she had held executive sales and marketing positions
with IBM and AT&T, and earlier, owned a start-up company.
    A native of Athens, Greece, Ms. Kontogouris received a B.A. degree in
political science from Northeastern University. She also holds an MBA and
masters degree in international relations from the University of Chicago.
    Cognizant Enterprises is a unit of Cognizant Corporation's Emerging
Markets group.  Based in Westport, Conn., employs more than 10,000
professionals in nearly 100 countries, and generates annual revenue in excess
of $1.7 billion.  Cognizant's principal operating units are: IMS, which offers
information solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries; Nielsen
Media Research, the leader in audience measurement for electronic media; and
majority interest in Gartner Group; the premier provider of research and
advisory services to the information technology industry.

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