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BENGALURU, India, September 22, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ -

    Infosys Cobalt and Amazon Braket will enable businesses to begin exploring

the potential of quantum computing

    Infosys [https://www.infosys.com/](NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader

in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a strategic

collaboration with Amazon Web Services [https://aws.amazon.com/](AWS) to

develop quantum computing capabilities and use cases. Infosys will use Amazon

Braket to explore and build multiple use cases in quantum computing as part of

Infosys Cobalt [https://www.infosys.com/services/cloud-cobalt.html] cloud

offerings. Amazon Braket is a fully managed quantum computing service that

helps scientists and developers get started with the technology and accelerate

research and discovery.

    Infosys will look to build, test, and evaluate quantum applications on

circuit simulators and quantum hardware technologies using Amazon Braket. This

will enable researchers and developers to experiment and study complex

computational problems as quantum technologies continue to evolve. Enterprises

will get access to use cases for rapid experimentation and can explore how

quantum computing can potentially help them in the future in a variety of

areas, assess new ideas and plan adoption strategies to drive innovation. The

use of Amazon Braket by Infosys aims at getting businesses ready for a future

where quantum computers will impact business.

    The Infosys Center for Emerging Technology Solutions

[https://www.infosys.com/services/incubating-emerging-technologies.html](iCETS),

which focuses on the incubation of next-generation services and offerings, is

using Amazon Braket to develop quantum computing use cases in vehicle route

optimization, fraud detection, and more. Infosys is also exploring partnership

opportunities with startups in the quantum computing space through the Infosys

Innovation Network (IIN). This collaboration further bolsters Infosys Cobalt, a

set of services, solutions, and platforms for enterprises to accelerate their

cloud journey. It offers 14,000 cloud assets and over 200 industry cloud

solution blueprints.

    Ravi Kumar S, President, Infosys, said, “Infosys continues to be at the

forefront of exploring and bringing new technologies to clients. Through our

use of AWS in this space, we are bringing together the power of Amazon Braket

and Infosys Cobalt to help enterprises build quantum computing capabilities and

use cases to accelerate their cloud-powered transformation. We are exploring a

variety of use cases from the logistics, finance, energy, and telecom sectors

that can help clients evaluate future benefits and value that quantum computing

could bring to their business. Enterprises can look forward to solving their

various complex computational challenges with Infosys Cobalt and Amazon Braket.”

    Matt Garman, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Amazon Web

Services, Inc, said, “Quantum Computing is an area of intense research, and a

number of businesses around the world are asking about its timeline and the

opportunities that it could open. At this stage, it’s important to be aware and

evaluate the potential future impact of quantum computing. Infosys, a

long-standing for AWS Premier Consulting Partner, has experience in incubating

emerging technology solutions. We see this collaboration as an important step

towards setting the right expectations when discussing business problems with

customers where quantum computing could have a role.”

    For more information on the collaboration visit:

https://www.infosys.com/services/cloud-cobalt/insights/whats-next-quantum-computing.html

    About Infosys

    Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and

consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their

digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the

systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients

through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an

AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower

the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of

performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their

continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills,

expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

    Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help

your enterprise navigate your next.

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financial expectations and plans for navigating the COVID-19 impact on our

employees, clients and stakeholders are forward-looking statements intended to

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our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including

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ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost

overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,

restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to

manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key

focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our

ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,

liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in

which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of

governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts,

legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India,

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are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange

Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year

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