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LONDON, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- New engagement with UK's largest energy services provider strengthens

Cognizant's position as Centrica's leading services partner for its digital

journey

Cognizant (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3665800-1&h=2622422070&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cognizant.com%2F&a=Cognizant)

today announced that it has extended its long-standing relationship with

Centrica (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3665800-1&h=1930396250&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centrica.com%2F&a=Centrica),

the largest supplier of energy and energy services to the United Kingdom, to

deliver business critical services encompassing application testing and

management of its IT infrastructure landscape.

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As part of the new contract, Cognizant will provide a combination of

application, non-production environment management and testing, and cloud

infrastructure support. Through the creation of a more holistic and integrated

IT engagement, Cognizant will enable a more efficient, cost-competitive, and

integrated service. Centrica will benefit from flexibility to scale integrated

application, infrastructure and testing services up or down, enhanced

performance of its IT infrastructure, and consumer-facing applications with

improved availability and responsiveness to enhance user experiences for

Centrica's ten million end-customers.

"As the energy industry changes, our ability to adapt and evolve is of critical

importance, so that we make things simpler for our customers and their busy

lives," said Darren Miles, Group Chief Information Officer, Centrica. "As such,

we are pleased to continue working with Cognizant as a reliable and experienced

technology partner that understands our business and is able to deliver

mission-critical systems that are fundamental to our journey."

"We are incredibly proud of our long-standing relationship with Centrica and

the opportunity to bring our expertise to bear at a time when the energy

markets and utility industry as a whole are faced with unprecedented volatility

and public scrutiny," said Rohit Gupta, Managing Director, UK&I, Cognizant. "We

are delighted to continue building on our relationship with the UK's leading

energy and energy services supplier."

Since 2005, Cognizant has provided Centrica with a broad range of consulting,

AIA, data, cloud and digital engineering services, including SAP business

transformation services (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3665800-1&h=3277446205&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cognizant.com%2F2021-05-27-Centrica-Names-Cognizant-as-Exclusive-Partner-for-SAP-Business-Process-Transformation&a=SAP+business+transformation+services), addressing the need for accelerated digital transformation, agility, speed

and infrastructure security.

About Centrica

Centrica (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3665800-1&h=1930396250&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centrica.com%2F&a=Centrica)

is a leading international energy services and solutions provider focused on

satisfying the changing needs of their customers and enabling the transition to

a lower carbon future. Centrica's business is founded on a 200-year heritage of

serving people. Centrica supplies energy and services to over 10 million

customer accounts in the UK and Ireland through strong brands such as British

Gas and Dyno, supported by circa 7000 field engineers.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients

modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can

stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life.

See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

U.S.                            　　　　　　　　　　　Europe / APAC

Jodi Sorensen                   　　　　　　　　　Christina Schneider

jodi.sorensen@cognizant.com     　　　　　　christina.schneider@cognizant.com

India

Rashmi Vasisht

rashmi.vasisht@cognizant.com

SOURCE:  Cognizant