IT main Cognizant’s subsidiary TriZetto has slapped a lawsuit on Infosys in a US federal courtroom, accusing the Bengaluru-headquartered firm of stealing commerce secrets and techniques and data associated to healthcare insurance coverage software program.
Infosys, in an announcement, denied all allegations. The corporate asserted it’s conscious of the lawsuit and can defend its place within the courtroom.
Cognizant in a lawsuit filed in Texas federal courtroom has accused Infosys of illegally accessing knowledge from TriZetto’s software program — Aspects and QNXT — and utilizing the identical to develop and market a competing product.
Cognizant choices embrace TriZetto’s Aspects and QNXT, which healthcare insurance coverage companies use to automate duties. Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant has the majority of its staff in India.
Cognizant has reportedly alleged that Infosys misused TriZetto’s software program to create “Check Instances for Aspects,” which repackaged its knowledge into an Infosys product.
Additional, it has reportedly alleged that Infosys created software program to extract knowledge from QNXT, that contained confidential TriZetto info.
It’s attention-grabbing to notice that simply this week, Cognizant named former Infosys government Rajesh Varrier as international head of operations and India Chairman and Managing Director, following the resignation of Rajesh Nambiar, who is ready to take over as Nasscom president.
Furthermore, Cognizant’s Chief Government Officer Ravi Kumar S can be an Infosys veteran, whose 20-year profession on the Bengaluru-based agency noticed him holding numerous management roles, together with as President from January 2016 by means of October 2022.