IT main Cognizant’s subsidiary TriZetto has filed a lawsuit in opposition to Infosys in a US federal courtroom, accusing it of stealing commerce secrets and techniques and knowledge associated to healthcare insurance coverage software program. In a lawsuit filed in Texas Federal Courtroom, Cognizant has accused the Bengaluru-headquartered firm of illegally accessing knowledge from TriZetto’s software program — Sides and QNXT — and utilizing the identical to develop and market a competing product.
Lawsuit round medical health insurance software program
Notably, Cognizant choices embrace TriZetto’s Sides and QNXT, that are utilized by healthcare insurance coverage corporations to automate duties. Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant has the majority of its workers in India. As per Cognizant, Infosys misused TriZetto’s software program to create “Check Circumstances for Sides,” which repackaged its knowledge into an Infosys product. Moreover, it has alleged that Infosys created a software program to extract knowledge from QNXT, that contained confidential TriZetto info.
Infosys denies allegations
Nevertheless, Infosys issued an announcement on this regard denying all allegations. The IT main asserted that it was conscious of the lawsuit and can defend its place within the Texas Federal courtroom in opposition to Cognizant’s claims.
Lawsuit comes after shuffle at high-level positions
Considerably, the most recent growth comes after Cognizant named former Infosys government Rajesh Varrier as international head of operations and India Chairman and Managing Director simply this week. Rajesh was named after the resignation of Rajesh Nambiar, who is about to take over as Nasscom president.
Furthermore, Cognizant’s Chief Govt Officer Ravi Kumar S can also be an Infosys veteran, whose 20-year profession at Infosys noticed him holding numerous management roles, together with as President from January 2016 via October 2022.
(With PTI Inputs)
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