In keeping with the philosophy of collaborative innovation, the Touchstone Center and SAP Co-Innovation Labs help to deliver value-added SAP solutions across industries and domains, develop prototypes for various customer scenarios and proof of concepts, perform interoperability studies, and leverage service-oriented architecture (SOA), providing enhanced flexibility, agility and innovative efficiencies in enterprise applications. Through this extended relationship, Cognizant and SAP plan to expand their global reach.

"Cognizant has consistently demonstrated close alignment with SAP, and its elevation to a global services partner marks a significant milestone in our relationship," said Zia Yusuf, Executive Vice President, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP AG. "This expanded partnership is a testament to our collaborative relationship and an important part of our strategy to expand our ecosystem to drive continued customer success. "

With this agreement, Cognizant joins a select group of companies that are a part of the SAP global services partnership program. As a new global services partner, Cognizant will continue to make ahead-of-the-curve investments in developing next-generation SAP platforms, enhancing its SAP consulting practice, creating dedicated SAP sales resources, and supporting marketing activities across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.