Nasdaq-listed IT major Cognizant said it would offer end-to-end integrated applications and infrastructure management services to United Kingdom based retailer Marks and Spencers.
8220;As part of multi-year managed services contract,Cognizant would provide end-to-end integrated applications and infrastructure management services to Marks and Spencers covering business and functional areas 8212; procurement,supply chain,forecasting,sales and financial management,8221; Cognizant said in a statement.
8220;8230;We are committed to helping Mamp;S embrace new technologies and business processes to strengthen its leadership position as a seamless multi-channel retailer and expand its international business,8221; Cognizant Senior Vice-President and UK,Ireland Operations-Head and Sanjiv Gossain said.
Cognizant would provide application support services,remote IT infrastructure management among other services to Marks and Spencers.
8220;As a result of a number of service improvement initiatives delivered by Cognizant over the last year,we are now more confident about promising our business better,8221; Marks and Spencers Infrastructure and Application services-Head,Damone Quigley said.
Cognizant currently has 50 delivery centers worldwide and over one lakh employees as of December 31,2010,the statement added.