Danish quality assurance firm TestHuset has struck a partnership with the much larger New Jersey-based software testing provider Cognizant.
The collaboration is aimed at “introducing a new perspective on software testing and quality assurance in Denmark,” the firms wrote in an email.
The partnership was formed as part of Kombit’s recent tender, which was recently jointly awarded to Cognizant and Trifork-owned TestHuset. Kombit is a municipally owned IT company responsible for operating IT solutions for 98 Danish municipalities.
“The collaboration will also extend to support other clients of both Cognizant and TestHuset,” the companies wrote.
“The partnership is anchored in TestHuset’s strong local presence in Denmark and is strengthened by Cognizant’s experience with Testing-as-a-Service (TaaS) and its international reach through both nearshore and offshore resources,” they added.
Kombit’s tender is focused locally on TaaS, and TestHuset expects it will set a precedent for how large Danish private and public organisations will approach software quality assurance in the future, according to chief executive Allan Tange.
“We anticipate growing demand for on-site TaaS teams supported by products that provide complete, data-driven insights into software quality,” he shared.
“To meet this demand, we offer solutions which deliver a holistic and transparent view of quality, along with a new AI-powered tool that accelerates testing and quality assurance for customers’ digital solutions,” Tange continued.
“We anticipate growing demand for on-site TaaS teams.”
– Allan Tange
Tange went on to call “Kombit’s tender “both ambitious and innovative, setting new standards for how organisations can rethink their approach to testing and quality assurance of their digital solutions.”
Tange was keen to stress that “the partnership with Cognizant has the potential to significantly enhance the quality of digital solutions across many large Danish enterprises.”
Thomas Djursø, country Manager at Cognizant for Denmark, said in agreement that “together we have created a strong setup for TaaS. With TestHuset’s experience and senior specialists working closely with Cognizant’s team in Denmark, we provide a robust on-site foundation for TaaS.”
He said this is further enhanced by Cognizant’s ability to scale through nearshore and offshore delivery and the firm’s significant investments in test automation and generative AI.
“Combined, this ensures that our customers can transition to TaaS with a focus on quality, speed of transformation, and efficiency gains,” Djursø concluded.
India sale
The Danish deal comes amid reports that Cognizant has put its regional headquarters in India up for sale, according to several media outlets in the sub-continent.
The sale of the office complex in Chennai could potentially fetch up to Rs 800 crore in Indian Rupees, or close to $100 million.
The 15-acre property, in the heart of the city’s thriving IT corridor, has been Cognizant’s India headquarters for more than two decades. The information tech and software testing firm has reportedly appointed property advisory firm to handle the sale.
Cognizant is reportedly considering streamlining its operations in India, by moving its Chennai staff to a smaller complex in the Tambaram area of the city.
The planned sale comes only months after Cognizant made national headlines in India over its hiring practices for graduates. Multiple reports claimed the U.S. company underpaid fresh hires and ignoring factors such as inflation and cost of living.
Many in India pointed out that the firm’s CEO, Ravi Kumar Singisetti is among the highest-paid chief executives in India, receiving close to $23 million last year.
The reported move comes as Cognizant confirmed completed the sale of Belcan for just over $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
Belcan, a leading supplier of engineering research & development, producing large amounts of testing data. It is mainly active in North America and the UK.
First announced in June 2024, the acquisition strengthens Cognizant’s engineering capabilities, according to Kumar.
Belcan employs around 6,500 engineers and technical consultants. It is mostly active in North America and the UK.
Pending lawsuit
Meanwhile, Cognizant recently sued Infosys in a Texas court over the use of its insurance software, as the firm alleges that Infosys has stolen some of its trade secrets that relate to its insurance software tools, including testing solutions.
The company claims that the Indian software firm “unlawfully extracted data from its databases and used it to build and market competing software.”
Cognizant’s software products are used by a range of large insurance companies, mostly across the US, to speed up and automate administrative tasks, including regular testing and monitoring.
Infosys allegedly misused Cognizant’s TriZetto’s software solution in order “to create test cases”, thereby repacking iZetto’s data sets into an Infosys platform, according to court filings.
Moreover, the firm claimed Infosys broke U.S. laws by designing and creating software in order to extract confidential TriZetto trade secrets.
Cognizant asked a Texas court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages and requested it will order Infosys to half the use of its software and trade secrets with immediate effect.
In response to the legal complaint, Infosys released a statement, strongly denying the allegations, saying the company plans to defend itself in court.
When contacted by QA Financial, an Infosys spokeswoman declined to discuss Cognizant TriZetto Software v. Infosys Ltd at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, No. 3:24-cv-02158.
Cognizant is represented by Kieran Kieckhefer, Betty Yang, Ahmed ElDessouki and Elizabeth McCloskey of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, while it is not known which firm will act for Infosys.
The spokeswoman declined to provide details on which firm or legal team will represent the company.
Four years ago, Cognizant won $854 million from Atos in a legal fight over the use of its trade secrets. The amount was later significantly reduced and eventually dropped altogether, following a lengthy appeal.
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