Cognizant Plans to Acquire Bright Wolf to Strengthen its Service in IIoT
Tech giant Cognizant has announced its plan to acquire Bright Wolf, a privately-held technology services provider specializing in custom Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. Bright Wolf has been certified by all major cloud providers and acknowledged as an expert in IoT. Furthermore, the company is a Microsoft Gold Partner and has been named an Amazon Web Services Advanced Technology Partner, IoT Competency.
With this acquisition, Cognizant is expecting to establish its newest IoT innovation lab in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Research Triangle, with the Bright Wolf team as its core.
Malcolm Frank, President, Digital Business, Cognizant says "Combining Bright Wolf's experience in production-class IIoT deployments with Cognizant's expertise in foundational IIoT technologies will increase our clients' resiliency, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.” He adds, “Companies are increasingly embracing IIoT, and Bright Wolf's team of senior IIoT architects have delivered the business value others have struggled to achieve. We look forward to this talented team joining Cognizant."
Bright Wolf would aid in enriching Cognizant’s smart products to expertise in architecting and implementing IIoT solutions. Also, Bright Wolf offers consulting, development, and digital transformation services for its clients like Caterpillar and ITW Hartness in Manufacturing, water, energy, transportation, healthcare, and agriculture among other industries. For instance, recently, Bright Wolf has launched a solution for the automation of cold chain transportation and refrigeration assets for one of the world’s largest logistics companies.
Peter Bourne, Chief Executive Officer, Bright Wolf says, "IIoT transformation can be a complex, high-stakes undertaking for any business. Bright Wolf has helped leading companies across industries realize their IIoT vision through our Zero Waste Engineering approach. We help ensure clients make the right investments at the right time and have the ability to scale as dictated by business and market needs. Our unique capabilities, together with Cognizant's deep vertical industry knowledge, scale, and expertise in predictive analytics, AI, cloud, and IoT, will provide clients with an unparalleled partner on their IIoT journey."
Cognizant believes that Bright Wolf, which was established in 2009, would enhance the company’s smart products offering and expertise in building and deploying industrial IoT solutions, with its proficiencies in applications like asset performance management, predictive maintenance, and yield optimization.
