http://ia.rediff.com/money/2006/sep/11coimbatore.htm

"But it is Cognizant -- which started its operations in Coimbatore in August 2005 -- that has emerged as the fastest growing IT services company in Coimbatore. Cognizant has its development centre at the Software Technology Parks of India promoted IT Park at Kumaraguru College of Technology.
At the time of the inauguration, Cognizant planned to hire about 400 professionals during the first year of operations but within a year, it already has over 750 professionals working, 'outperforming its original target by a long chalk.'

In the 2005 recruitment season, Cognizant recruited over 10 percent of its annual fresher talent from in and around Coimbatore."