TEANECK, N.J., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH ) today announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC Health Insights "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Science Drug Safety Services 2013 Vendor Assessment" (document number HI239221, dated February 2013 ). The IDC MarketScape report evaluated leading drug safety services (DSS) providers in the life science industry. The evaluation was based on a comprehensive framework, and assessed services providers across key characteristics, including functionality or offering road map, delivery model, cost management strategy, portfolio strategy, customer base, go-to-market capabilities, customer references, pricing model, sales/distribution strategy, customer service strategy, marketing strategy, growth strategy, financial and funding model, employee strategy, and innovation/R&D pace and productivity.