The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against two former top Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives, and said the Teaneck-based company will pay to settle a related civil case.

Trying to find a patient room or a certain hospital department, particularly in facilities with many buildings, can be frustrating. So some of the state’s top health systems have turned to GPS technology to help patients and family members navigate their way through large hospitals.

Using Microsoft Azure, the Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, Hackensack Meridian Health will improve efficiency, strengthen security and provide flexibility, allowing team members to offer the highest quality care.

Silas, with support from the National Science Foundation, is a first of its kind browser-based software in which students and teachers engage in social scenes using video and audio game controllers to command and track their own 3D avatars.

Cognizant has named Brian Humphries, currently the chief executive officer of Vodafone Business, as its CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.

Eight businesses completed the fall class of the early stage venture capital firm Newark Venture Partners’ bridge-to-seed accelerator. NVP joined with corporations to recast Newark as a home to innovation, making an initial investment of $120,000 in companies, with an additional $100,000 investment at the close of the program, and a potential investment from NVP’s direct investment arm of up to $1 million in subsequent funding rounds.

NJBIZ, New Jersey’s leading business journal, announced the launch of its newly re-designed website, njbiz.com, in conjunction with its fully-optimized mobile site. The new site is part of the company’s digital-first approach to news content and offers visitors a more refined experience with easy-to-use navigation and search functions, improved access to content and greater exposure ...

The Jersey City-based New Jersey Reentry Corporation helps those returning from prison to get their life back on track by helping them with legal services, child support, health care and other issues. The organization recently added a 21st century tool to its offerings.

The New Jersey Innovation Institute, an NJIT corporation, in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health hosted a code-a-thon on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 in Newark. The keynote speaker for the event was New Jersey First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy, who has been a champion for improving infant and maternal health and mortality ...