cognos positioned as leader in business performance solutions report

cognos positioned as leader in business performance solutions report
 Independent Research Firm Cites Cognos as Venerable BPS Thought Leader with Product Breadth and Maturity
Cognos® (NASDAQ: COGN) (TSX: CSN), a world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that Forrester Research, Inc. has named Cognos as a Business Performance Solutions leader in its newly released report: The Forrester Wave™: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2007.
Forrester named Cognos as a leader based on the company’s current product offerings, long-term strategy and market presence.
Cognos was among 10 companies selected by Forrester to participate in its report on the business performance market. Specifically, Cognos scored top marks on categories related to Functional and Industry-specific Performance Management, Product Strategy and Vision and Strategic Alliances. The company was cited for its thought leadership and product depth and maturity.
“Cognos is a leader in Business Performance Solutions (BPS) with a sophisticated vision and thought leadership programs as well as maturity and depth in scorecarding, planning, and consolidations. Cognos also offers a broad portfolio of planning and analytical performance blueprints that address a wide variety of functional domains and industry vertical segments,” noted Paul Hamerman, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, in the report.
“We are proud to be recognized as a Business Performance Solutions leader by Forrester, based both on our current offerings and on our strategy and vision,” said Derek Morrison, Regional General Manager, Cognos Middle East. “Cognos continues to set new standards in innovation and functionality to help our customers achieve greater insights into business performance.”
 The full independent report, The Forrester Wave: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2007 can be viewed at http://www.cognos.com/news/performance-management-industry-analyst-reports.html
Cognos financial performance management solutions provide a single line of sight across all time horizons. Planning and consolidation combine the forward management view of the business (planning, budgeting and forecasting) with the current and historical view of the business (consolidations, reporting, and financial analytics.) This integrated operational and financial view lets customers proactively address business challenges for greater operational effectiveness. Cognos financial performance management solutions, together with business intelligence, are key elements of the Cognos Performance Management System, which combines technology, best practices, analytical applications and solutions, and a broad network of partners into a single performance management solution for customers.