Cognos Wins 'Best of Information on Demand Showcase' as Part of IBM Information Management Awards

ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At IBM Information On Demand 2006, Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), a world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced it has won the "Best of Information on Demand Showcase" award as part of the inaugural IBM Information Management Awards. The program recognizes Information Management Business Partners that demonstrate excellence in delivering exceptional business value for Information Management and providing cutting- edge solutions based on the Information Management software portfolio. The Information Management Awards were presented this week during the 2006 Information On Demand Conference.

"With more than 450,000 customers worldwide, IBM Information Management Software has become a leading provider of information management middleware for small- and medium-size businesses in multiple industries," said Pete Fiore, vice president, IBM Information Integration Solutions. "The IBM Information Management Award is an opportunity to recognize our Business Partners' success in providing information management solutions, helping us to achieve our worldwide success. Cognos 8 Business Intelligence embodies the spirit of innovation by enabling better business decisions and performance for the on demand organization and truly deserves the 'Best of Information On Demand Showcase' award."

"Cognos is thrilled to be recognized out of a wide field of partners to win this award, and have the chance to celebrate our success with the leading global organizations attending Information On Demand this week," said Dave Laverty, chief marketing officer and senior vice president, Cognos. "Winning this award is another demonstration of Cognos' leadership in business intelligence and performance management, and highlights the value that Cognos and IBM provide to our joint customers."

Cognos is a diamond sponsor of IBM Information On Demand 2006 this week in Anaheim, Calif., exhibiting at Booth D501. For more information on Cognos and IBM joint solutions, visit http://www.cognos.com/solutions/data/ibm/index.html.

About Cognos:

Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, provides world-class enterprise planning and BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance.

Cognos brings together technology, analytical applications, best practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers a complete performance system. The Cognos performance system is an open and adaptive solution that leverages an organization's ERP, packaged applications, and database investments. It gives customers the ability to answer the questions - - How are we doing? Why are we on or off track? What should we do about it? - and enables them to understand and monitor current performance while planning future business strategies.

Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com/.

Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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