US-based CD Group, a national, full-service consulting firm and JD Edwards reseller and implementer, announced it continues to expand its investment in delivering Cognos Analytic Applications to its growing customer base.
A longstanding reseller for business intelligence (BI) solution provider, Cognos, the CD Group has recently completed an acquisition of PointFive Solutions, a division of Sirius Computer Solutions, adding new sales force and expanding into new territories in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast US to drive sales of Cognos Analytic Applications for JD Edwards.
"Cognos Analytic Applications delivers a rapid return on investment and significant business value for our customers," says Larry Campbell, president, CD Group. "Cognos approaches analytic applications in a way no other vendor does, providing a depth of pre-packaged technical and business content that is unprecedented.
"As a Cognos partner for many years, we have benefited from the constant drive to innovation and excellent that defines Cognos. We are pleased to continue to extend our investment in driving Cognos value to an increasing number of customers," he adds.
The CD Group is one of Cognos` recognised implementation partners, offering end-to-end services for enterprise customers. As one of the fastest growing technology firms in the Southeastern United States, CD Group serves more than 500 customers, and delivers on a strong commitment to implement BI, enterprise resource planning (ERP) sales and services based on JD Edwards software.
Cognos Analytic Applications, pre-built reporting and analysis applications that extend the value of existing investments in ERP and other operational systems, drive increases in resource productivity and reductions in operating bottlenecks and process inefficiencies with a strong understanding of processes and functions.
"CD Group has been a longstanding Cognos partner with a proven track record. Their BI knowledge and domain expertise in JD Edwards have driven a fast route to ROI for Cognos Analytic Applications customers," says David Kleinhans, area vice president, Cognos Analytic Applications.
Share
Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence (BI), delivers software that helps companies improve business performance by enabling effective decision-making at all levels of the organisation. A forerunner in defining the BI software category, Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage - Corporate Performance Management (CPM) - achieved through the strategic application of BI on an enterprise scale.
CPM lets organisations measure execution against business strategy to ensure the two are aligned at all levels across the enterprise. Cognos provides a framework for CPM that links people, information, and decision-making processes throughout the organisation, and enables the complete management cycle with integrated software for planning, budgeting, reporting, analysis, and scorecarding.
Cognos` framework for CPM includes:
Cognos Series 7, which provides an enterprise-scale BI framework supporting a full suite of BI tools that deliver query and reporting, analysis, scorecarding, visualisation, and event detection capabilities.
A common CPM data foundation model that encapsulates business best practices, integrates a company`s business performance measures, and leverages enterprise data sources.
Enterprise analytic applications that deliver out-of-the-box, predefined, integrated reporting and analysis across major business functions. Cognos Finance, a strategic enterprise planning and budgeting application that supports the management cycle and enables finance professionals to manage all core financial processes within one environment.
Cognos serves more than 19 000 customers in over 120 countries. Cognos business intelligence 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.
Editorial contacts