Cognos South Africa has concluded a partnership agreement with business intelligence specialist Actual Business Solutions (ABS). The company was initially the business intelligence division of Associated Computer Solutions (ACS), owned by Global Technology. ABS MD Samantha Blignaut bought 85% of the BI division from ACS to form Actual Business Solutions, with Global Technology retaining 15% of the shareholding.
In terms of the agreement ABS, which has extensive expertise in selling and implementing the Cognos range of products, will deliver Cognos business intelligence solutions to an already well established client base.
David McWilliam, MD of Cognos South Africa, says the partnership is in line with Cognos`s worldwide strategy of creating an extensive network of companies dedicated to best practices in business intelligence. "Our partnerships are central to helping our clients discover the power of Cognos solutions," he says. "Through our collaboration with ABS we can ensure that Cognos BI products run seamlessly on any number of disparate data warehousing and software platforms. With less expense, disruption and time spent on the route to business intelligence, our clients can maximise their technology investment."
ABS provides services which include professional implementation and development, project management and data warehousing design and development, as well as training and technical support. The company specialises in the Cognos range of products, and has consulting and application expertise in data warehousing and business intelligence.
Blignaut says strategic account management and customer service forms the basis of this highly successful partnership. "Our focus is on addressing the strategic functions critical to business and providing management with the information and analysis capabilities to enable rapid and informed decision-making," says Blignaut. "Through our partnership with Cognos, we can help to meet the growing demand for business intelligence with a market-leading tool and add value through our implementation, training and support services."
She adds that ABS has a proven track record in providing end-to-end BI solutions, and that its experience in the field has resulted in significant customer success stories where many other BI and data warehousing projects have failed.
"Our solutions have been successfully implemented by major companies such as Placer Dome South Deep and Merck," she notes.
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