Cognos has earned Microsoft SQL Server Data Warehouse certification for its Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) Series, The certification confirms Cognos`s tight integration with the Microsoft framework by ensuring that all of its solutions work seamlessly within the Microsoft data warehousing environment.
"Enterprise leaders recognise that employees everywhere need access to critical business information to make better decisions faster," says Don Petersen, senior product manager for SQL Server at Microsoft. "The continued integration and support that Cognos delivers enables companies to embrace and extend the Microsoft BI platform throughout their organisations."
Cognos EBI Series offers enterprise value with OLAP, advanced analysis on the Web, enterprise reporting, instant projection capabilities, and support for massive data volumes and user communities. Global organisations rely on Cognos EBI Series to deliver flexible scorecarding, robust visualisation, enterprise reporting, powerful analytics, advanced ad hoc query, actionable event-driven BI and data integration - in one integrated framework.
Investing in a long-time relationship with Microsoft for the delivery of BI, Cognos takes full advantage of Microsoft`s data warehousing platform and infrastructure, enhancing the value of the platform.
"Cognos has a long history of supporting Microsoft users with tools for accessing, analysing, and sharing critical enterprise-wide corporate information," says Patrick O`Leary, Cognos VP of strategic alliances. "This certification of Cognos for SQL Server further extends our relationship with Microsoft. Our integration provides new and existing customers with superior universal analysis and reporting capabilities across the enterprise."
Using criteria co-designed by VeriTest and Microsoft, VeriTest evaluates enterprise applications to gauge their compatibility with Microsoft`s data warehousing framework, including technologies such as SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services. Companies with applications that meet the rigorous standards qualify for participation in the Microsoft Certified Partner Programme for software products. Programme details are available at http://www.veritest.com/certification/ms/sqldwa/.
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