Cognos, the world leader in BI, today announced it continues to gain marketplace momentum in the top market share position of the business intelligence (BI) solution market.
Cognos has advanced in the leader quadrant of Gartner`s August 2002 Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant based on the company`s vision and its ability to execute. Gartner defines leaders as vendors who are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.
Cognos is also the revenue and market share leader in the independent business intelligence arena, according to an August 2002 business intelligence market report from Gartner Dataquest. Cognos is first among the top 10 BI software vendors (standalone market).
"Cognos business intelligence solutions continue to deliver solid return on investment and strategic advantage for our global customers. Today`s announcement is yet more proof of our continued momentum, which is based on the Cognos commitment to excellence and our dedication to more than 20 000 customers worldwide," said Dave Laverty, senior VP, global marketing.
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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 serves more than 20 000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos enterprise 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.