Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management, today announced it has taken the No. 1 spot in Intelligent Enterprise`s 12 Most Influential Companies of 2004. Commonly referred to as "The Dozen," this highly anticipated, annual editorial selection is determined by the key editorial staff at IE based on technology leadership, innovation and customer satisfaction, as well as sheer influence in areas key to the development of data-rich, value-generating IT solutions.
Conducting exhaustive research, sifting through a year`s worth of coverage and reader feedback, the IE editorial team named Cognos to the number one position based on its strong product cycle and global momentum. Joined by influential companies IBM, Microsoft, SAP and NCR, Cognos was chosen as a 2004`s top vendor in the development of emerging "intelligent" enterprises.
"Cognos was a clear choice for the top position this year. With the game-changing launch of Cognos ReportNet and overwhelming feedback from their user community, Cognos continued to address the key imperatives of our readership by delivering return on IT investments for its customers and developing innovative ways to drive intelligence across the extended enterprise," said David Stodder, editorial director of Intelligent Enterprise.
"Cognos is enormously proud to be selected this year`s No. 1 vendor. This year`s selection dramatically underlines the strength of our performance, our focus on innovation and the high levels of value we deliver to our customers," said Rob Ashe, president and chief operating officer, Cognos. "The selection committee held vendors to a high standard. Cognos will continue to hold ourselves to that same high standard, delivering enterprise value and innovations to our customers worldwide."
An in-depth feature about The Dozen will appear in the January 1, 2004 edition of Intelligent Enterprise, as well as on the Web at http://www.IntelligentEnterprise.com.
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Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management, delivers software that helps companies drive, monitor and understand corporate performance. Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage - Corporate Performance Management (CPM) - achieved through the strategic application of BI on an enterprise scale. Our integrated CPM solution helps customers drive performance through planning; monitor performance through scorecarding; and understand performance through business intelligence.
Cognos serves more than 22,000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos enterprise business intelligence and 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.