Cognos positioned in 'leaders' quadrant in new analyst report on corporate performance management suites

Vendors are evaluated based on completeness of vision and ability to execute.

According to Gartner, "leaders are 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." Gartner defines CPM as including "processes, such as strategy formulation, budgeting and forecasting; methodologies that drive some of the processes, such as the balanced scorecard or value-based management; and the metrics used to measure performance against strategic and operational performance goals."

Gartner also acknowledges that "to be effective CPM must be supported by a suite of analytical applications that provide the functionality to support these processes, methodologies and metrics."

"We believe our position in the leaders' quadrant is a testament to the value realized by our customers as they standardize on Cognos as their performance management partner," said Rob Ashe, president and CEO, Cognos. "Our Performance Management System embodies our strategic vision by providing customers with a solid foundation of visibility with enterprise planning and business intelligence with improved business control and performance. This combination successfully drives faster, better informed decision-making at all levels across the entire enterprise."

Cognos continues to enable organisations worldwide, to improve decision-making by transforming performance management processes for sustainable competitive advantage.

The Cognos Performance Management System combines technology, best practices, analytic applications and solutions, and a broad network of partners into a single performance management solution for customers. This system serves as an important buffer for customers by sitting on top of source transaction systems, such as ERPs, to bridge and integrate multiple, changing, internal and external data sources. These data assets are turned into actionable, real-time information so customers can drive more impactful business performance more quickly.

"The Middle East is a key target market for Cognos," says Derek Morrison, regional general manager, Cognos Middle East and Africa. "We have registered exponential growth in the region and, our position in the leaders' quadrant demonstrates the superiority of our offering."