Cognos extends wireless business intelligence solution to Microsoft Windows Mobile smartphones

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Cognos reseller and OEM partners, including Genware Computer Systems Inc. Locus Solution, LLC, and SpotOn Systems, Inc. beta-tested the new solution with a view to servicing their enterprise or mid-market customers who will now be able to extend their Cognos 8 BI solution to their Windows Mobile environments and capitalize on consistent performance information wherever and whenever they need it for improved decision-making.

Cognos 8 Go! Mobile is purpose-built for Windows Mobile and lets executives or front-line mobile workers securely access and interact with timely and personalized operational and strategic performance information automatically over the air. Even while users are offline, the product has a rich mobile client that fully leverages the capabilities of Windows Mobile 6 and the Cognos 8 BI platform, for decision-making anytime, anywhere. These capabilities include common security and access to all BI reports, graphs and analysis within a single report authoring environment, without requiring modification or duplication of reports. For further information about Cognos 8 Go! Mobile see: http://www.cognos.com/products/cognos8businessintelligence/go-mobile.html

*Gartner, "Gartner's View of Enterprise Mobility", by Leif Olof-Wallin, July 16, 2007.
**Gartner, "Dataquest Insight: Worldwide PDA and SmartPhone Shipments Soar 45.7% in 2Q07", by Robert Cozza, October 2, 2007.

Availability:
The solution is available direct from Cognos or its network of resellers worldwide as a role-based, separately priced add-on option for Cognos 8 BI customers.

About Cognos:
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Cognos brings together technology, analytical applications, best practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers a complete performance system. The Cognos performance system is an open and adaptive solution that leverages an organization's ERP, packaged applications, and database investments. It gives customers the ability to answer the questions -- How are we doing? Why are we on or off track? What should we do about it? - and enables them to understand and monitor current performance while planning future business strategies.
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