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Cognos 8.2 Integrates BI and Performance Management
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Spreadsheets have been around since the late 1970s. They were an instant sensation. Over the years, spreadsheets have evolved and matured, but the basic form and substance of spreadsheets has hardly changed. While new features and capabilities continue to be added to spreadsheets, for the most part spreadsheet technology has reached a plateau. This is typical of a highly successful product. However, it is becoming clear that new approaches and paradigms should and are beginning to emerge.
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At its annual user conference, Cognos introduced version 8.2 of its business intelligence (BI) platform, as well as applications for performance management in finance, HR and operations. This announcement is a milestone for Cognos, as it reaches the goal the company set forth three years ago to deliver an integrated set of BI applications on one platform. This also is an important step for organizations seeking an enterprise approach to BI. Also with version 8.2, Cognos is offering Cognos Go, which provides search and mobile access through the Blackberry PDA. Cognos’ BI and performance management applications now compare favorably with those of their competitors; in fact, Cognos now finds itself with a technology advantage over those competitors, who are busy integrating acquired technologies and trying to find synergies for their customer offerings. Organizations looking for an integrated set of BI applications they can use across the organization should evaluate Cognos’ offerings as an integrated application suite and platform, just as they would consider Oracle and SAP for integrated suites of enterprise resource planning (ERP) or customer relationship management (CRM). About the Author Mark is responsible for the overall direction of Ventana Research, and drives the global performance management research agenda, which covers both business and technology areas. He researches the specific areas of Workforce Performance Management and Business Process Management. He is also the Director of the Intelligent Business Performance Management Conference and the community editor of IntelligentBPM.com, the industry's first independent forum for information, news, and discussion about business performance management. An industry veteran with more than 17 years of industry experience in business and technology, before founding Ventana Research, Mark worked at companies including SAP, META Group, Oracle and IRI Software. Mark can be contacted at .
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