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Cognos today announced that Cognos 8 Business Intelligence was named "Product of the Year" in the Business Intelligence category of TechTarget's SearchCRM.com 2005 "Product of the Year" awards. Cognos 8 Business Intelligence was chosen from among more than 75 new products submitted for consideration to SearchCRM.com editors in 12 categories. A prestigious panel of users, industry experts, analysts and consultants, in conjunction with the editors of TechTarget's SearchCRM.com, judged the entrants and selected the winners based on innovation, performance, functionality, value, and ease of integration into existing environments, use, and manageability. According to SearchCRM.com, judges from the Business Intelligence category noted, "Cognos plays a prominent role in the BI and CPM suite markets. Its strength remains the combination of its CPM applications and its BI capabilities." Cognos 8 Business Intelligence is the only BI product to deliver the complete range of BI capabilities on a single, proven architecture. This groundbreaking product provides decision makers at all levels of the enterprise with a consistent, accurate view of information to better manage performance. As a single product that easily integrates into existing infrastructures with multiple systems and data sources, Cognos 8 BI is a robust technology foundation for BI standardization and performance management. "Receiving this award from a high caliber and demanding team of judges validates what our customers have been telling us: Cognos 8 BI is a winner," said Dave Laverty, senior vice president, Global Marketing, Cognos. "Being recognized by SearchCRM.com for our continued innovation and proven product strengths will continue to demonstrate our value to customers. As they continue to adopt Cognos 8 BI, customers will gain greater visibility and insight to make better business decisions."