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ORLANDO, Fla., COGNOS TECH FORUM -- During his keynote address at Cognos' North American BI user conference today, Cognos chief executive officer Ron Zambonini will showcase some of the industry- leading solutions Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM), has developed in close partnership with its customers. Cognos Tech Forum 2003, held in Orlando Florida June 8-10, features dozens of presentations, discussion groups and technical labs hosted by Cognos technical experts, customers, partners and analysts. "The success of our company has always turned and will always turn on the success of our customers," said Zambonini. "Many of our greatest BI and CPM innovations were first envisioned and tested by our clients -- within some of the most complex and sophisticated, global organizations in the world. Our flagship release, Cognos Enterprise BI Series 7, is a testament to that approach and a harbinger of greater Cognos innovation still to come." Cognos Enterprise BI Series 7 won Network Computing Magazine's 2003 Well- Connected Award for business intelligence. Cognos Enterprise BI Series 7 was chosen for its robust analytics, rapid deployment, ease of use and superior enterprise reporting. The conference includes presentations representing a broad range of industry sectors, including transportation, energy, healthcare, consumer goods manufacturing, defense, and U.S. federal government. Some of the world-class Cognos customers featured at the Cognos Tech Forum 2003 include: * AAA * Alliant Energy * Kerr-McGee Corporation * SSL Americas * Toronto Rehabilitation Institute * U.S. Coast Guard Aviation * U.S. Joint Forces Command In addition to product updates and training, break-out session tracks at the conference provide valuable insights and guidance on how companies can best leverage Cognos solutions, including: * Implementing and Deploying Business Intelligence Solutions - practical, proven approaches for deploying high-impact applications that deliver maximum ROI * Delivering High-Impact Information -- state-of-the-art techniques for building an effective BI environment * Building the Infrastructure -- insights on how to leverage business intelligence to meet IT challenges such as multiple data sources, new technologies, and faster development cycles * Enterprise Planning: Plan Your Financial Performance -- new opportunities with Enterprise Planning that help to drive best-in-class performance and leverage Enterprise Business Intelligence and Enterprise Scorecarding performance Other highlights include a panel discussion hosted by leading industry analysts from Gartner, Giga Information Group, META Group, The Data Warehouse Institute and Ventana Research. The analyst panel will provide insights on BI strategies and best practices for competitive advantage, how leaders are reshaping the market to improve the ROI of business intelligence, how emerging technology trends are impacting business intelligence practices, and how customers can prepare to leverage these emerging trends. Cognos made several announcements at Tech Forum 2003, including: * Cognos Production Analysis -- analytic applications for manufacturing professionals * Customer announcements with U.S. Coast Guard Aviation, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and U.S. Army Reserve. Cognos will hold its European Tech Forum 2003 June 16-17 in Amsterdam, and Asia Pacific Tech Forum, August 14-15 in Australia.