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Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management (CPM), today announced it has again been positioned in the leaders quadrant of Gartner's Enterprise Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant. According to Gartner, Inc., 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. Cognos continues to expand its leadership position in BI on the strength of its Cognos Enterprise BI Series, the industry's most comprehensive business intelligence solution, and delivering on its vision of CPM. Cognos EBI Series includes an Open BI Platform with a Web services API, an open Portal, open Security, and open Metadata. It also includes the market's broadest suite of BI capabilities including Cognos ReportNet for reporting and ad hoc query, Cognos PowerPlay for OLAP analysis, and advanced solutions for visualization, event management, dashboarding, and data integration. "Enterprise customers are looking for innovation, integration, and the lowest overall cost of ownership from a single BI strategic supplier," said Rob Ashe, Cognos president and chief executive officer. "We believe the positioning by Gartner confirms the continued momentum Cognos enjoys in the BI market, the award-winning quality and innovation of our products like Cognos ReportNet, and the strength of our vision." Cognos ReportNet is meeting the needs of hundreds of today's multi- national, diversified enterprises. Built upon a service-oriented architecture, Cognos ReportNet scales to hundreds of thousands of users. The solution is currently the reporting standard for a number of customers and partners worldwide, including Symantec, the global leader in information security; The Austrian Airlines Group, the leading airline in the Austrian market; and Werner, the leader in the design, production, marketing and distribution of climbing products in the United States. For complete details on Gartner's November 2004 BI Magic Quadrant, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com/news/analyst_reviews.html.