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Cognos, the world leader in enterprise business intelligence (EBI) and corporate performance management solutions, today announced that Jennifer Francis, vice president of business intelligence, will speak at the upcoming Smith Barney Citigroup 11th Annual Technology Industry Conference on September 7 at the Sheraton New York Hotel in New York, NY. During the session, Francis will review the current market landscape for enterprise planning and business intelligence, business strategies to maintain leadership in these markets and growth opportunities for Cognos in the corporate performance management market. The presentation will begin at 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time. Listeners can access the presentation via webcast at http://www.cognos.com/company/investor/events. A replay of the webcast will be archived in the Investor Relations area of the Cognos web site following the presentation.