BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management, today announced that it has been ranked the leader in the business intelligence market by META Group. According to META Group's Business Intelligence METAspectrum(SM) market evaluation, Cognos has performed well against the competition and solidified its position as a front-runner in the business intelligence market. The report, issued today, evaluated 20 BI vendors on a broad range of factors that determine both market presence and performance. Specifically, the METAspectrum analyzed criteria such as vision and strategy, channels, geographic coverage, business drivers, investments and market share to score vendors for market presence. Factors examined to determine market performance included technology, services, pricing, personnel and profitability. Cognos received high marks in both presence and performance, receiving high ratings in key categories, including vision/strategy, awareness/reputation, investments, market share, mind share, technology, execution and personnel. Cognos continues to expand its leadership position in the BI market on the strength of Cognos Series 7, the industry's most comprehensive business intelligence solution, and its vision of corporate performance management (CPM). Cognos Series 7 offers customers rich data visualization and dashboards, managed reporting, powerful analysis, advanced ad hoc query, actionable event-driven BI and data integration. Combined with its best-of- breed Enterprise Planning and Enterprise Scorecarding solutions, Cognos is the only company to deliver a complete solution for true CPM. "Cognos' momentum in the BI market continues to grow, and is reflected in the results of this important industry evaluation," said Rob Ashe, Cognos president and chief operating officer. "We remain committed to delivering real business value to our customers, driven by our corporate performance management vision and the unrivalled strength of Cognos Series 7."