 - Cognos is one of the world's largest makers of business intelligence software, enabling users to extract corporate data, analyze it, and then assemble reports. Cognos offers dozens of products, but it may be best known for its PowerPlay online analytical processing (OLAP) tool, its Impromptu report and query language, and its Axiant client/server development system. The company's signature PowerHouse 4GL (fourth-generation language) debuted in the late 1970s on midrange systems.
Cognos' offerings integrate with database applications like IBM's DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and NCR Teradata. The company also has partnerships with enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, including SAP, J.D. Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Baan. Cognos has recently moved toward offering more Web-based versions of its applications and is focusing on enabling its solutions for wireless devices.
Founded in 1969, the Ottawa, Ontario-based Cognos numbers its customers at 15,000, including Hewlett-Packard, Dow Chemical, and BMG Entertainment. In 2000, Cognos' sales reached $386 million. The company's top competitors include Brio Technology, Business Objects, and Hyperion. Cognos (COGN) is publicly traded on the Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange, with 13% of its shares owned by former CEO Michael Potter. Cognos has 2,154 employees worldwide.
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