Sydney, Australia, Jan. 30, 2003—Cognos, the world leader in BI and performance management, today announced it has advanced its position in the leadership quadrant of the January 2003 Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant based upon its completeness of vision and ability to execute. Gartner defines leaders as 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 extend the enterprise value of Cognos Series 7 and invest in creating one of the industry's first comprehensive solutions for true corporate performance management (CPM).

"This is a milestone for Cognos, marking the continued industry confirmation of our strategic direction and the excellence of our solutions," said Jack Thomas, vice president, Asia Pacific and Offshore. "Our focus on delivering solution and service excellence has never wavered. Our advance in the leaders quadrant of the Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant underlines that unwavering focus on real-world customer value."

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