BURLINGTON, MA, October 22, 2001—Cognos^® (Nasdaq:COGN; TSE:CSN), the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced that The Boeing Company has chosen to implement Cognos business intelligence solutions in the Boeing Space and Communications engineering and management facilities in Huntington Beach and Seal Beach, Calif.; and Denver, Colo., as well as major manufacturing facilities in Palmdale, Calif.; Pueblo, Colo.; and Decatur, Ala. and launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, Calif. Cognos recognized the license revenue for this sale in its second quarter of the fiscal year.

Boeing Space and Communications is a diverse $10-billion enterprise whose more than 43,000 employees are involved in operating the space shuttle, building the International Space Station, overseeing the United States' missile defense and reconnaissance systems, and creating new satellite-based information and communications services.

"We plan to use Cognos business intelligence for reporting and analysis of information spanning all aspects of our financial and manufacturing operations, including indirect and direct cost management, financial planning, staffing, and factory management," said Jon Emery, Division Director of Business Management for Expendable Launch Systems. "We expect to significantly improve cost management by enabling front-line managers and analysts to rapidly identify root causes of problems requiring corrective action."

The initial implementation of Cognos will be to 2,000 users in the product lines under management by the Huntington Beach site, including the space shuttle, International Space Station, Expendable Launch Systems, Integrated Defense Systems, and Phantom Works programs. The implementation will be staffed by a cross functional team from Finance, Business Systems, and Information Technology.

"Working closely with an organization as respected as Boeing is an honor. Boeing is engaged in some of most complex, challenging projects ever undertaken and is a company that demands precision, high-quality, and mission-critical performance from its suppliers and IT solutions," said Alan Rottenberg, senior vice president, e-Business Applications Business Unit, Cognos. "Cognos delivers the industry's broadest range of business intelligence solutions, allowing organizations to address the many challenges they face both in analyzing massive volumes of business information and driving that information into the hands of users at the right level of detail."

About Boeing:
The Boeing Company is the largest aerospace company in the world, with its heritage mirroring the history of aviation. It is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, and the nation's largest NASA contractor. In terms of sales, Boeing is the largest U.S. exporter. Total company revenues for 2000 were $51 billion. The global reach of the enterprise includes customers in 145 countries, employees in more than 60 countries and operations in 26 states. Worldwide, Boeing and its subsidiaries employ more than 198,000 people, with major operations in the Seattle-Puget Sound area of Washington state; Southern California; Wichita, Kan.; and St. Louis, Mo. Boeing is organized into seven major units: Commercial Airplanes, Space and Communications, Military Aircraft and Missiles, Shared Services, Air Traffic Management, Connexion by Boeing^SM and Boeing Capital Corporation.