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DMR Consulting Announces Support of Cognos® Series 7

- Cognos business intelligence and DMR Consulting enable companies to share data more effectively throughout supply chains -

MONTREAL, QC, November 16, 2001—DMR Consulting, a leading global provider of consulting services and technology-based business solutions, today announced its support for Cognos Series 7 from Cognos® (Nasdaq: COGN; TSE: CSN), the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions. One of the industry's most comprehensive, enterprise-class business intelligence solutions, Cognos Series 7 delivers an integrated user environment with robust Unix and Windows NT support, scalability to 10s of 1,000s of users and all-new information delivery options.

By leveraging Cognos technology, DMR Consulting offers a business intelligence solution that provides end-to-end coverage for all end-user information needs. This solution enables clients, partners, and suppliers to use information quickly and share it with their customers and supply chains in order to forge highly effective business relationships.

DMR Consulting has developed a recognized expertise in business intelligence and data warehousing and has established a North American BI Centre of Excellence in Montréal to promote its expertise in this fast-growing market segment.

"Our recognized partnership with Cognos establishes our commitment to provide specialized business intelligence solutions that enable faster, coordinated decision making and stronger relationships with customers, employees, and suppliers," says Norm Mackay, Associate Director of Business Intelligence, at DMR Consulting. "Cognos Series 7 builds upon Cognos' capability to deliver robust, enterprise-class business intelligence solutions - and we are pleased to be supporting this launch."

Including the Canadian federal government, DMR Consulting has delivered business intelligence and data warehousing solutions to the Québec Ministry of Revenue, the public utility Hydro-Québec and a variety of other clients, including TransCanada Pipelines Limited, BC Gas Inc., and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

"Cognos Series 7 gives enterprises the ability to solve more problems than any other business intelligence offering on the market. It truly provides the real-world business intelligence functionality that enterprises have been asking for, said Donald Labs, Cognos Vice President, Enterprise Business Partners. "By teaming with DMR Consulting, we are continuing to provide our market-leading business intelligence solutions to our joint customers in order to expand business performance and accelerate time-critical decision-making for employees, customers and suppliers."

About DMR Consulting
DMR Consulting is a leading global provider of consulting services and technology-based business solutions to the Fortune 1,000 as well as government and mid-sized organizations. DMR consultants design, build and operate high-impact business-to-business solutions, including CRM, enterprise technology and value chain. DMR Consulting also has deep industry-specific expertise in the areas of telecommunications, financial services and manufacturing. A Fujitsu company, DMR Consulting employs 8,000 professionals in 62 offices worldwide. Fujitsu Limited is the leading provider of internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. For more information about DMR Consulting, please visit http://www.dmr.com.

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