Ottawa, ON, December 3, 2001—The Ottawa Hospital Foundation and Cognos® (Nasdaq:COGN; TSE:CSN) the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced that Ron Zambonini, president and chief executive officer of Cognos, has been named Chair of the new Ottawa Hospital Foundation Legacy Campaign. In this position, Mr. Zambonini will lead the development and execution of the Legacy Campaign and play a key role in communicating a bold new vision for The Ottawa Hospital. In the coming months, Mr. Zambonini will be recruiting top level business and community leaders to help head this project.

"The Ottawa Hospital is fortunate to have someone with Ron's proven leadership acumen to spearhead this Campaign," said Dr. Jack Kitts, acting president and chief executive officer of The Ottawa Hospital. "Ron is internationally recognized for building one of the most influential software companies in the world today. I have no doubt that his talent and experience will play a fundamental role in making The Ottawa Hospital an institution recognized for healthcare excellence around the globe."

The $100 million Ottawa Hospital Foundation Legacy Campaign is focused on building a first rate Hospital and Research Institute to care for those who live in the region, and to attract top healthcare talent to live and work in our burgeoning community. Specifically, the Campaign will seek to raise $60 million for patient care at the Hospital and $40 million for the Research Institute. The Campaign will be the largest investment in a generation for healthcare in our community.

"Many of the ingredients of success in business, including vision, partnerships and strength of will, are also ingredients of success in healthcare," said Ron Zambonini, president and chief executive officer of Cognos. "The Ottawa Hospital's vision of patient-focused healthcare for our region is clear and compelling. I look forward to working with our business community, government leaders, healthcare workers and individual citizens to reach the Campaign goal of $100 million over the coming years."

Ron Zambonini, a leader in the Canadian business community for more than a decade, joined Cognos in 1989 as vice president of research and development and was promoted to senior vice president of R&D within a year. In January 1993 he accepted the positions of president and chief operating officer and became the company's most senior executive when promoted to president and chief executive officer in September 1995.

About the Ottawa Hospital:
The Ottawa Hospital is a 1,050-bed academic health sciences centre, affiliated with the University of Ottawa. It is comprised of three campuses, the Civic, General and Riverside, along The Ottawa Health Research Institute. The Ottawa Hospital enjoys recognized excellence in a variety of medical services such as neurosciences, vascular surgery, cardiac services, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery and as a leader in trauma and emergency care. As one of the largest teaching hospitals in Canada, The Ottawa Hospital provides comprehensive, high quality, patient-focused health care services for more than 1.5 million residents of eastern Ontario. Specialized and complex health care services are provided for residents of northeastern Ontario.

About The Ottawa Hospital Foundation:
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation was established on April 1, 2000 as a result of the merger of the foundations of the Civic and General Hospital. The Foundation is dedicated to enhancing patient care at The Ottawa Hospital's three campuses—Civic, General and Riverside—and to supporting the outstanding research programs of The Ottawa Health Research Institute.