Burlington, MA, Dec. 12, 2001—Cognos® (Nasdaq: COGN; TSE: CSN), the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced that it has been voted the world's number one independent BI vendor in the 2001 DM Review 100 rankings for the fourth year in a row. Readers of DM Review selected Cognos for the prestigious honor in the magazine's annual ranking of the top 100 vendors in business intelligence, data warehousing, analytic applications and customer relationship management.

While Cognos moved up from 5th place in 2000 to 4th position in this year's overall DM Review 100 rankings, the company's long time rival remained in 21st place on the 2001 list. The DM Review 100 survey measures a range of factors including product usage and overall vendor ratings. The complete 2001 DM Review 100 listing can be found at http://www.dmreview.com/awards/top100/2001/2001_reveal.cfm.

"This year's rankings clearly show that Cognos is strengthening its leadership position in the business intelligence market, in the minds of business and IT executives," said Jean Schauer, editor in chief of DM Review. "A consistent top performer in our survey, Cognos continues to score well with our readers for the quality of its products and customer service."

Cognos has also been named one of the top 12 most influential enterprise software companies, by Intelligent Enterprise Magazine, an IT publication devoted to strategic business applications that turn data into intelligence. The 12 companies, also known as "The Dozen", were selected by the magazine as the vendors doing the most to help businesses create competitive advantage through excellence in gathering, analyzing, sharing and acting upon data-driven intelligence.

"Cognos' leadership momentum in the business intelligence market remains strong," said David Stodder, editorial director of Intelligent Enterprise. "In the 2002 Dozen, we wanted to recognize companies that are doing the most to help their customers achieve greater returns on investment by measuring, analyzing and improving business performance. By these criteria, Cognos has set itself apart."

"At Cognos we live and breathe by the satisfaction and success of our customers. Simply put, our mission is to make our customers the best decision-makers in the world," said Ron Zambonini, Cognos president and chief executive officer. "These honors from DM Review and Intelligent Enterprise are a testament to Cognos' customers, partners and employees who continue to stand firmly behind our vision and values as a company."

About DM Review:
For more than a decade, DM Review has provided thought- provoking and informative editorial covering strategic solutions for business intelligence, analytic applications (including CRM) and data warehousing across all major industries. DM Review's authors and columnists are internationally recognized experts in a variety of business intelligence fields. DM Review editorial provides both business and technology perspectives regarding issues, trends and solutions of interest to corporate executives and IT managers.

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About Intelligent Enterprise:
Intelligent Enterprise is the only IT publication focused exclusively on the most critical issue in business today: unlocking the value of collected information for competitive advantage. Intelligent Enterprise shows business and technology professionals how to plan, deploy, and manage the strategic applications their companies depend on to improve decision making, optimize business performance, and maximize the value of customer relationships. Published 18 times per year, Intelligent Enterprise provides comprehensive coverage of the technologies and practices that promote the collection, storage, analysis, and distribution of business information. For more information, contact Tara Gibb at 650-513-4566 or tgibb@cmp.com. Access free subscriptions from the Web site at www.IntelligentEnterprise.com.

"Cognos' leadership momentum in the business intelligence market remains strong," said David Stodder, Editorial Director of Intelligent Enterprise. "In the 2002 Dozen, we wanted to recognize companies that are doing the most to help their customers achieve greater returns on investment by measuring, analyzing and improving business performance. By these criteria, Cognos has set itself apart from the other BI vendors."

"At Cognos we live and breathe by the satisfaction and success of our customers. Simply put, our mission is to make our customers the best decision-makers in the world," said Ron Zambonini, Cognos president and chief executive officer. "These honors from DM Review and Intelligent Enterprise are a testament to Cognos' customers, partners and employees who continue to stand firmly behind our vision and values as a company."