BURLINGTON, MA, September 10, 2002—Cognos (Nasdaq:COGN; TSX:CSN), the world leader in business intelligence (BI), will host executive sessions at the Cognos Annual User Days designed to continue dialogue on key issues in corporate performance management (CPM) and BI with chief executives at some of the world's leading companies. As part of the Cognos annual user days (see related release), Cognos will showcase how Cognos Series 7 embraces and extends key technology trends such as collaborative computing, guided analysis and business activity monitoring (BAM).

Cognos solution architects and key executives will showcase new innovations in Cognos BI and discuss the CPM product roadmap. Driving toward the first comprehensive solution for CPM, Cognos officials will discuss the key imperatives for BI in today's customer environments including 24/7 performance, scalability to the 10s of 1,000s, Extranet functionality, low total cost of ownership (TCO), Web Services and all-new wireless capabilities.

Customers will hear first-hand accounts of customer successes from around the globe, centered on innovative applications of Cognos BI that drive demonstrable return on investment (ROI), performance improvements and low TCO. As well, users will hear detailed customer perspectives on mission-critical applications created with Cognos to support homeland security and public safety initiatives.

"Cognos is focused on close and constant dialogue with our global customers. To that end, Cognos will be meeting customers face-to-face in key cities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, discussing the challenges that confront enterprises around the world. Cognos will showcase the unparalleled breadth and depth of Cognos Series 7 as well as unveil exciting new technological innovations that will shape the future of BI," said Dave Laverty, senior vice president, global marketing, Cognos.