ORLANDO, FL, COGNOS TECH FORUM, June 10, 2003—The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) has implemented a business intelligence (BI) solution from Cognos to provide thousands of military officials and administration with instant and secure Web access and the ability to report on the status of all troops and assets. Cognos (NASDAQ: COGN; TSX: CSN) is the world leader in BI and corporate performance management.

The U.S Army Reserve is the active Army's federal reserve force. It consists of combat support and combat service support forces that can move on short notice to give the active Army the resources it needs to deploy overseas and to sustain combat troops during wartime, contingencies, or other operations.

With Cognos, commanders and staff have the integrated information they need to effectively plan and manage unit resources. USAR leaders can readily access information in a variety of key areas - personnel, training, assets, resource management, logistics, maintenance, parts inventory, etc. - so they can see exactly where their unit stands and ensure units are always battle-ready.

"Using Cognos, over 19,000 individuals now access and work with information to improve the effectiveness of their units," said LTC David C'de Baca, U.S Joint Forces Command, U.S. Army Reserve. "Military leaders and administrators can gain instant awareness of troops and assets, and target resources precisely for maximum cost-effectiveness. The Web-based approach led to cost savings and tighter security controls with respect to data accessibility."

"Cognos delivers solutions that let the U.S Army gauge the readiness of equipment, personnel, and systems when and where that information is required. The flexibility of the solution enables remote Reserves officers to access critical status information when and where they need it," said Terence Atkinson, director of public sector solutions, Cognos. "The ability to perform deep analysis and to gain an up-to-date status of operations across all units means that threats can be pinpointed early on and resources can be reallocated quickly and easily to respond to crisis."

The U.S. Army Reserves will be presenting at Cognos Tech Forum on Tuesday, June 10 in Orlando, Florida. For more details on Cognos Tech Forum 2003, please visit http://www.cognos.com/na/techforum2003.

About the U.S. Army Reserves:
The U.S. Army Reserve is the active Army's federal reserve force. It consists of combat support and combat service support forces that can move on short notice to give the active Army the resources it needs to deploy overseas and to sustain combat troops during wartime, contingencies, or other operations. The Army Reserve is the Army's main source for transportation, medical, civil affairs, logistics, and other key assets. It totals more than one million soldiers in over 2,000 units located in the U.S., Guam, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Germany.

The U.S. Joint Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is one of nine unified commands in the Department of Defense. Its role involves transformation, experimentation, joint training, and interoperability, as well as the power to make recommendations on how the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines can better integrate their warfighting capabilities.