Burlington, MA, Nov. 12, 2003—Cognos (NASDAQ:COGN; TSX:CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management, today announced Cognos PowerPlay has been awarded the Intelligent Enterprise Readers' Choice Award for best multidimensional analysis tool. Winners are determined based on the feedback by readers of Intelligent Enterprise for the best in business intelligence tools and supporting infrastructure.

Cognos PowerPlay, the world's best-selling OLAP software, was chosen by Intelligent Enterprise readers for its superior multidimensional analysis capabilities allowing for real-time access to data by Web, Windows and Excel clients. Cognos PowerPlay draws information from relational databases in order to model and build PowerCubes, which are optimized data sets enabling users to perform analysis with quick response times. PowerPlay also has the ability to analyze multiple aspects of data within an organization.

"Cognos PowerPlay's ability to provide detailed insight into company performance from multiple dimensions and in a variety of angles makes this a top ranking multidimensional analysis tool," said David Stodder, editorial director at Intelligent Enterprise. "Our readers require quick access to the critical information necessary to analyze data and PowerPlay offers the ideal combination of real-time analysis and reporting."

"It is an honor to be granted the award for best multidimensional analysis tool based on the readership of Intelligent Enterprise," said Dave Laverty, senior vice president, global marketing, "Cognos PowerPlay's ability to analyze data quickly and in the most efficient format really speaks to the needs of this audience, the business managers and IT strategists who make the critical decisions for which business intelligence solutions their company should buy."