Mölnlycke Health Care Named to IDG's InfoWorld 100 for Cognos Business Intelligence Solution


– Recognized for Innovative Use of Technologies to Enhance Business Goals; Cognos Partner Sky Solutions Highlighted for Project Success –

OTTAWA, ON., AND BURLINGTON, MASS., Nov. 16, 2006 - Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that Mölnlycke Health Care, one of the world's leading manufacturers of single-use surgical products to the healthcare sector, has been named to the InfoWorld 100. Mölnlycke Health Care won recognition for its business intelligence initiative using Cognos and Sky Solutions, a Cognos partner and systems integrator.

The annual awards honor IT projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals. "It's been said that fortune favors the bold. The inspiration for this year's finalists to tackle such sweeping changes varies widely — from reducing delivery time of products and services to replacing cumbersome legacy systems," said Richard Gincel, InfoWorld senior editor. "But regardless of the motivation, high ambition unites them all."

Mölnlycke Health Care standardized its highly sophisticated business reviews for all parts of the sales organization, creating a new generation of reporting based on Cognos technology, and saving thousands of staff hours per year, while providing accurate information to management, sales staff, finance professionals, and outside vendors worldwide.

"We're honored to be recognized by the InfoWorld 100 for our work with Cognos and Sky Solutions on our business intelligence solution," said Susan Dean, business intelligence manager at Mölnlycke Health Care. "We're thrilled with the results we've achieved from the solution, and we feel that the ease of use and depth of information available really gives us a competitive edge."

"Combining Mölnlycke Health Care's vision with Cognos' technology and our proven expertise is a winning combination," said Gary Shiller, managing partner, Sky Solutions. "This project is a shining example of the value companies can achieve with a well-planned and deployed standardized business intelligence solution."

"This award is evidence of the business value our customers gain by standardizing on a Cognos solution," said Paul Hoy, director of manufacturing industry solutions at Cognos. "Mölnlycke Health Care has been able to create a single version of the truth necessary for consistent and informed decision-making across their sales team. We're glad to partner with Sky Solutions to help Mölnlycke Health Care gain this prestigious recognition for its IT achievements."

Winners of IDG's InfoWorld 100 were formally announced in the November 13, 2006 edition of InfoWorld and are available online at: http://www.infoworld.com/reports/46SR06iw100.html.

Cognos is a recognized leader in delivering performance management solutions for the extended manufacturing industry. In fact, 19 of the top 20 consumer packaged goods providers, 9 of the top 10 high tech companies, all of the top 10 automakers, and 25 of the top 30 pharmaceutical companies in the world all use Cognos. For more information about Cognos solutions for the manufacturing industry, please visit http://www.cognos.com/solutions/industry/manufacturing/index.html.

About Cognos:
Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, provides world-class enterprise planning and BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance.

Cognos brings together technology, analytical applications, best practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers a complete performance system. The Cognos performance system is an open and adaptive solution that leverages an organization’s ERP, packaged applications, and database investments. It gives customers the ability to answer the questions -- How are we doing? Why are we on or off track? What should we do about it? – and enables them to understand and monitor current performance while planning future business strategies.

Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.

About Mölnlycke Health Care:
Mölnlycke Health Care, the only major medical glove company with an exclusively powder-free medical glove line, has been responding to the ever-changing needs of healthcare professionals since 1983 and is committed to providing the science of protection. Offering a comprehensive product line of high quality, technically advanced surgical gloves and skin antisepsis products, Mölnylcke Health Care provides Biogel® powder-free, latex surgical gloves, Biogel® SkinsenseT powder-free, non-latex surgical gloves, Biogel® OptifitT powder-free surgical gloves, HIBICLENS® antiseptic/antimicrobial skin cleanser and HIBISTAT® waterless germicidal hand rinse products.

About Sky Solutions:
Founded in 1998, Sky Solutions is a leading solution provider and integrator in Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM). Sky Solutions is headquartered in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, with offices in Atlanta and Dallas. Sky Solutions combines best-of-breed product offerings with a high level of service.

Sky Solutions has been providing a high level of services across many industries and applications, including Supply Chain for Distributors and Manufacturers and Financial Services, including Retail Banking. Based on this experience, Sky Solutions has been offering its customers solutions that encapsulate this massive experience and allow fast, cost-effective, and safe deployment using industry best practices.

Sky Solutions supports Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing technologies with a highly trained, certified staff of specialists with extensive experience. Sky Solutions is a Cognos Platinum Reseller and Accredited Cognos Services Partner. Cognos recognized Sky Solutions as the North America Solution Provider of the Year for 2005. For more information, visit http://www.skysolutions.com/index.htm.

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