GLOBAL PARTNER COMMUNITY SUPPORTS IBM ACQUISITION OF COGNOS



Additional Partner Statements Worldwide in Support of IBM Acquisition of Cognos:

2Bconsulting
“As an exclusive Cognos integrator we see great potential resulting from the integration of Cognos in IBM. We are convinced that joining IBM will strengthen Cognos competitive position against major ERP vendors. This position will allow Cognos to sustain its competitive advantage on the PM/BI market, providing a value-added differentiation to our customers thanks to a global IS view rather than an ERP only view. We’re also confident with the partner relationship continuity with IBM and from a product standpoint we’ve seen strong interest SOA integration with the Cognos platform which we believe will be reinforced by the acquisition and guide our product deeper in the ‘On demand’ platform.”
Philippe Bertrand, CEO, 2B Consulting

Acorn Systems 
“Cognos and Acorn Systems have a strong partnership to deliver profitability management and optimization to Cognos 8 BI and Cognos 8 Planning customers. We look forward to combining the strength of our Cognos relationship with existing relationships in IBM Global Services for total business solutions.”
Alex Fernandez, President, Acorn Systems

avantum consult
“avantum consult has partnered with Cognos and has been working with Cognos TM1 to provide our customers with advanced OLAP technology to get the right information to make the right decisions. Our success with Cognos can only grow under IBM with an even greater depth of resources to build on performance management capabilities and vision. We welcome this partnership and what it brings to the market.”
Michael Sinss, Managing Partner and COO, avantum consult

BAC    
“As a leading Partner of Cognos in Asia, BAC is pleased to endorse the Cognos acquisition by IBM. This partnership will provide tremendous synergy to leverage the joint solutions and provide a compelling Performance Management message to Customers in Thailand.”
Sirisak Tirawattanangkul, Managing Director, Business Applications Co.,Ltd,

Breakaway Technologies        
“Adding value and scalability to the business decision process is core to our organization. With the acquisition of Cognos, IBM is gaining a key asset to its product portfolio and we’re excited to be a part of this evolution. With the union of Cognos and IBM, the development and offering of PM applications will take a positive, innovative turn, which will further help us to deliver superior business solutions that enable our clients to gain competitive advantage.”
Tom Rowland, President, Breakaway Technologies

Business & Decision   
“Cognos’ acquisition by IBM reinforces its strategic position in the BI and EPM market. Through this acquisition, Cognos has a fabulous opportunity to reach new customers, and for Business & Decision, thanks to a historical privileged partnership, it is a means of gaining new market share.”
Patrick Bensabat, CEO of Business & Decision

CenterSone Solutions 
“We’ve been collaborating with Cognos for many years on delivering best-in-class performance management solutions that maximize ROI and meet customers’ business objectives. We see the joining of IBM and Cognos as a complementary match that will drive forth performance management innovation and best practices for customers embarking on their PM journeys.”
Andrew Ho, Managing Director, CenterStone Solutions LLC

Cubewise        
“As a partner with significant experience in Cognos TM1 implementations we attest to the value of their dynamic BI and performance management solutions which focus on the end-user and provide high ROI. This expertise is an ideal complement to IBM's information on demand strategy and we are positive about what the joint information management offerings will bring to Cubewise and to our customers throughout Asia-Pacific.”
Ben Heinl, Director, Cubewise

DataClarity     
“Since forging our partnership with Cognos in 1999, we’ve had an outstanding opportunity to build an extraordinary business that made DataClarity a leader in marketing, selling, developing and deploying market-leading performance management solutions.   Looking forward, I am just delighted with IBM’s acquisition of Cognos and the subsequent opportunities that will inherently grow and develop for both partners and end users alike – I look forward to growing and expanding our partnership under the IBM flag and finding new ways to work together to deliver first-in-class performance management solutions that provide real business value for our mutual customers.”
Mark Mueller, President, DataClarity

Deltek 
"As a partner of both companies, Deltek shares a common vision with Cognos and IBM of providing measurable value to our customers. We are extremely confident that the powerful blend of Deltek’s consulting and implementation expertise and Cognos’ best-of-breed solutions under IBM will continue to provide our global clients with the answers necessary to gain a competitive, sustainable advantage."
Kevin Parker, President and CEO, Deltek

Envisn 
“As a Cognos Technology Partner focused on helping Cognos customers take their BI solutions to the next level we strongly feel that bringing Cognos into the IBM fold solidifies their position as the number one BI vendor and sets the stage for a great future.”
Rick Ryan, President, Envisn, Inc.

Genware Computer Systems
“As a Cognos Platinum partner and an IBM partner, we're excited about the Cognos acquisition by IBM and believe that this allows Genware to leverage a broader range of technologies for the Performance Management solutions our customers require. We've assisted many organizations with implementing solutions that leverage Cognos technology, many of which also leverage IBM technologies - the joining of the two companies allows us to extend their solutions.”
Sherlock Holmes, President, Genware Computer Systems

HaPeC GmbH 
IBM’s acquisition of Cognos is the next logical step in creating a complete on-demand BI environment with real time data evaluation. The combination of IBM and Cognos technologies supports our customers by improving their corporate performance management, reducing cost by leveraging their investment in IBM hardware, middleware and database systems.
Micheal Sommer, CTO, HaPeC GmbH

Infocom          
“As a leading partner of Cognos in Japan, Infocom has been worked extensively through joint venture in Japan between Cognos and Teijin, Infocom's parent company. Infocom is pleased to endorse the IBM acquisition and we embrace this as a means to expand the Cognos solution footprint globally.”
Takashi Yoshino, president and CEO, Infocom Corp.

JCB Partners  
“Given JCB’s long-standing platinum services and reseller partnership with Cognos in providing combined expertise in areas such as retail, manufacturing, financial services and life sciences, we anticipate even greater benefit as a result of the new IBM/Cognos union. We remain enthusiastic about the recent Cognos 8.3 advanced offerings and look forward to further expanding our relationship with Cognos under IBM to deliver industry-leading performance management solutions to our customers.”
Brad Smith, Partner, JCB Partners

Lodestar Solutions      
“Our business users are continually looking for new ways to meet business performance goals and further extend the value of their performance management solutions. The joining of IBM and Cognos allows Lodestar Solutions and our clients to benefit from the companies’ joint innovation and expertise, and we look forward to seeing what will result from this world-leading collaboration in the future.”
Heather Cole, President, Lodestar Solutions

Logica
“An expanded Cognos ecosystem under IBM offers partners and in turn joint customers, deeper insight and expertise and accelerated opportunities to collaborate and innovate. Logica has had remarkable success in working with Cognos in deploying leading performance management solutions for our customers - we will maintain the strength of our partnership and leverage new opportunities presented by the combined companies.”
Michael Dusch, Associate Partner, Performance Management, LogicaCMG Management Consulting

Merador         
“Working with Cognos, Merador has developed and delivered high-value business intelligence and performance management solutions to numerous clients across a wide variety of industries. The acquisiton of Cognos by IBM gives Cognos an even louder voice in the market, and we look forward to continued success as part of IBM's partner ecosystem, and to the extended opportunities the joint offerings from IBM and Cognos will present.”
Greg Herrera, Managing Partner, Merador

Netezza           
“We have been working with Cognos for the past few years, and continue to build a strong partnership with them on the basis of our growing joint customer footprint. Our customers are demanding best-of-breed technologies that can be deployed together seamlessly to deliver an effective BI platform that is capable of addressing current and future enterprise needs. Therefore, we were pleased to see IBM make the commitment to keeping Cognos as an independent application-independent provider, supporting interoperability with heterogeneous technologies.  This commitment, combined with the additional technologies and resources that IBM brings to Cognos, opens up interesting new possibilities around our partnership, and will allow us to service our shared customers even more effectively in the future.”
Jim Baum, President and Chief Operating Officer, Netezza

NewComp       
“Pairing Cognos with IBM is a positive move for the performance management industry. In our partnership with Cognos, we’ve seen the exemplary products the company continues to offer, and are excited to having our relationship with them under IBM grow even more. We fully support this acquisition and anticipate continued success in working with both companies.”
Michael Langton, Partner, NewComp Solutions

Niteo   
“We’ve been working hand-in-hand with Cognos for over a decade and together have overseen hundreds of successful implementations due to our shared vision for performance management. We look forward to expanding our relationship within IBM and continuing to push forth successful implementations that marry the IT and business objectives of customers’ deployments.”
Matthew Pierce, Executive Vice President, Niteo Partners

Noetix 
“Noetix is delighted with the recent announcement of the IBM acquisition of Cognos. There is no company in the world that better supports heterogeneous technology and multi platform environments like IBM. We are pleased to see this extend into the business intelligence environment with Cognos, affording more choices and better support to Oracle customers and end users. Noetix eagerly looks forward to continued joint successes with IBM/Cognos in the Oracle Applications arena.”
Morris Beton, CEO, Noetix

One Point Solutions
“One Point Solutions has already had the opportunity to benefit from partnering with both IBM and Cognos -- as an IBM business partner with a strong focus on the new IBM data warehouse offerings, IBM Informix and DB2 as well as a Cognos partner specializing in business intelligence solutions. Having been a part of both company's ecosystems, we can confidently say that this is a win-win for One-Point and our customers.”
Ron Flannery, President, One Point Solutions

QueBIT Consulting     
“We are excited at the prospect of Cognos becoming a part of IBM, which - with the IBM's vast ecosystem of partners and solutions - will no doubt benefit our customers by offering them the deepest performance management suite available today. As a dedicated Cognos reseller and solution provider, we plan to continue to support the joined companies by providing our expertise in helping organizations build successful performance management strategies, and adding value to their projects so customers can fully maximize their investments.”
Gary Quirke, CEO, QueBIT Consulting

Simpson Associates     
“Simpson Associates has been a leading Cognos UK Partner since 1995 and is a fully accredited Platinum partner supporting Cognos Performance Management solutions in a broad customer base. We are enthusiastic about the opportunities this acquisition will create: IBM and Cognos are a force to be reckoned with in this market space, and as their partner, we, and our customers can benefit from their combined strengths.”
John Simpson, Director, Simpson Associates