IBM Cognos ReportNet and SAP BW

Analyst and Press Views



"ReportNet sets the new standard for integration with SAP BW."
Eric Rogge, VP & Research Director, Ventana Research


"Companies running their core businesses off SAP will be happy to learn that Cognos has once again raised the bar for SAP BW reporting."
Madan Sheina, Principal Analyst, ComputerWire


"SAP BW customers looking to standardize on a single set of tools for their reporting should look very seriously at IBM Cognos ReportNet."
Colin White, president and founder of BI Research


"By providing certified interfaces to SAP NetWeaver, SAP® BW and SAP® Enterprise Portal IBM Cognos ReportNet can significantly contribute to the success of mySAP Business Intelligence projects. Due to one of the highest levels of integration into the SAP-infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver, SAP BW, SAP Enterprise Portal) within the business intelligence community, IBM Cognos ReportNet can contribute to significantly reduce implementation and maintenance costs. Further it can increase the business benefits for SAP customers by combining both SAP- and non-SAP-data sources within one integrated environment.

From a ROI-oriented perspective IBM Cognos ReportNet has a high potential of becoming one of the leading reporting platforms for SAP customers."
Jörg Narr, Analyst at the Business Application Research Center (BARC) and lead author of the BARC-report "Front ends for SAP BW"

Cognos Office Connection Service


"Microsoft Office is the leading way briefing books and presentations are created and published to drive business decision making today. Our research shows that business intelligence systems are a leading source of information for these documents. Products like Cognos' new Office Connection address a critical step to streamline document publication. With BI systems becoming mission critical information sources, efficient access from Microsoft Office applications is more important than ever before."
Eric Rogge, VP and Research Director, Ventana Research



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