IBM Cognos Series 7

The Comprehensive BI


IBM Cognos BI Series 7 brings together the broad range of business intelligence capabilities required by organizations committed to delivering the right information for better decisions.

IBM Cognos Series 7 capabilities interoperate with the new reporting software, IBM Cognos ReportNet™. As part of its comprehensive BI offering, Cognos, an IBM company, continues to support and develop IBM Cognos BI Series 7 capabilities, including the reporting capabilities of IBM Cognos Query, IBM Cognos Impromptu®, and IBM Cognos Impromptu Web Reports.

Reporting & Analysis
Deliver operational and management reports, explorable analyses, ad hoc queries, and rich data visualizations across the organization.

Managed Reporting. IBM Cognos Impromptu delivers the full range of management reports users require in an organization. Impromptu's advanced report formats, built-in report scheduling and bursting, and zero-footprint Web-based delivery of presentation-ready reports make it the software of choice for enterprise reporting.

Ad Hoc Query. For users who need real-time, ad hoc access to data, IBM Cognos Query is a powerful, zero-footprint Web-based query tool.

Analysis. IBM Cognos PowerPlay® is the world's best-selling online analysis, offering the ability to analyze your business from multiple dimensions with sub-second response times.
Data Visualization
Cognos reporting and analysis includes the advanced data visualization capabilities of IBM Cognos Visualizer. Users can gain immediate understanding of business performance trends, issues, and opportunities by viewing complex metrics using highly visual, coordinated displays.

Event Detection
Deliver event-driven business intelligence via email to any user, anywhere, on connected or wireless devices with IBM Cognos NoticeCast™.

Data Preparation / ETL
Extract, transform, and load data from anywhere to create coordinated data marts with IBM Cognos DecisionStream™.

Enterprise Framework Services
Build and deploy manageable business intelligence applications with common security, shared metadata, central administration, XML-based Web Services, and a customizable Web portal.