Cognos^® Sales Win: Cognos Announces Large Reporting Deal with Boeing Company

BURLINGTON, MA, July 16, 2001—Cognos (Nasdaq:COGN ; TSE:CSN), the leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions announced today that The Boeing Company has chosen to deploy Cognos Impromptu Web Reports^® to 11,500 users in its Boeing Commercial Airplanes business unit. Cognos recognized the license revenue for this sale in its fiscal first quarter, with additional support and services revenue recognized on later dates.

The DCAC/MRM (Define and Control Aircraft Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management) program in Commercial Airplanes is developing a reporting infrastructure to meet its decision support needs. Using Cognos Impromptu Web ReportsŪ, users at Boeing will be able to generate Web-enabled reports on the Bill of Materials database, an extensive data repository on plane components. The reports will provide analytical information to Boeing employees such as parts and assembly information; customer inspection data; wiring information; and supplier usage.

Boeing will initially deploy the Cognos solution for its 757 program, which supports over 5,800 end users, and across the remaining airplane programs over the next few years. Employees of the aerospace industry leader will use Cognos' BI solution to report on volumes of data—as each airplane is custom-built and contains several million components. Boeing expects the solution will save substantial person hours previously spent building manual reports.

"The agreement with Boeing underlines the enterprise nature of Cognos reporting solutions," said Terry Hall, Cognos senior vice president, operations and chief operating officer. "Cognos reporting is part of our comprehensive business intelligence solution designed to help drive effective decision-making for industry leaders."

About Boeing:
The Boeing Company is the largest aerospace company in the world, with its heritage mirroring the history of aviation. It is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, and the nation's largest NASA contractor. In terms of sales, Boeing is the largest U.S. exporter. Total company revenues for 2000 were $51 billion. The global reach of the enterprise includes customers in 145 countries, employees in more than 60 countries and operations in 26 states. Worldwide, Boeing and its subsidiaries employ more than 198,000 people, with major operations in the Seattle-Puget Sound area of Washington state; Southern California; Wichita, Kan.; and St. Louis, Mo. Boeing is organized into seven major units: Commercial Airplanes, Space and Communications, Military Aircraft and Missiles, Shared Services, Air Traffic Management, Connexion by Boeing^SM and Boeing Capital Corporation.

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