Boeing Space and Communications Division to Roll Out Cognos to 2,000
Employees 

BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 22 -- CognosŪ (Nasdaq: COGN, Toronto: CSN), the
leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, today 
announced that The Boeing Company has chosen to implement Cognos 
business intelligence solutions in the Boeing Space and Communications 
engineering and management facilities in Huntington Beach and Seal Beach, 
Calif.; and Denver, Colo., as well as major manufacturing facilities in 
Palmdale, Calif.; Pueblo, Colo.; and Decatur, Ala. and launch facilities 
at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, Calif. Cognos recognized the 
license revenue for this sale in its second quarter of the fiscal year. 

Boeing Space and Communications is a diverse $10-billion enterprise whose 
more than 43,000 employees are involved in operating the space shuttle, 
building the International Space Station, overseeing the United States' 
missile defense and reconnaissance systems, and creating new 
satellite-based information and communications services. 

"We plan to use Cognos business intelligence for reporting and analysis 
of information spanning all aspects of our financial and manufacturing 
operations, including indirect and direct cost management, financial 
planning, staffing, and factory management," said Jon Emery, Division 
Director of Business Management for Expendable Launch Systems. "We expect 
to significantly improve cost management by enabling front-line managers 
and analysts to rapidly identify root causes of problems requiring 
corrective action." 

The initial implementation of Cognos will be to 2,000 users in the product 
lines under management by the Huntington Beach site, including the space 
shuttle, International Space Station, Expendable Launch Systems, Integrated 
Defense Systems, and Phantom Works programs. The implementation will be 
staffed by a cross functional team from Finance, Business Systems, and 
Information Technology. 

"Working closely with an organization as respected as Boeing is an honor. 
Boeing is engaged in some of most complex, challenging projects ever 
undertaken and is a company that demands precision, high-quality, and 
mission- critical performance from its suppliers and IT solutions," said 
Alan Rottenberg, senior vice president, e-Business Applications Business 
Unit, Cognos. "Cognos delivers the industry's broadest range of business 
intelligence solutions, allowing organizations to address the many 
challenges they face both in analyzing massive volumes of business 
information and driving that information into the hands of users at 
the right level of detail." 

 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 
BoeingSM and Boeing Capital Corporation. 

 About Cognos: 

Cognos is the leading provider of enterprise business intelligence solutions 
that optimize the performance of the world's largest and most successful 
organizations. Founded in 1969, Cognos serves 18,000 customers in more than 
120 countries around the world. Cognos business intelligence 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. 

Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All 
other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 


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Cognos, 613-738-1440

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Cognos, 613-738-1440