e-peopleserve Selects Cognos for Business Intelligence Extranet

— Leading HR solutions provider extends Cognos-supported extranet to thousands at its client companies —

BURLINGTON, MA, February 21, 2002—Cognos today announced that e-peopleserve — a pioneering provider of people management services on an end-to-end basis to global enterprises — has purchased a Web-based business intelligence solution and will be extending it via an extranet to all of its customers. Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSE: CSN) is the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions.

e-peopleserve delivers a comprehensive suite of human resources-related services to its clients' employees. These services — recruitment and resourcing, learning and development, performance management, reward services, managed human resources (HR) programs, and exit and alumni services — are delivered to its client employees via multiple channels, including a sophisticated services delivery platform which includes Cognos' Web-based business intelligence solution.

Management teams will use Cognos Impromptu® Web Reports, Cognos Query, and PowerPlay® Web to analyze and report on workforce information. With the integrated e-peopleserve and Cognos solution, employees will have instant access to HR-related information in a secure extranet environment.

"Companies are exploiting the Web for its inherent cost advantage, speed, and ease of sharing information to optimize business relationships, and ultimately become more competitive. Extranets provide the immediacy of a virtual enterprise," said Paul Janis, chief information officer, e-peopleserve. "By partnering with Cognos, we are providing our clients with a secure and highly scalable extranet solution that empowers employees to slice and dice information to suit not only their individual needs, but also the needs of the enterprise."

"Cognos delivers a powerful, highly scalable business intelligence solution that enables extranet relationships, creating new sources of value and competitive advantage for customers," said Dave Laverty, senior vice president, global marketing, Cognos. "We are very pleased to be working with e-peopleserve. They are an excellent testament to the strong growth we continue to see in Europe and to the many companies that have chosen Cognos to provide secure and convenient access to critical information and high-level analysis."

About e-peopleserve:
e-peopleserve provides high-quality, cost-effective people management services to global enterprises. Employing advanced technology and best-of- breed human resources practices, e-peopleserve works in close collaboration with our clients, designing and tailoring our innovative services to reflect the unique needs and characteristics of their business operations and people. Our people-friendly technology allows for fast and effective response to day-to-day routine inquiries and transactions, while our specialist human resources professionals handle such critical support services as recruitment, training, learning and overall people development. Our services enable our client companies to concentrate on optimizing their core business activities while obtaining greatest value from every aspect of its activities, including their people.

e-peopleserve is headquartered in London with other offices located throughout the United Kingdom and United States. For more information, please visit www.e-peopleserve.com.