Cognos(R) BI Series 7 Wins Network Computing Magazine 2003 Well-Connected Award For Business Intelligence

-- Selected Top BI Solution Over Other A Host Of Competitive Offerings; Also Chosen as BI Finalist in Datamation Magazine's Product of Year Awards --

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 6, 2003 -- Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management, today announced that Cognos BI Series 7 has won Network Computing Magazine's 2003 Well-Connected Award for business intelligence. Cognos BI Series 7 was chosen for its robust analytics, rapid deployment, ease of use and superior enterprise reporting.

"Cognos BI Series 7 was selected by the highly respected team at Network Computing for its performance and usability. Given the Network Computing lab team's exacting standards for solution excellence, this award is an incredible honor," said Rob Ashe, president and chief operating officer, Cognos. "The Well-Connected Award is yet another testament to the efforts and innovation of the industry's largest business intelligence research and development team."

Cognos BI Series 7 is the industry's most comprehensive business intelligence solution offering customers flexible scorecards, dashboards, managed reporting, powerful analysis, advanced ad hoc query, actionable event- driven BI and data integration.

All winners and finalists are highlighted in the May 1st issue of Network Computing, Network Computing Online at http://www.networkcomputing.com and also on http://www.nwcwellconnected.com.

"The Well-Connected Awards are the only industry awards given by technologists based on real-world product testing and evaluation. We view all products, technologies and services from the same perspective as our readers - - our peers-do," said Fritz Nelson, VP and Publisher of Network Computing. "This is an important distinction from any other award program -- the products selected in the Well Connected Awards are unique because they have been tested over an enterprise by our editors themselves. They are truly innovative solutions that work."

Cognos BI Series 7 was also recently selected as a finalist for Datamation Magazine's Product of the Year 2002 in the Data Mining and Business Intelligence category. Cognos Enterprise Planning was also selected in the Enterprise Resource Planning category. For additional information, visit http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/pyear.

ABOUT COGNOS

Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management, delivers software that helps companies drive, monitor and understand corporate performance.

Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage -- Corporate Performance Management (CPM) -- achieved through the strategic application of BI on an enterprise scale. Our integrated CPM solution helps customers drive performance through planning; monitor performance through scorecarding; and understand performance through business intelligence.

Cognos serves more than 22,000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos enterprise business intelligence and performance management 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.

About Network Computing

Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com) published by CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, N.Y., is dedicated to providing critical analysis of technologies, vendors and products to 220,000 IT Managers and Staff who are accountable for strategic technology purchase decisions. In addition to the bi-weekly magazine, Network Computing provides a complete media platform including http://www.networkcomputing.com, Network Computing Research, and Network Computing Events. In 2002, http://www.NetworkComputing.com was named American Society of Business Publications Editors (ASBPE) Best 'Original Web Database' category for the Interactive Buyer's Guide and ranked Rob Preston 11th on Adweek's Technology Marketing Influencers Report "Hottest Tech Media editors" list.

About CMP Media

CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers' comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.

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     Tanya Pobuda
     Cognos, 613-738-1440

     Don Jennings
     Lois Paul & Partners, LLC, 781-782-5756

     Investor Relations:
     John Lawlor
     Cognos, 613-738-3503

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