Cognos Cited as a Leader in Business Intelligence by Independent Research Firm

- World leader in BI continues to receive top rankings from key analyst firms -

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 12, 2003 -- Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management, today announced that it has been cited as a leader in business intelligence, according to a new Forrester Report titled, Business Intelligence Platforms, May, 2003. The findings in this report were based on Cognos' strategy, market presence and current offering. Cognos has recently been recognized as a leader in BI by several top analyst firms, including Gartner, META Group and IDC.

Within the Forrester Report, Cognos received top scores of 5.0 for a number of criteria, including:

* OLAP
* Query and Reporting
* Real-time analytics
* Functional analytic applications
* Product integration
* Data source integration
* ETL
* Product road map
* Installed base

"The largest and most successful companies in the world continue to embrace Cognos(R) Enterprise BI Series 7 for its industry-leading breadth of functionality, scalability and ease of use," said Rob Ashe, Cognos president and chief operating officer. "This prestigious ranking is a testament to the continued momentum Cognos enjoys in the BI market, the award-winning quality of our products and the strength of our corporate performance management vision."

About Cognos:

Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and corporate 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 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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Media Contacts:

Sean Reid
Cognos, 613-738-1440

Amy Shanler
Lois Paul & Partners, 781-782-5747

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


                

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