e-Applications Enable JD Edwards Cust IBM Integration

Cognos, one of the world's largest and most successful business intelligence companies, announced that its e-Applications will enable J.D. Edwards OneWorld and WorldSoftware customers to integrate with IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite. The solution allows J.D. Edwards users to merge the worlds of traditional enterprise and transactional e-commerce data for a complete, coordinated view of the business.

"Cognos e-applications are the 'must-have' solutions for companies that need to integrate their 'traditional' and e-commerce operations," said Alan Rottenberg, Cognos senior vice president of the e-Applications Business Unit. "Cognos, IBM and J.D. Edwards recognize the unique requirements of today's complex e-businesses. The use of Cognos e-Commerce Analysis enables organizations to gain unprecedented insight into the performance of their business and the behavior of their customers from the Web to the storefront."

Cognos e-Applications for Sales Analysis, e-Commerce Analysis, J.D. Edwards and IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite give companies a powerful single view of their businesses, allowing them to understand market trends, customer buying habits, channel performance and profitability from all their strategic data sources. Companies are able to leverage the investment they have in their J.D. Edwards and e-commerce systems, giving them access to the critical information about both their traditional and e-commerce operations to enable better decision making.

Cognos e-Applications, a series of analytic applications that address key functional areas of an organization, reflect e-business requirements for rapid implementation and an all-in-one approach to reflect rapid changes in their markets to better serve customers. With today's announcement, IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite and J.D. Edwards users gain a unique understanding of the 'why' and the 'what' of their customers' interactions as well as the ability to 'scorecard' critical issues like revenue and supplier performance, with a full suite of key performance indicators (KPIs), reports and analyses.

In addition, with Cognos' unique operational framework and robust production environment, Cognos e-Applications help J.D. Edwards customers rapidly derive business value from their enterprise data and deploy it over the Web for a coordinated view of their business.

Availability

The Cognos e-Commerce Analysis e-Application will be available within 90 days.

Cognos

Cognos is one of the world's largest and most successful business intelligence companies. Founded in 1969, Cognos does business with 14,000 customers in more than 60 countries around the world. Cognos business intelligence solutions and services are also available from more than 2,700 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at www.cognos.com.

Contact Tanya Pobuda of Cognos, 613-738-1440, or Cindy Riveglia of Lois Paul & Partners, 781-238-5786.