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WinResources Partners with Cognos

WinResources, a leading Southern California consulting and software development firm, announced that they have chosen to partner with Cognos, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions.

As a Cognos solution provider, WinResources will offer consulting, implementation, and support services for Cognos solutions, including Cognos PowerPlay and Cognos Impromptu.

Cognos is used by over 17,000 customers worldwide to perform sophisticated querying, reporting, and analysis on business data. Cognos' approach to information analysis and delivery provides the insight needed to swiftly make strategic business decisions, helping clients build and maintain successful businesses through better decision-making, more effective customer acquisition and better customer retention.

Since 1991, WinResources has been building knowledge management and business intelligence solutions that increase productivity and profitability. WinResources' business intelligence practice has focused on building data warehouses and data marts that unite islands of data within the enterprise for better analysis and enhanced corporate wisdom.

"We are pleased that WinResources has chosen to work with Cognos to offer their clients a complete business intelligence solution," said Ted Jandl, Cognos area vice president of North American partner channel sales. "WinResources experience with data warehouses and data marts, as well as their established presence in Southern California makes them an excellent addition to the Cognos partner program."

"Partnering with Cognos is a natural extension of our Business Intelligence practice," said Tom Reinhart, vice president of business development. "We are constantly looking for ways to improve our service offerings. Our partnership with Cognos allows us to offer world-class business reporting and analytics that will satisfy the decision support needs of every type of user in the enterprise. Combining Cognos best-of-breed solutions with WinResources consulting and data warehousing skills will provide clients with the answers they must have to grow and thrive in today's highly competitive marketplace."

About WinResources Inc

WinResources is a professional services company that offers business consulting, software development and business application integration. Founded in 1991, WinResources leverages its years of experience to build successful knowledge management and business intelligence solutions that connect organizations to their customers, suppliers, partners and employees for effective collaboration, improved customer response, faster decision-making, and enhanced profit realization. For more information about WinResources Inc visit www.winresources.com.

WinResources Computing Inc is located at 5966 La Place Court, Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008. For business information, 760-710-2100, info@winresources.com.

About Cognos

Cognos is a leading global provider of business intelligence solutions that optimize the performance of the world's largest and most successful organizations. Founded in 1969, Cognos does business with more than 17,000 customers in 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 www.cognos.com.

Contact WinResources Inc, Carlsbad, Susan Andrews, 760-710-2161, sandrews@winresources.com.