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Cognos Deploys BI Solution at Dana Operation

Cognos, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, is deploying a business intelligence solution with the Traction Technologies Group of Dana Corporation. The Cognos solution delivers product lifecycle and supplier information reports over the Internet, as well as planning, analysis, and visualization to further improve supply chain performance.

Dana's Traction Technologies Group will use Cognos Impromptu Web Reports, Cognos PowerPlay Web, and Cognos Visualizer globally to build reports in a central data repository and deliver them internally via the Web.

The Cognos solution will be deployed to all plant managers, controllers, accounting staff, and sales and marketing staff, and is expected to replace several dozen mainframe reports. Reports that once took several days to build are expected to take minutes, without assistance from the IT department.

"Cognos' industry-leading reporting, analysis, and visualization capabilities have helped Traction Technologies identify opportunities to maximize their entire supply chain process," said Alan Rottenberg, senior vice president, eBusiness Applications Business Unit, Cognos. "Cognos helps automotive organizations like Dana transform and manage their business processes and structures. By integrating business intelligence with tailored business solutions, organizations are able to derive value from their data."

Cognos will be exhibiting at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars, being held August 6-10, 2001 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City, Michigan.

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 Antonietta Iafrate, 781-313-2454, of Cognos.