Cognos Selects MapInfo's MapX for New
Business Intelligence Solution
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MapInfo Corporation has announced an agreement with Cognos to include mapping functionality in Cognos Visualizer, a new business intelligence solution for advanced visual reporting and analysis, released last month. MapInfo's MapX object technology delivers a strong geographic capability, enabling users to easily analyze large amounts of complex business data.
With MapInfo's technology embedded in Cognos Visualizer, customers can now display 2-D and 3-D maps of information, instead of columns and rows, in order to quickly and intuitively see relationships, patterns and trends in their information. Through custom-designed or wizard-driven templates, customers can tailor reports, place data on maps, apply filters and create animation and 2-D and 3-D visuals of their corporate data.
"Cognos Visualizer extends traditional reporting and analysis and enables users to 'see' relationships between business measures and turn that information into competitive advantage," said Rob Rose, Cognos vice president, product marketing. "By embedding MapX, we are now able to offer our customers the ability to intuitively interpret geographic data to make informed decisions based on where trends are unfolding around the globe or in their specific regions."
"Like other industry leaders, Cognos realizes that location analysis is a key factor in building a powerful business intelligence solution," said Mark Gunn, vice president of marketing at MapInfo. "MapX continues to be the industry standard for organizations that want to enhance the way they view their data by adding mapping capabilities."
About Cognos
Cognos is the leading vendor of enterprise business intelligence solutions. Business Intelligence software makes corporate data easily accessible to everyone in an organization, so they can better coordinate decision-making across the entire enterprise, and improve the performance of the business. Cognos products are available directly from Cognos and through an extensive network of channel partners. The Company also develops, markets and supports software tools for application development. Founded in 1969, Cognos is a publicly traded company with offices around the world and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.
About MapInfo
MapInfo Corporation is a leading provider of Internet-based products and applications that enable organizations to use location for business advantage. MapInfo applies location to business problems to reveal patterns, relationships and trends in corporate databases and customer information. This leads to better business intelligence, improved customer relations, and bottom line performance, especially for organizations with vast physical and information infrastructures that need to understand marketplace demographics, manage assets, and allocate resources to compete effectively. Headquartered in Troy, New York, MapInfo is a global company with products and solutions available in 20 languages and a network of strategic partners and distribution channels in 58 countries. For more information, visit MapInfo at http://www.mapinfo.com.