COMPARING: Vendor Bio

COGNOS:
Cognos, an IBM company, is a world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management (CPM) software for the enterprise. IBM Cognos solutions let companies improve and direct corporate performance by enabling all of the key steps in the management cycle, including planning and budgeting; measuring and monitoring performance; and reporting and analysis. Founded in 1969, Cognos employs over 3,400 people and serves more than 23,000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos was acquired by IBM in January 2008.

MICROSOFT GP:
American Red Cross, Malibu Boats, Allen Candy, Belgium Brewery, Winncom Technologies, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Global Tower Partners, Premier Foods, Current Energy

ORACLE:
After 30 years of providing leading-edge solutions to a vast and growing base of customers, Oracle remains the gold standard for database technology and applications in enterprises throughout the world: The company is the worlds leading supplier of software for information management, and the worlds second largest independent software company. Oracle technology can be found in nearly every industry, and in the data centers of 98 of the Fortune 100 companies. Oracle is the first software company to develop and deploy 100 percent internet-enabled enterprise software across its entire product line: database, business applications, and application development and decision support tools.

COMPARING: Vendor Highlights

COGNOS:

The IBM Cognos BI suite serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries. Complete corporate performance management solution. Supports enterprise planning, scorecarding, and business intelligence. Rated a leader in Gartners Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 2008.

MICROSOFT GP:
Rated a leader in Gartners Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 2008. Attractive to companies that are standardized on Microsoft solutions. Extensive network of application developers, indirect sales and service channels.

ORACLE:
Widely established and respected vendor of business intelligence solutions. Market leader for data warehousing tools. Gartner recognized the Siebel Business Analytics platform as one of the most comprehensive and visionary BI platforms available. Oracle solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with any existing database systems. Hosted and on-premise B.I. solutions available.

COMPARING: BI Solution
COGNOS:
IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Solution Suite

MICROSOFT GP:
Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Intelligence

ORACLE:
Business Intelligence Foundation Products Business Intelligence Applications

COMPARING: BI Solution Highlights

COGNOS:

Gives you access to a complete list of self-serve report types, is adaptable to any data source, and operates from a single metadata layer for a variety of benefits such as multilingual reporting. With the web-based deployment and reporting capability, you can personalize the style and quality of BI delivered to your key stakeholders; and you expand the community of BI users. Enables the guided exploration of information that pertains to all dimensions of your business, regardless of where the data is stored. Analyze and report against online analytical processing (OLAP) and dimensionally aware relational sources. Offers the full range of dashboards operational, tactical, strategic to help you monitor, measure, and manage corporate performance.

MICROSOFT GP:
Gives you the power to keep current on changing business conditions by accurately monitoring current business activity, and comparing it to historical activity and plans Delivers many integrated monitoring tools so that people are always aware of the most relevant, accurate, and timely information. Provides your people with the insight they need to take quick action and take advantage of opportunities. Provides the ability to update budgets and plans on the basis of new data and analyses. Microsoft Dynamics GP offers flexible, secure planning tools to help businesses stay competitive and confidently plan for the future. Microsoft Forecaster is a fast and affordable budgeting and planning application that helps organizations take control of their finances, contain costs, and keep business performance on target.

ORACLE:
Enterprise reporting, ad hoc query and analysis. Dashboards and scorecards. Users are presented with a wide spectrum of rich visualization options, embedded search, collaboration

Complete mobile access from nearly any device Microsoft office integration, and the ability to initiate actions directly from their dashboards

COMPARING: Customer Focus

COGNOS:
The IBM Cognos business intelligence solution suite serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries.

MICROSOFT GP:
Microsoft distributes its products primarily through the following channels: OEM; distributors and resellers; and online services. Its financial management products are used by small and medium-sized organizations, enterprises, governmental institutions, educational institutions, Internet Service Providers, application developers, and OEMs.

ORACLE:
Oracle offers solutions for companies of any size in any part of the world Enterprise solutions are targeted at the Fortune 1000 and largest companies in the world.

COMPARING: Customers
COGNOS:
Ingenix Healthcare, China Zheshang Bank, Jebsen & Jessen SEA, evu zhlwerk, Mentor Graphics, Miller Paint, NYPD, Oxxio, Austrian Railways, Bundeswher.

MICROSOFT GP:
Arthur Schuman, OrangeCounty Choppers, Nexion, Winona Health Hospital Group, Lava World, Malibu Boats, Six Flags, ICO Polymers, American Bible Society, The Sol Group.

ORACLE:
ABB Group, Alcoa, BMI, BP, Cisco Systems, EMC, Fifth Third Bancorp, Hewlett-Packard, Ingersol-Rand, Marriott Hotels, National City Corporation, Northwestern University, Pitney Bowes, Solo Cup, U.S. Postal Service, Verizon Wireless.

COMPARING: BI Technology COGNOS:

The revolutionary design of this technology allows the businesses to successfully explore and assemble data. IBM provides superior deployment of your crucial information and you are equipped with tools to personalize and access your information anywhere, anytime.

MICROSOFT GP:
The Microsoft Dynamics licensed suite of products, built on familiar and widely used Microsoft technologies, offers several solutions for business intelligence and reporting. The companys Dynamics GP licensed solution can be integrated with Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft Office system.

ORACLE:
Hosted: Oracle On-Demand delivers business solutions online. OnPremise: Complete web-service oriented architecture allows BI functionality to be added to any data source, warehouse or ETL tool, and any data source including relational databases like Oracle Database, IBM DB/2, Teradata, Microsoft SQL Server; multidimensional sources such as Oracle Essbase, SAP NetWeaver BI, Microsoft Analysis Services; flat files; XML data; and unstructured data.