Cognos, an IBM company, and a world leader in business intelligence and performance management, today announced that Forrester Research, Inc. has recognized Cognos as a market leader in BI reporting and analysis platforms, according to the July 2008 report The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008. Forrester cited Cognos as a leader based on the company's strategy, market presence, and current offering of Cognos 8 BI v8.3. The comprehensive report noted Cognos 8 BI v8.3 as a leader, citing Cognos as having the most modern and scalable BI environment. Cognos was recognized with five #1 (or tied for #1) sub-categories measured by Forrester (Operational, Product Direction, Global Presence, Partnership Ecosystem, and Install Base) and overall received the highest score for market presence.
