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Cognos 8 Cognos Finance Integration A CPM Story

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Cognos 8 Cognos Finance Integration A CPM Story

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    1. Cognos 8 & Cognos Finance Integration – (A CPM Story) Bill Van Zandt Cognos

    2. Safe Harbor Statement Any forward-looking statements contained in this document represent an outline of our current intended product direction. It is provided for information purposes only and is not a commitment to deliver any new or enhanced product or functionality, or that we will pursue the product direction described. Facts and circumstances may occur which may impact current plans, resulting in changes to the information in this presentation. This information is current only as of the date it is made and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release (if at all), and timing of any features or functionality described for the Cognos products remains at the sole discretion of Cognos. <Legally required. Do not remove from the presentation.> Because this presentation touches on Cognos’ direction and includes some forward-looking statements, our legal team requires that I walk your through this safe harbor statement to ensure you understand that the content in this presentation is directional and for information purposes. As such, it does reflect our current thinking and intentions, however there are a lot of factors which may change our direction as we go forward and these forward looking statements should not drive your purchasing decisions. Please see our SEC filings if you’d like more understanding about what factors may impact such changes.<Legally required. Do not remove from the presentation.> Because this presentation touches on Cognos’ direction and includes some forward-looking statements, our legal team requires that I walk your through this safe harbor statement to ensure you understand that the content in this presentation is directional and for information purposes. As such, it does reflect our current thinking and intentions, however there are a lot of factors which may change our direction as we go forward and these forward looking statements should not drive your purchasing decisions. Please see our SEC filings if you’d like more understanding about what factors may impact such changes.

    3. Agenda Industry trends Platform Evolution Where does Cognos Finance fit? New Innovations Looking ahead

    4. CPM Industry Trends “Mega Vendors” vs. Niche vendors Vendor Acquisitions & Consolidations HYSL > Oracle Outlooksoft > SAP SRC > BO Cartesis > BO >SAP Applix > Cognos Delivery Model Open Source, and Web Dev Toolkits Emergence of handful of “Mega-vendors” – Companies moving into CPM and FPM space – Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Oracle/SAP focusing on Enterprise; Infor on Mid-Enterprise (w/SSA/BAAN/Infinium/GEAC); Microsoft on SMB – Office/SQL Server leverage Large stacks on non-integrated, mixed technologies Acquisitions for customer scale – ownership of markets and sales channels– not technology driven Search for the “Next Big Thing” – Delivery Models Software as s Service, Hosted, Subscription, Leasing Packaged Applications – More proscriptive, Targeted Customization of Interfaces, SOA component arrangements Easier and Easier to build custom using open source and web development tools As vendor offerings become more complex, has potential for more competitionEmergence of handful of “Mega-vendors” – Companies moving into CPM and FPM space – Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Oracle/SAP focusing on Enterprise; Infor on Mid-Enterprise (w/SSA/BAAN/Infinium/GEAC); Microsoft on SMB – Office/SQL Server leverage Large stacks on non-integrated, mixed technologies Acquisitions for customer scale – ownership of markets and sales channels– not technology driven Search for the “Next Big Thing” – Delivery Models Software as s Service, Hosted, Subscription, Leasing Packaged Applications – More proscriptive, Targeted Customization of Interfaces, SOA component arrangements Easier and Easier to build custom using open source and web development tools As vendor offerings become more complex, has potential for more competition

    5. Finance Customer Trends Linking Operational and Financial Performance Focus on Corporate Governance Focus on Strategy & Metrics Linking Business Processes Backdrop of Customer Needs - Cross linking of Operational and Financial systems – needed for competitive advantage - SOX/Risk reduction/Compliance - How to turn BI/PM into Strategic advantage - Business Process – Workflow, Communication, Global – Language & time Backdrop of Customer Needs - Cross linking of Operational and Financial systems – needed for competitive advantage - SOX/Risk reduction/Compliance - How to turn BI/PM into Strategic advantage - Business Process – Workflow, Communication, Global – Language & time

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