-- Global leader in medical technology and services signs multi million-dollar
enterprise business intelligence deal with Cognos --
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Cognos, (Nasdaq: COGN; Toronto: CSN) the leading global provider of business
intelligence solutions, today announced that GE Medical Systems has signed a
multi-million dollar deal to deploy Cognos Series 7 as the company-wide
business intelligence standard.
GE Medical Systems is a global leader in medical imaging, interventional
procedures, healthcare services, and information technology. GE Medical has
purchased the complete framework of Series 7 business intelligence products,
including Impromptu(R) Web Reports, PowerPlay(R), Cognos Query and Visualizer.
In addition, GE Medical will be rolling out Cognos Finance, an enterprise-wide
financial application that provides a complete framework for financial
professionals to understand and monitor the performance of the business.
The initial Cognos deployment will roll out to more than 5000 employees in
departments across GE Medical, which will use Cognos business intelligence to
analyze and report on critical key performance indicators (KPI's) and drive
corporate performance management initiatives throughout the enterprise.
"Working with an organization as respected and as high-caliber as GE
Medical Systems is an honor. This is a successful company of superior
decision-makers who recognize that business intelligence is a strategic
imperative in achieving their corporate performance management goals," said
Dave Laverty, senior vice president of global marketing, Cognos. "Cognos
business intelligence stands up to the rigorous demands of managing the
corporate performance of the enterprise, offering the industry's most
complete, powerful, and scalable business intelligence solution."
About GE Medical Systems:
GE Medical Systems is an $8 billion global leader in medical imaging,
interventional procedures, healthcare services, and information technology.
Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, clinical information
systems, patient monitoring systems, surgery and vascular imaging,
conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography, electron beam tomography,
magnetic resonance, ultrasound and bone mineral densitometry, positron
emission tomography, nuclear medicine, and a comprehensive portfolio of
clinical and business services. For more than 100 years, health care providers
worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for high quality medical
technology and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE
Medical Systems Web site at http://www.gemedical.com
About Cognos:
Cognos is the leading provider of enterprise business intelligence
solutions that optimize the performance of the world's largest and most
successful organizations. Founded in 1969, Cognos serves more than 19,000
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
http://www.cognos.com.
Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Note to Editors: Copies of previous Cognos press releases and Corporate
and product information are available on the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com
and at PR Newswire's site at http://www.prnewswire.com.
Cognos Media Contacts:
Brooke Somers
Cognos, 613-738-1440
Samantha Smith
Horn Group Inc., 781-356-7139
Cognos Investor Relations:
John Lawlor
613-738-1440
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CONTACT:
Media, Brooke Somers of Cognos,
+1-613-738-1440; or Samantha Smith of Horn Group Inc.,
+1-781-356-7139; or Investors, John Lawlor of Cognos,
+1-613-738-1440
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