by senthil
10. December 2009 14:07
Highlights
- Cognos 9 will include Social Networking Feature
- Embed recent purchase of SPSS predictive analysis
- Will not include Cloud Services yet
[Via
Infoworld]
by senthil
16. October 2009 15:11
-How do I get access to Cognos Planning?
-How do I access Cognos Planning?
-I have an Apple Macintosh (Mac) Computer, how do I access Cognos Planning?
-How do I log onto Cognos Planning and get started entering my department’s budget request?
-What do the different color circle icons mean?
-What do the icons mean across the top of the worksheet?
-How can I change the font size of the Congos Planning data, so that more information is included on the screen?
-How do I navigate in the Cognos Planning Software?
-The screen is gray and I am unable to enter the budget requests?
[Click here for
FAQ with Answers]
by senthil
8. October 2009 11:36
Posted by Doug Henschen:
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Cognos stands out by offering in-memory based analysis software TM1 database for now until Microsoft and others catch up.
Can IBM compete against Microsoft's "built-in for free" when organization uses the combination of Microsoft Office, SQL Server and SharePoint. Yet to be seen.
[via InformationWeek]
by senthil
6. October 2009 07:57
1. Product is targeted to companies with 100 to 999 users (less than 100 concurrent users)
2. Product uses, existing easy to drag and drop style and Excel for analysis and reporting
3. Easy to install and configure
4. Pricing for Cognos Express starts as low as US$12,000 for one module and five users.
5. Restaurant company Wood Ranch is one of the first users of Cognos Express says that Excel interface to Cognos Xcelerator is a plus
6. Cognos Express products helps the Restaurant chain to pull all the data and conduct modeling and forecasting.
Read more about the IBM Cognos Express
[via Techworld]
by senthil
6. October 2009 07:55
Cognos Express is an integrated solution for Reporting, Planning, Dashboarding and Scorecarding studio for small to mid-sized businesses (less than 100 concurrent users).
Cognos Express targes self service business users who can create reports using Web or Microsoft Excel environment.
Express consists of 4 main products
1. IBM Cognos Express Advisor - enables users to create data for analysis, visualizations and conduct 'what if' scenario modeling.
2. IBM Congos Express Xcelerator - transforms Excel spreadsheets for Performance Planning and multidimensional analysis
3. IBM Cognos Express Reporter - empowers business users to modify and author reprots. It allows to access any type of data, Relational, OLAP, or desktop files and deliver reports via Web, Portal, Email, Excel, or pdf.
4. IBM Cognos Express Manager - Configure and administer Express product lineup. Choose data source, add users, view logs in once central location.
Web Interfaces
1. Cognos Express Manager
2. Cognos Connection
3. Cognos Administration
4. Query Studio
5. Report Studio
6. Advisor
7. Xcelerator
Windows Interfaces
1. Framework Manager
2. Data Advisor
3. Xcelerator
Click here for Demo of IBM Cognos Express products
[via DataClarity]
by senthil
4. October 2009 08:50
Cognos Planning Contributor streamlines data collection and workflow management. It eliminates the problems of errors, version control. Users have the option to submit information simultaneously through a simple Web
or Microsoft Excel® interface. Using an intranet or secure Internet connection, users review only
what they need to review and add data where they are authorized.
[via
ThemesWiki]
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