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Innovation Roundtables: Performance Management 360
Sponsored by the IBM Cognos Innovation Center for Performance Management, this Innovation Roundtable will address performance management best practices for Finance and IT.

David Axson, President of The Sonax Group and author of "Best Practices in Planning and Performance Management", will describe the approaches leading organizations are taking to successfully integrate technology into their performance management processes and how to tangibly measure the results of such investments. You'll also hear from Cognos customers who have implemented Cognos solutions, their approaches to managing change, successes and lessons learned, and performance management plans for the future.

Dates & Cities:

September 9 - San Francisco
San Mateo Marriott
1770 S Amphlett Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402

September 10 - Los Angeles
LAX Westin
5400 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045

September 12 - Dallas
DFW Westin
4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063

Register today! http://www.cognos.com/innovationcenter/roundtable/multi_cities.html

Innovation Roundtables: Best Practices in Expense Planning
IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints are pre-defined data, process, and policy models that help organizations speed their software deployments and drive faster return on investment. Our large and growing suite of IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints has been developed in collaboration with top-performing customers and performance management experts. The Blueprints address a number of essential functional process areas as well as the unique needs of specific industries. In addition, Blueprints can be linked together, allowing companies to establish dynamic connections that keep strategic objectives, operational plans, people, and activities aligned as business conditions change.

Attend and learn more about the Expense Planning Performance Blueprint in London on August 13 or September 10.

Register today! http://cognos.com/uk/performanceblueprints/index.html?mc=-web_uk_hp

Cognos Finance Forum On-Demand

Practical advice and proven practices to help you solve financial performance management challenges. Access compelling conference sessions, speakers, partner solutions, customer case studies and a wide range of product and solution exhibits.

You'll discover more effective ways to:

Plan, forecast and control enterprise resources
Measure, analyze and optimize performance
Report to external stakeholders with confidence
Align metrics, initiatives and resources with corporate strategy

Plus, get expert advice from Thomas Davenport - the world renowned thought-leader on competing with business analytics, and Bryan Hall, Managing Director and Finance Practice Leader at The Hackett Group. www.cognos.com/virtualfinance08/.

Performance 2008 is coming to a city near you!

Performance 2008 is the most important one-day event of the year for anyone—IT managers and professionals, financial analysts, and business users—working with, supporting, or evaluating Cognos solutions.

Offered in dozens of cities around the world, kicking off in Chicago on October 1st, this event delivers practical knowledge you can put to use right away. Performance 2008 shows you how to gain more value from your current investment in Cognos BI and performance management solutions, even as it helps you plan for your organization's future needs.

For more information or to register now, please visit the Performance 2008 Web site.

IBM IOD 2008

If your focus is on business intelligence and performance management - but you're also looking for up-to-date information on the integration of Cognos and IBM, including new strategies for improving data quality, master data management, and business activity monitoring - then you should attend IBM Information On Demand 2008, October 26-31, Las Vegas, Nevada.

At IOD 2008, you will find:

120 business leadership sessions covering performance management, future trends, and industry-specific topics
600+ technical skill building sessions and hands-on labs
60 dive deep sessions covering Cognos products and technology

For more information or to register now, please visit the IBM IOD Web site.