2008 Cognos Global Partner Awards


SUMMIT, Las Vegas, NV May 12, 2008 – Cognos, an IBM company announces the winners of its 2008 Global Partner Awards. With over 82 awards, Cognos recognized partners from across North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and EMEA for performance management innovation and excellence. The winners were announced at the Global Partner Summit as part of Cognos Forum 2008.

The Powered by IBM Cognos Software
Partner Solution Award
BearingPoint
Awarded to our partners for developing outstanding solutions based on Cognos products, this year the top Powered by IBM Cognos Award for all Alliances is being awarded to BearingPoint for their work in developing and marketing the POM Budget solution for the United States Department of Defense. POM is the operational budgeting process used in DOD and is a required process for all services and agencies. BearingPoint's understanding of the industry, their expertise in the process at DOD and their extensive experience with Cognos has allowed them to create the top Powered by IBM Cognos Award for 2008.
Technology Partner of The Year
Noetix
By establishing themselves as an important part of the Cognos/Oracle integration strategy, Noetix was selected as Technology Partner of Year. The Noetix Generator provides a connector that automatically generates business intelligence content from enterprise applications. This significantly increases the amount of Oracle content that comes ‘out-of-the-box’ with Cognos 8 BI, making it easier for business users to create their own reports without additional IT assistance. Working with Cognos, Noetix has helped to ensure the successful sales and deployment of IBM Cognos software in several joint Oracle Business Suite accounts.
Global SI Partner of The Year
Accenture
Accenture was selected as Global SI Partner of the Year due to its commitment to Cognos, its extensive investment in training and for developing leading industry-focused solutions. Accenture was also the top revenue-producing CGI partner for Cognos this past year.
Global Alliance Partner of The Year
Deloitte
Deloitte was selected as Global Alliance Partner of the Year for its key strategic alliance with Cognos which has resulted in both companies’ strong success in the performance management market. Through their understanding and commitment to IBM Cognos products, Deloitte is helping Cognos clients deliver innovative solutions that solve industry-specific business challenges.