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OTTAWA and BURLINGTON, Mass., March 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence
(BI) and corporate performance management (CPM), today announced the
appointment of Janet Perna to the company’s board of directors.

Ms. Perna is the former general manager, information management for IBM’s
software group. In that position, Ms. Perna played a lead role in establishing
IBM as a market leader in database, enterprise content management and
information integration — increasing information management revenue by more
than 150 percent during that period. Previously, Ms. Perna held several
increasingly senior positions within IBM’s software development and IT
management organizations.

"Janet brings to our board more than three decades of experience in the
enterprise software market," said Ron Zambonini, chairman of the Cognos board
of directors. "She has a proven track record for building and leading a
world-class technology organization, and I am confident that Janet will make a
tremendous contribution to the Cognos board."

About Cognos:
Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and corporate
performance management, delivers software and services that help companies
drive, monitor and understand corporate performance.

Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage — Corporate
Performance Management (CPM) — achieved through the strategic application of
BI on an enterprise scale. Our integrated CPM solution helps customers drive
performance through planning; monitor performance through scorecarding and
understand performance through business intelligence.

Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos
enterprise 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.

Media Contact:
Sean Reid
Cognos, 613-738-1440
Sean.reid@cognos.com

Investor Relations:
John Lawlor
613-738-3503
john.lawlor@cognos.com

SOURCE: Cognos

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CONTACT: Sean Reid
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Investor Relations: John Lawlor
+1-613-738-3503, john.lawlor@cognos.com

Web site: http://www.cognos.com

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