In a move rumored for months, Big Blue to pay $5 billion in cash for the business intelligence company to fill out its information management portfolio. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

In the past two years, if we look at the changes that took place in the technology panorama, it is observed that Business Intelligence Reporting tools are contributing a great part in the businesses ...

The thought on the street was that Cognos had to get bought soon, given the business intelligence (BI) consolidation land-grab of late -- punctuated by Oracle's acquisition of Hyperion and SAP's buy ...

Rob Ashe, general manager of IBM's business intelligence and performance management unit, has had a busy year. He sold his company, Cognos, to IBM for $5 billion and has stayed on as a member of IBM's ...

Two of IBM’s most popular analysis products, the Cognos Business Intelligence and the SPSS predictive analytics package, are headed for the cloud, the latest in an ongoing push by IBM to port its vast ...

NEW YORK — One week after completing its acquisition of Cognos Inc., IBM today said it was ready with new product offerings that integrate some of its technologies with the business intelligence ...

It has been two months since IBM’s US$5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software vendor Cognos, and things are looking peachy for all parties involved. To ensure a smooth transition, IBM ...

IBM Cognos announced Monday a business analytics tool made for the specific pain points of the midmarket customer and, the company said, is an improvement from other vendors who merely repackage ...

Cognos, an IBM company and business intelligence and performance management vendor, has unveiled new analytic software designed to provide retail banks with complete access to accurate, timely and ...

Armonk, USA: International Business Machines (IBM), the U.S. based software company, has acquired Ottawa-based Cognos for approximately $5 billion in an all cash deal. The acquisition is expected to ...

Canada's largest software company, CognosInc., said Monday it has agreed to a $5-billion US friendly takeover by IBM. The U.S. computing giant will pay $58 US per share in cash for Cognos. The offer ...