Cognos Incorporated provides business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) software solutions worldwide. Its BI products include Cognos 8 BI solutions, which provide coverage for reporting, analysis, scorecarding, dashboards, and business event management, as well as data integration; Cognos 8 Planning that provides integrated operational and financial planning for visibility into resource requirements and future business results; and Cognos 8 Controller, which offers pre-defined functionality for consolidation, compliance reporting, and management reporting processes. The company’s PM software solutions consist of Cognos 8 Workforce Performance, which provides a platform for workforce analytics, turnover and attrition analysis, compensation analysis, human capital optimization and alignment, and HR performance management; and Cognos Performance Applications, which consist of ready-built reports, analysis, and metrics for business functions and ROI. In addition, Cognos Incorporated offers consulting, training, and support solutions. It primarily serves banking and financial services, education defense, government hospitality and entertainment, manufacturing oil and gas, supply chain, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, retail, and small and mid-sized businesses. Cognos Incorporated has a strategic alliance with International Business Machines Corp. to provide open standards-based business solutions. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. As of January 31, 2008, Cognos Inc. is a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM).