IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z Unveiled

MEADVILLE, Pa., Jul 03, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- IBM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Cognos, an IBM company and a provider of business intelligence and performance management solutions, announced that IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence software is now available, for the first time, for Linux on System z.

With IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z, customers can efficiently report and analyze transactional systems directly on the mainframe, so workers across an organization can use information to quickly identify and respond to critical business trends. Highly targeted information delivery and analysis capabilities let knowledge workers, ranging from front-line managers to executives, receive strategic business information where, when and how they need it to make better business decisions.

IBM stated that as a result of its assimilation of its acquisition of Cognos, the product unites the reporting and analysis capabilities of IBM Cognos 8 BI with the power and reliability of IBM System z.

The availability of IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z extends IBM's Information on Demand business strategy, which unifies the company's software, hardware, consulting and research expertise to help customers gain access to the right information when they need it, along with business insights to address and respond to changing market demands. Further in support of this strategy, IBM has established multiple System z competency centers to help customers learn about IBM Cognos 8 BI on System z, benchmark the System z architecture and interact with other IBM products and solutions.

"System z customers want more users across their organization making better, faster decisions using their infrastructure platform of choice," said Leah MacMillan, vice-president, BI Product Marketing, Cognos, an IBM company. "With IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z, these customers will be able to take advantage of the broad range of proven BI capabilities for all types of users across the organization to optimize operational processes while reducing infrastructure cost and complexity."

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