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Cognos 8 BI Extends the Reach of Business Intelligence Across the Enterprise: "Access to mySAP(TM) and Siebel(TM): The new Cognos 8 Report Packs for
mySAP FI/CO (for SAP R/3(R) data) and Siebel CRM extend the value of
current enterprise investments for customers by providing business
users, for the first time, the ability to combine in one report or
dashboard, historic data from the data warehouse with current data in
mySAP and Siebel CRM transaction systems without additional coding. As
a result, organizations achieve the most complete view of enterprise
performance while eliminating costs and effort required for separate
operational reporting projects. Cognos 8 Report Packs also deliver pre-
defined content for more than 60 commonly used reports to provide
immediate access to mySAP and Siebel CRM data within a business
context. The Cognos Data Adapter provides one-click connectivity into
mySAP and Siebel, delivering secure and trusted pathways to build
additional reports. The Cognos 8 Report Packs and Cognos Data Adapter
extend underlying functionality provided by Composite Software.
* Certified SAP NetWeaver(R) Support: Cognos 8 BI received updated
certification for SAP NetWeaver, allowing customers to access data in
the SAP(R) Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW), deploy Cognos 8 BI
on the SAP Web Application Server, and display information through the
SAP NetWeaver Portal. Customers can extend beyond reporting to create
robust dashboards and active scorecards, and conduct deep analysis,
dimensional reporting, and business event mana"