IBM Cognos® 8 BI delivers the complete range of BI capabilities – Reporting, Analysis, Dashboards, and Scorecards -- on a single service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Author, share, and use reports that draw on data from all enterprise sources for better business decisions. Use reports, analysis, dashboards and scorecards to monitor business performance, analyze trends and measure results. A service-oriented architecture (SOA) makes it easy to deploy and manage.

Cognos® Express is the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built to meet the needs of midsize companies. It delivers the essential reporting, analysis, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that midsize companies need at a price they can afford. Everything is included in a pre-configured solution that is easy to install, easy to use and easy to buy.

Cognos TM1 IBM Cognos® TM1 is enterprise planning software that provides a complete, dynamic environment for developing timely, reliable and personalized forecasts and budgets. Rapidly analyze data and model business requirements for your entire organization and use the results to budget and forecast with confidence for better business outcomes. More than budgeting and forecasting software, Cognos TM1 is a complete enterprise planning solution.

Cognos NOW! IBM® Cognos® Now! is a real-time monitoring solution for time-sensitive KPIs and operational metrics. IBM Cognos Now! delivers operational dashboards for real-time monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics from disparate data sources. With IBM Cognos Now! you can: Empower frontline workers to detect and rapidly respond to changing business conditions with real-time analytics and exception notification. Expose problems or opportunities in real-time to continuously drive operational efficiencies. Realize low total cost of ownership and rapid deployment through a prepackaged hardware, software or virtual appliance. Deliver operational optimization throughout your sales, customer service, manufacturing, IT and marketing organizations. Minimize customer defections while maximizing account renewals with unparalleled customer service performance and responsiveness with Cognos Now! for SLA monitoring. Address the real time monitoring needs of Utility organizations --from power generation to retail distribution and services including electric, gas, wind, water and solar.