CALCUTTA, August 30: Delhi-based
IIS Infotech, the sole distributor of Cognos, a business intelligence
tool, has now extended the offering to BI implementation, consultancy and
authorized training services.
Amongst the products that Cognos offers, PowerPlay and Impromptu are
the most widely used. PowerPlay is an OLAP tool to closely monitor the
operations of a business. The software organizes and presents data in a
context critical to understanding what exactly is happening in any area of
responsibility. Impromptu works as a front-end to enterprise databases
like Oracle and allows users to generate adhoc and static reports using
Microsoft-style user interface. Scenario and 4Thought are data mining
tools for statistical analysis and forecasting. Cognos has extended the
reporting and OLAP capabilities to the web by introducing Impromptu Web
Reports and PowerPlay Web Server.
Cognos, IIS Infotech Ltd. Business Manager G. Anandan said, "We
intend to have 100 customers by March 2000 and make the existing customers
use Business Intelligence by offering consultancy services around it.
Organizations in the process of implementing ERP have evinced a keen
interest in Cognos tools."