7-Eleven(R) Standardizes on Cognos for Enterprise Planning -- Largest chain in the convenience retailing industry leverages Cognos' industry-leading solutions for over 1,200 users -- BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management, today announced that 7-Eleven, Inc. (NYSE: SE), the premier name and largest chain in the convenience retailing industry, is implementing Cognos for its enterprise planning requirements. The solution streamlines the performance management cycle, bringing together planning, budgeting, forecasting, consolidations, reporting, and financial analytics to eliminate the inconsistencies that can constrain effective decision-making. "By implementing Cognos, an industry-leading solution, we transformed the planning function by integrating our strategic, operational and tactical planning processes," said Mark Wise, vice president of planning at 7-Eleven, Inc. "Cognos provided us with the ability to improve both the collaboration and efficiency of our planning processes as well as enable a more integrated view of the enterprise." "Retailers recognize that information about products and customers is vital to sustainable success and that it is virtually impossible to create that information and insight without relevant technologies, such as enterprise planning and business intelligence software," said Doug Barton, vice president, Enterprise Planning Product Marketing, Cognos. "The really successful retailers, however, are those who understand how to match the capabilities of that technology to the real requirements of the business. Customers like 7-Eleven value and attribute their organizational success to the critical role Cognos' solutions play in driving visibility into corporate performance. We are delivering a solution that allows organizations to link individual execution with overall business strategy across the enterprise, fulfilling a critical element of effective corporate performance management." About 7-Eleven, Inc.: 7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience retailing industry. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates or franchises approximately 5,800 7-Eleven(R) stores in the United States and Canada and licenses approximately 21,000 7-Eleven stores in 17 other countries and U.S. territories throughout the world. During 2003, 7-Eleven stores worldwide generated total sales of more than $36 billion. Find out more online at http://www.7-eleven.com/. About Cognos: Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management, delivers software that helps companies drive, monitor and understand corporate performance. Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage -- Corporate Performance Management (CPM) -- achieved through the strategic application of BI on an enterprise scale. Our integrated CPM solution helps customers drive performance through planning; monitor performance through scorecarding; and understand performance through business intelligence. Cognos serves more than 22,000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos enterprise business intelligence solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com/. Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Note to Editors: Copies of previous Cognos press releases and Corporate and product information are available on Cognos' Web site at http://www.cognos.com/, and at PR Newswire's site at http://www.prnewswire.com/. Media Contacts: Carrie Bendzsa Cognos, 613-738-1440 Donna Keenan Lois Paul & Partners, 781-782-5791 Investor Relations: John Lawlor Cognos, 613-738-3503 DATASOURCE: Cognos, Inc. CONTACT: Carrie Bendzsa of Cognos, +1-613-738-1440, ; Donna Keenan of Lois Paul & Partners, +1-781-782-5791, ; or Investor Relations: John Lawlor of Cognos, +1-613-738-3503, Web site: http://www.cognos.com/ http://www.7-eleven.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/107867.html

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