IBM Cognos TM1 and Cognos 8 Business Intelligence

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IBM Cognos TM1 and IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence are our preferred application development software tools.

Our preferred applications development platform partner is IBM Cognos Australia.

IBM Cognos TM1

IBM Cognos TM1 is able to span the full suite of planning and forecasting, performance management and business intelligence applications that are required by today's dynamic organisations.

TM1 provides the only complete, high performance real-time planning, reporting and analytics platform. It uses a patented, 64 bit, in-memory, multi-dimensional server to provide exceptionally fast performance for applications of literally any scale. TM1 also provides powerful tools for seamless importing and exporting of data together with web reporting and data input.

The capabilities of TM1 can be extended even further when combined with the Cognos 8 Business Intelligence software. This solution provides a wide range of additional dashboarding, scorecarding and analytical reporting options via the web.

The BMA Group are expert in designing, developing and implementing any of these solutions using IBM Cognos TM1. BMA is located in Sydney, Australia.

Cognos Australia

Cognos is the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and performance planning software for the enterprise. Their software solutions let companies improve and direct corporate performance by enabling all of the key steps in the management cycle - from planning and budgeting, to measuring and monitoring performance, to reporting and analysis. Cognos is the only company to support all of these key management activities with a complete solution that spans all of the essential components of CPM - enterprise planning, scorecarding, and business intelligence.

Founded in 1969, Cognos employs more than 2,900 people and serves more than 22,000 customers in over 135 countries. All Cognos solutions are available from The BMA Group.

Cognos has been operating in Australia since 1985 when it opened two offices in Sydney and Melbourne. The outstanding customer response to Cognos solutions has led to significant growth within the region and there are now five Cognos branch offices throughout the country — Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth and Brisbane. In 2000, Cognos undertook a major investment in the Asia-Pacific region and established Sydney as one of three regional headquarters along with Burlington MA, USA and London, England.

Cognos employs approximately 95 people in Australia and is further supported by The BMA Group and other partners.