
We like Cognos ' long-term prospects.
solutions. For instance, IBM has assembled an impressive portfolio of business analytics solutions through the acquisition of Cognos , SPSS, Initiate Systems, and Netezza during the last few years. Teradata will continue to have decent business opportunities
Great products and growth opportunities make Cognos an intriguing investment.
12-month (TTM) sales, SAP's acquisition of Business Objects for 4.5 times EV/TTM sales and IBM's acquisition of Cognos for 4.1 times EV/TTM sales. We estimate that an acquisitor of Teradata would have to pay an EV of at least 4 times TTM
focus on the rapidly growing business analytics market and builds upon a series of prior acquisitions in this market, notably Cognos and SPSS. We also see the acquisition as a defensive reaction to the tremendous market success experienced by Oracle's ORCL
win the majority of those contracts in which it contends against IBM. In fact, a recent agreement between Informatica and Cognos (which IBM has acquired) not only can reduce competition, but it also can lead to increasing collaboration between Informatica
business intelligence industry bodes well for the company. IBM IBM and SAP SAP recently announced the acquisitions of Cognos COGN and Business Objects BOBJ, respectively. This bodes well for Informatica because it increases the visibility and potential
Cognos COGN announced fiscal third-quarter results that were in line with our projections ..... specializing in financial performance, which will further contribute to Cognos ' strong position in business intelligence.
Cognos COGN announced on Nov. 12 that it has agreed ..... mentioned in our previous note, rumors about Cognos being acquired by a larger software firm ..... estimate reflected the intrinsic worth of Cognos ' business on a stand-alone basis.
has reached an agreement to acquire Cognos COGN for $58 per share, or approximately ..... raising our fair value estimate for Cognos to reflect the deal price and are ..... We believe the deal is good for Cognos shareholders. The offer price is