Cognos Enhances Solutions Professional Certification Program for Business Intelligence and Performance Management

Kaplan Professional Completes Acquisition of BISYS Education Services

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owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

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includes the completion of a case study varying in complexity and based on
realistic workplace scenarios, to deliver a solution using the Cognos Planning
products.
Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Offering an array of educational tools, from
on-site training and classroom instruction to over 600 online courses, Kaplan
Professional serves individuals who must maintain licenses and comply with
regulatory mandates.
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paige_hunting@kaplan.

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"We are now sharing 'best
practice ' ideas and techniques with Cognos globally and our customers can be
confident that we do provide the essential level of knowledge, skills and
support that they require. Our integrated CPM solution helps customers drive
performance through planning; monitor performance through scorecarding; and
understand performance through business intelligence.

Media Contacts:
Antonietta Iafrate
Cognos, 781-313-2454
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Kaplan announced that it signed an agreement to acquire BISYS Education
Services on April 7, 2005.

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Dearborn provides securities and insurance
licensing training and continuing education, as well as comprehensive
compliance solutions, to many of the world's leading financial institutions.

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Cognos' comprehensive training is the cornerstone of the Cognos Solutions
Professional Certification Program. Industry-leading training courses
incorporate an in-depth, hands-on curriculum, and best practices to help
ensure partners receive the optimum experience , skills, and product knowledge
to deliver ongoing value to customers. Cognos
enterprise business intelligence solutions and services are also available
from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers.iafrate@cognos.com

About BISYS Education Services
BISYS Education Services is a prominent provider of financial services
education, licensing automation and compliance solutions for insurance
companies, investment firms and financial services professionals.

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Investor Relations:
John Lawlor
Cognos, 613-738-3503
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"The Cognos Solutions Professional Certification Program enables partners
to build and capitalize on their expertise in selling and implementing Cognos
solutions," said Dave Achtemichuk, Cognos vice president of worldwide customer
services.
Note to Editors: Copies of previous Cognos press releases and Corporate
and product information are available on the Cognos Web site at
http://www.lawlor@cognos.

Contact:
Paige Hunting
Kaplan, Inc.

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The program also opens the door to financial,
business , and marketing opportunities for our partners.

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- Designed to ensure quality delivery of services with Cognos products -

ORLANDO, Fla. We unhesitatingly
embraced the Cognos Global Partner Certification Program because we
immediately recognized that it allowed us to open our methodology to
independent, expert verification and, as importantly, allowed us to
demonstrate our commitment to excellence to our customers," said Mark White
Professional Services Director, Simpson Associates .cognos. All other
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies., today announced that it has completed its acquisition of BISYS
Education Services, a prominent provider of licensing education and compliance
solutions for financial services institutions and professionals .

About Kaplan Professional
Kaplan Professional, based in Chicago, provides licensing and continuing
education training, certification, professional development courses, and
compliance tracking for financial services, legal, IT, and real estate
professionals and corporations.

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The BI Solutions Professional Certification has been designed to provide a
foundation for technical , product, management, and customer relations skills
for individuals expected to lead implementations .
The Performance Management Solutions Certification is an advanced program
in which candidates further develop and improve their Planning skills.

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The program allows Cognos partners
to benchmark and verify their teams' skills and abilities in delivering Cognos
solutions and results to customers .

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ABOUT COGNOS:
Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and corporate
performance management, delivers software and services that helps companies
drive , monitor and understand corporate performance. BISYS' licensing solutions automate
compliance processes for insurance companies and investment firms and can be
delivered as an Application Service Provider (ASP) solution, or firms can
outsource their licensing and registration activities to BISYS.

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It also includes a
certification process to test a candidate's ability to deliver a high value
Cognos BI Solution. For more information,
visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.kaplanprofessional.

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"Simpson Associates is committed to delivering the very highest standard
of solutions to our customers and have always invested in a continuing
development of our project methodology to support this aim .

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In addition to building and testing product knowledge and skills through
training courses and certification exams, the Cognos Solution Professional
Certification Program also offers certified partners competitive
differentiation and additional program benefits such as preferred partnering
on targeted client opportunities and marketing tools.com

Don Jennings
Lois Paul + Partners, 781-782-5756
don_jennings@lpp. For more
information, please visit http://www .

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partnercertification@cognos. Kaplan Professional is a unit of Kaplan, Inc.

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Kaplan, Inc.com

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We can differentiate our practice and this will
present new revenue opportunities.cognos.
BISYS Education Services will join the Dearborn group of companies, which
are part of Kaplan Professional.

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The Cognos Solutions Professional
Certification Program now offers two distinct offerings -- Business
Intelligence (BI) and with today's launch, Performance Management (PM).
Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage -- Corporate
Performance Management (CPM) -- achieved through the strategic application of
BI on an enterprise scale.
Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in over 135 countries.

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This is accomplished through a combination of Cognos
tools, effective and consistent project methodologies, and customer relations
management.com. BISYS
offers pre-license education , continuing education, and preparation for CFP(R)
Certification Examination candidates.com.

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"This program ensures customers that the partners they select to
provide Cognos solutions have the knowledge , skills, and expertise to deliver
high-value results -- fast.
For information on specific Cognos Partner Certification programs and
associated training opportunities, please consult the Education area on
PartnerNetwork (https://partnernetwork.

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, COGNOS GLOBAL PARTNER
SUMMIT at COGNOS FORUM -- Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in
business intelligence and corporate performance management (CPM), today
announced it is enhancing its Cognos Solutions Professional Certification
Program, which provides comprehensive certification opportunities to Cognos'
software and business consulting partners.