"IBM Cognos® Express is the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built to meet the needs of midsize companies. It delivers the essential reporting, analysis, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that midsize companies need at a price they can afford. Everything is included in a pre-configured solution that is easy to install, easy to use and easy to buy."

Product Editions

Cognos Express Reporter
Self-service reporting and ad hoc query

IBM Cognos Express Reporter delivers complete, self-service reporting and ad hoc query capabilities.

IBM Cognos Express Reporter empowers business users to access, modify or create reports quickly and easily. It meets all of your reporting needs with a self-service design that helps reduce the cost and time needed to share information throughout an organisation.

• Delivers the full breadth of reporting capabilities, including financial, production, operational, transactional, managed or ad hoc reports.
• Provides a complete, consistent view of information throughout a company so users work with the same accurate data at all times.
• Offers flexible reporting capabilities and access to all corporate data in any combination for comprehensive, accurate reporting.
• Can be used with other IBM Cognos Express modules as part of a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.

Cognos Express Advisor
Freeform analysis and visualisation

IBM Cognos Express Advisor quickly translates raw data into sophisticated analysis with rich visual presentations.

IBM Cognos Express Advisor gives business users and analysts at midsize companies the ability to quickly analyse complex data and easily share business insights with high-impact visualization. Its write-back capabilities enable users to take immediate action for the most effective business outcomes.

• Includes a fast and powerful in-memory analytics server that quickly connects to operational data sources and creates a dimensional view of your business.
• Uses simple drill-down and drill-up capabilities and flexible graphic displays to analyse key areas, such as customers, products and geographies.
• Provides freeform analysis of any combination of data, which eliminates reliance on overstretched IT resources.
• Provides flexible delivery throughout the company using intuitive Web-based dashboards and interactive reports that encourage wide user adoption.
• Can be used with other IBM Cognos Express modules as part of a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.

Cognos Express Xcelerator
Microsoft Excel-based planning and business analysis

IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator transforms common spreadsheets for real-time planning and business analysis.

IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator extends and transforms the familiar Excel front-end with a powerful in-memory analytics engine. It's perfectly suited for multidimensional analysis and strategic planning tasks, enabling a new level of insight and action, as well as speed.

• Transform Excel to quickly deliver multidimensional business analysis and planning.
• Build and test business scenarios with powerful "what-if" modeling.
• Update plans immediately using write-back capabilities.
• Take advantage of existing Excel skills and investments while overcoming the risks and limitations of spreadsheet-only processes.
• Eliminate data siloes and inconsistencies throughout the organization with centrally managed data, business hierarchies, rules and calculations.
• Use with other IBM Cognos Express modules for a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.