As part of the agreement, IBM will increase its Cognos consultant capabilities and Cognos will further enhance and optimize its business intelligence products for IBM hardware, software, and services.
SOA is a modern Web services architecture based on open industry standards that provides customers with flexibility and choice in hardware and software. IDC predicts the market opportunity for SOA – including software, services, and hardware – will reach US$21 billion by 2007.
The expanded strategic alliance tightens the integration between Cognos and IBM across all areas, including software, hardware, services, marketing, and joint product development.
