COGNOS TO PROVIDE MACINTOSH POWERPLAY AND IMPROMPTU

Macintosh Clients Play Important Role in Corporate Client/Server Solution

BURLINGTON, MA -- April 29, 1994 -- Cognos (NASDAQ:COGNF;TSE:CSN) today
announced that it will deliver Macintosh Enterprise versions of both
Impromptu and PowerPlay, its desktop data analysis and reporting tools.
The new Macintosh version of PowerPlay will be available in the fall of
this year with the new Macintosh version of Impromptu following in the
first quarter of 1995.

PowerPlay is Business Intelligence Software used to provide corporate data
to managers and executives. It is a multidimensional reporting tool that
presents data in the organizational context critical to understanding
what's happening in a manager's area of responsibility. Managers can probe
and explore data in graphical or numerical format, producing key reports
that drive the business. Impromptu is a database reporting tool. It
strikes the balance between providing end users with the ability to create
sophisticated reports and providing corporate administrators with full
control over database access, security and network impact. Many Fortune
1000 companies have adopted both PowerPlay and Impromptu as their
enterprise-wide standard for reporting and analysis.

"Impromptu and PowerPlay are an important part of many organizations'
enterprise reporting and analysis strategies," said Alan Rottenberg, vice
president of Cognos' desktop business unit. "A number of our customers and
prospects have influenced our commitment to Macintosh versions of
Impromptu and PowerPlay. This is a natural decision given our
determination to respond quickly and decisively to market demands."

PowerPlay and Impromptu are used extensively to provide solutions with
sales analysis, financial analysis, customer service and quality
applications. PowerPlay and Impromptu have proved to be faster methods and
more cost effective method of accessing corporate data than previously
provided by standard Executive Information Systems (EIS) and Decision
Support Systems (DSS). PowerPlay is available for $695. Impromptu is
available for $495 and $595 for the Administrator edition. Significant
discounts apply for volume purchases and enterprise licensing. PowerPlay
and Impromptu currently require Windows 3.1, an IBM PC or compatible 386,
and 4 MB. A 486 PC is recommended.

Cognos develops, markets and supports -- both directly and through
resellers worldwide -advanced client/server development tools and
reporting applications on a wide range of open and proprietary platforms,
including UNIX and Microsoft Windows desktop. Cognos is a publicly held
company with dual headquarters in Ottawa, Canada and Burlington, Mass.

Cognos can be reached at: 617-229-6600

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