Cognos launches financial consolidation applications
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In response to the latest external reporting requirements from the Feds, Cognos announced this week three additions to its suite of financial applications targeted at the enterprise office of finance.
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Cigna Healthcare will use Compuware Covisint's hosted service to automate the exchange of clinical data between the insurer and its health care providers.
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Cognos' flagship product, ReportNet, is continuing to drive significant growth.
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Shares in Cognos Inc. CSN.TO COGN.O   jumped 8 percent on Friday, the day after the business software   maker posted second-quarter results that beat both its own   forecasts and analyst expectations.
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Ottawa&#39;s Cognos Inc. announced a US$52.2-million deal on Tuesday to acquire a Swedish maker of financial reporting software. Cognos said it will acquire Stockholm
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Software giant unveils apps for companies with limited IT resources.
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Fully integrated ERP, CRM, and accounting for small to midsized businesses. Graphical client runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows (built with open source Qt framework). Business logic resides in PostgreSQL database server. Fully international-ready.   We're happy to announce the beta release of PostBooks - the free edition of the xTuple ERP Applications, version 2.3.1.  This is primarily a bug-fix and cleanup release, although there are more new features that you would typically find in a minor "dot release."  Please see the release notes for details on the over 100 new features and enhancements, including a long-awaited fix to the multi-location/lot/serial can't-cancel snarl (if you're a longtime user, you know what I'm talking about).  This will be a short cycle, and we probably won't do another beta unless we find some real issues - so please have a go at it, and let us know what you find!  Best way to contact us is the forums at www.xtuple.org.  After 2.3.1 final is released, we will be kicking off the 3.0 development cycle, and will have a great deal to say about roadmap, architectural improvements, and long-term vision.  Stay tuned!  More details below...      Release Notes xTuple Applications OpenMFG - PostBooks Version 2.3.1Beta1 February 8, 2008 ==================================  This is the first Beta release of version 2.3.1, marking the end of new feature development for this release cycle. We move now into refining, testing, and bug fixing mode leading up to the final release.  Highlights of this Beta release include the following:  * Consolidated Invoice by Customer * API views for Item, BOM, BOO * Print Travelers in batch * Credit Card support for Authorize.NET * Split Receipt capability * Redesigned CRM Account screen   ==================================  The following features and bug fixes have been added to the applications since the release of 2.3.0:  New Features:  * [Accounting] Added option to print a Sales Journal from Unposted Invoices screen * [Accounting] Added ability to split a receipt so it may be partially vouchered * [Accounting] Enabled time based credit hold capability in OpenMFG * [Accounting] Moved Chart of Account to first position in "Accounts" menu structure * [Accounting] Added ability to view Voucher line detail from Vendor History * [Accounting] Added ability to view Voucher line G/L detail in Vendor History * [Accounting] Added PO# column in Vendor History * [CRM] Added the ability to see merged comments from the Account window for subordinate Customer, Contact, Vendor and Tax Authority records * [CRM] Added the ability to see opportunities from the Account window * [CRM] Added default Address to CRM Account master * [Manufacture] Added more right-click options to manufacturing windows * [Manufacture] Added new Work Order schedule by Work Order Number display * [Manufacture] Added CANCEL button to lot/serial distribution screen * [Manufacture] Added batch printing capability for Travelers * [Purchase] Reorganized layout of Voucher screen * [Purchase] Added New Event For PO Line Item Insert * [Sales] Multiple additions to Customer Information Workbench, including: A button linked to CRM Account screen; a button linked to A/R workbench; a QUERY button to refresh all the information in this screen except for C/C payments; Invoice list shows 0 and non-0 balance, with most recent records at the top; right-click on Sales Order to find two more menu options (i.e., Shipment status and Shipment information); credit limit added; and credit status made bold * [Sales] Added support for lot/serial and Characteristic printing on Packing Lists * [Sales] Allowed viewing and editing of Sales Orders associated with Returns by right click from R/A line items * [Sales] Allowed credit to be given on replacement Return Authorizations * [Sales] Multiple CRM Account/Customer Workbench enhancements, including: Added a button to launch Customer Workbench from Account window; right-click launch to Sales Order from Invoice Items; allowed printing of Sales Orders, Invoices, and Credit Memos on Customer Workbench; launch Cash Receipt from Invoice tab; link to jump to Shipment tracking from invoice; added due date of Invoices; late Invoices displayed in RED * [Sales] Added Batch Manager support for automatic allocations * [Sales] Added the ability to consolidate Invoices by Customer * [System] Changed term "Buffer Management" in Neo menu to "Constraint Management" * [System] Added Authorize.net Credit Card processing capability  Bug Fixes:  * [Accounting] Fixed error received when canceling Cash Receipt * [Accounting] Fixed Check Register to print detail * [Accounting] Fixed Credit Card error received when posting Cash Receipt * [Accounting] Restored TAB order on Expense Category * [A/P] Re-enabled copy function of in Bill of Operations list * [A/P] Fixed screen resizing problem on AP open Items screen * [A/P] Fixed error when attempting to copy an Item Site * [A/P] Added line Characteristics and missing Notes to Quote report * [A/P] Fixed problem preventing printing of CheckFormat.xml report * [A/P] Fixed AP Credit Memos to use Terms from Vendor file * [A/R] Fixed open AR Items screen resizing problem * [A/R] Fixed issue where wrong Customer Invoice was appearing on Customer Information Workbench * [A/R] Fixed loophole where Cash Receipts against Credit Cards could be deleted after the Credit Card charge has been processed * [A/R] Fixed problem preventing processing of Credit Card refund against a Customer Deposit * [A/R] Fixed erroneous error when posting Misc. Invoices * [G/L] Fixed issue with Budgets not updating properly * [CRM] Enabled inactive flag for To-Do Items * [CRM] Fixed issue with To-Do List right-click options being disabled incorrectly * [CRM] Fixed issue with To-Do List requiring two 2 clicks to enable EDIT button * [Inventory] Fixed ISSUE ALL BALANCE button on Issue Stock to Shipping screen to honor sufficient Inventory requirement * [Inventory] Fixed issue preventing deletion of posted Count Slips from the Count Slip Edit List * [Inventory] Fixed issue allowing return of different Serial Numbers when returning line items back to stock * [Inventory] Fixed error received when trying to return stock from Shipping * [Inventory] Added lot/serial group back to the default Packing List * [Inventory] Fixed issue preventing selection of Location radio button on Item Site screen * [Inventory] Prevented entry of duplicate Warehouse Locations * [Inventory] Enforced relationship between "Stocked" flag and Order Level on Item Site screen * [Inventory] Fixed error received when attempting to delete an Item * [S/R] Disabled "Require Sufficient Inventory" option on Issue Stock to Shipping screen if S/O Allocations are enabled * [S/R] Enabled RA line item notes to transfer to S/O's linked to RAs * [Manufacture] Enabled backflush of Job Item Work Order Material Requirements * [Manufacture] Fixed issue preventing posting of Misc. Production when "Track Machine Overhead" is flagged as "with General Overhead" * [Products] Fixed issue causing Copy Item function to be slow when all options are selected * [Products] Prevented users from select anything but Material Issue UOMs when entering a BOM item * [Products] Prevented deletion of Bills of Materials having valid revisions * [Products] Fixed issue causing BOM components not to be copied when copying a BOM * [Products] Fixed issue preventing addition of BOO items * [Products] Restored missing Characteristics tab to Item master * [Products] Disabled editing of Max Desired Cost currency on Item master * [Products] Liked UOM ratio formatting to Locale setting * [Products] Fixed PostBooks only issue preventing deletion of Items * [P/D] Fixed BOO report to ignore expired Operations and also added missing information * [Purchase] Changed PO report definition to dynamically find Warehouse Address * [Sales] Enabled alternate Shipping Warehouse for Return Authorizations * [Sales] Fixed issue with Availability information not being displayed on the RA Item screen * [Sales] Fixed issue with new Order value being overwritten when using RA authorize buttons * [Sales] Added Shipping Warehouse label to RA Item screen * [Sales] Fixed issue preventing creation of Sales Account Assignments if Returns are enabled * [Sales] Added filtering on RA header to only show valid Sales Orders for specified Customer * [Sales] Fixed issue with extraneous lot/serial numbers showing up on Invoices having RA processing in their past * [Sales] Enabled changing of RA line item dispositions after line items are created * [Sales] Fixed issue where default Warehouse always was showing for returns, regardless of Warehouse specified * [Sales] Fixed issue preventing printing of RAs * [Sales] Fixed error found when attempting to create Work Orders in S/O and R/A for Items that had BOM items with no Item Site * [Sales] Fixed error received when selecting to cancel a newly-created RA after adding a line item * [Sales] Hid browse button next to New Order field on RA header * [Sales] Fixed crash behavior when showing pending availability on Sales Order item screen * [Sales] Fixed pending availability as indented BOM on Sales Order Item screen to properly show deeply nested BOMs * [Sales] Fixed issue with RA Checks getting a -1 value at first * [Sales] Fixed issue with RA item credit exceeding original qty. * [Sales] Fixed failing update of salesorder api if no shipto is given * [Sales] Fixed Customer screen to use AR Terms only * [Sales] Fixed issue with right-click options working inconsistently in Inventory Availability By Customer Type screen * [Sales] Fixed issue with Notes not saving on Returns * [Sales] Fixed font color inconsistencies on Inventory Availability By Customer Type screen * [Schedule] Fixed planning BOM percentages to work properly * [System] Fixed error message received when running the createbufferstatus function * [System] Fixed XML import error received with Item Type is "Job" * [System] Rescaled user's initials field on Maintain Users screen * [System] Removed non-functional Verisign credit card authorization option * [System] Fixed issue preventing Hot Keys from working * [System] Fixed Item view which was incorrectly allowing inserts without a Class Code * [System] Fixed issue causing Credit Card configuration screen to crash * [System] Removed invalid XML found on Credit Card posting * [System] Fixed issue with Item Characteristics being hidden when multi-Warehouse functionality was disabled * [System] Fixed XML import to read ID and Note codes properly * [System] Fixed issue where Yahoo XML contains Freight information not found on Sales Order * [System] Fixed issue with actual Yahoo Store XML Order Numbers being out of range * [System] Fixed issue which required Post Journal Entry permission to post any transaction in the system * [System] Improved wording of error code returned when issuing to Shipping
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The software maker has released a downloadable version of its financial package for consumers.
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Microsoft has started shipping the a BI tool set that lets users access its financial budgeting and forecasting capabilities through Excel and other Office applications.
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Cognos is acquiring analytics software provider Applix for approximately $339 million. Cognos CEO Rob Ashe said that within the context of the company&#39;s overall strategy for serving large and midsize enterprises, the move will further extend the company&#39;s capabilities to offer innovative financial performance management offerings.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N, the world's  largest financial services company, on Friday said it will  consolidate its capital markets funding business into two  parts, and simplify the company's legal structure.
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Cognos Inc., the largest Canadian software maker, offered to buy Sweden&#39;s Frango AB for 390.8 million kronor ($51.7 million) to expand in corporate performance management software.
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Business performance software vendor CognosÂ has agreed to buy Applix, a developer of performance analysis software, and plans to integrate the companies' products by early next year.
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Cognos said Monday that its Cognos 8 Go! Mobile business intelligence software now supports Windows Mobile 6 smartphones, as well as Nokia E- and N-series devices running S60 Third Edition on Symbian OS.The software works with Cognos&#39; core BI platform and can automatically reformat reports for various types of devices.The Canadian firm had&#160;already developed support for Research in Motion&#39;s BlackBerry&#160;smartphones.Cognos&#39; move to support more mobile platforms is logical, according to David O&#39;Connell, senior analyst with Nucleus Research in Wellesley, Mass.&quot;They&#39;re going mobile. They&#39;ve been doing it for a while,&quot; O&#39;Connell said. &quot;Basically, the more platforms you can put BI on, the more people you have adopting it, so there&#39;s more ROI.&quot;Anastasia Valentine, product manager for Cognos, said the firm made the new clients in response to market interest. Customer interest in Windows Mobile 6 centered in the United States and the Asian-Pacific region, while European customers desired support for Nokia devices, she said.While the new products are fine-tuned for each platform, they are identical feature-wise to the BlackBerry client, according to Valentine.Support for one of this year&#39;s hottest mobile devices, Apple&#39;s iPhone, isn&#39;t yet on Cognos&#39; docket.Despite the iPhone&#39;s explosive popularity, its immediate value to enterprises has been questioned. Forrester Research recently issued a report listing reasons why IT departments shouldn&#39;t support it, at least for now. Those warnings include the device&#39;s lack of support for push e-mail and its cost, Forrester said.Valentine said Cognos isn&#39;t seeing much customer demand for iPhone support, adding that the company is also keeping an eye on Google&#39;s Android mobile development platform.A &quot;starter pack&quot; for Cognos&#39; mobile BI software, which includes a server-based license, licenses for 25 users and one year of support, costs $31,000, Valentine said.
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Cognos, Canadaâs biggest software company, said it planned to buy Applix for $339 million to expand in financial performance management.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The many new mechanisms to secure and speed up applications running on networks are heading for consolidation that should make it easier and less expensive to deliver the kind of performance end users want.
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InfoWorld - On Tuesday, Cognos unveiled Cognos 8 BI v3, most likely the last upgrade before the acquisition by IBM is final. The Cognos board ratified the acquisition earlier this week.