Cognos, an IBM company, today announced the availability of the latest issue of its Performance Perspectives eNewsletter. This edition explores the "perform or perish" demands private equity firms make of companies they acquire.
Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) April 2, 2008 -- Cognos, an IBM company and the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced the availability of the latest issue of its Performance Perspectives eNewsletter.
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This edition explores the "perform or perish" demands private equity firms make of companies they acquire. By replacing spreadsheets with flexible performance management systems and best guesses with precise results, these companies can survive and even thrive in this unforgiving environment.
"If time is the enemy, then fixed annual budgets and slow, spreadsheet-based processes are not to be tolerated. Fast, flexible financial performance management (FPM) systems are your ally," says the article, entitled "Why private equity needs performance management."
Together, the stories cover three specific areas of corporate performance: Information Technology, Finance, and Business decision-making. Highlights of the issue include:
• The IT Perspective: How Solid Is Your Performance Management Platform?: Provides the three key questions that help IT leaders determine the right performance management platform for their organization.
• The Business Perspective: Manufacturing: In Praise of 30/70 and the Loose-Tight Relationship: Explores the importance of performance management solutions in building collaborative networks and high-performance supply chains.
Performance Perspectives is the Cognos eNewsletter with a subscriber list of 36,000. It is published every six weeks in English, French, German, Dutch, and Italian. Learn more at www.cognos.com/newsletter.
About Cognos, an IBM Company
Cognos, an IBM company, is the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions. It provides world-class enterprise planning and BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance. Cognos was acquired by IBM in February 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/ and http://www.cognos.com.
Trademark Info
Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cognos ULC, an IBM Company, in the United States and/or other countries. IBM and the IBM logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, or other countries, or both. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Note to Editors: Copies of previous Cognos press releases and corporate and product information are available on the Cognos web site at http://www.cognos.com.
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