It's the first time, the market has seen the packaging of all these capabilities - reporting, analysis, planning - in one simple solution that is easy to install, use and buy. IBM Cognos Express provides midsize companies consistent, reliable information for better, faster decision-making to manage costs, drive profitability and increase growth.

For organizations that are embarking on or expanding a business intelligence (BI) and planning strategy, IBM Cognos Express includes everything needed to get started right away. It offers powerful yet easy to use capabilities for both novices and advanced users to encourage broad adoption throughout a company.

IBM Cognos Express is a complete solution for business intelligence and planning. Purchase it in its entirety or start with the specific capabilities needed today with an easy growth path toward the future. You now have the freedom to think big, start small, start anywhere.

Express Reporter Self-service reporting and ad hoc query Empowers business users to access, modify or create reports quickly and easily. It meets all of a midsize company's reporting needs with a self-service design that helps reduce the cost and time needed to share information throughout an organization. screenshot	Express Advisor Freeform analysis and visualization Gives business users and analysts at midsize companies the ability to quickly analyze complex data and easily share business insights with high-impact visualization. Write-back capabilities enable users to take immediate action for the most effective business outcomes. screenshot	Express Xcelerator Excel-based planning and business analysis Extends and transforms the familiar Excel front-end with a powerful in-memory analytics engine. It's perfectly suited for multidimensional "what-if" analysis and strategic planning tasks, enabling a new level of insight and action, as well as speed. Build and test business scenarios with powerful "what if" modeling. Update plans immediately using write-back capabilities. screenshot