Papa Gino's, D'Angelo Select Cognos as Their Enterprise Performance Management Solution

  
    
  
  
    
      Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business 
      intelligence and performance 
      management solutions, today announced that Papa Gino’s 
      and D’Angelo, two of New England’s 
      largest and most well respected quick service restaurant chains, have 
      selected Cognos as their enterprise performance management solution.
    
    
      Papa Gino’s Inc., parent of Papa Gino’s 
      Pizzeria and D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, 
      recognized the need for an enterprise performance management solution 
      that could integrate its multiple front- and back-office systems, 
      including its custom Point-of-Sale (POS) system and Oracle/JD Edwards 
      General Ledger, and optimize chain-wide planning, budgeting, 
      forecasting, reporting and analysis.
    
    
      After an extensive review of competitive offerings, Papa Gino’s 
      and D’Angelo chose Cognos because it delivers 
      the complete range of business intelligence and enterprise planning 
      functionality through a single platform, simplifying deployment and use. 
      Specifically, the companies will use Cognos 8 Planning to improve the 
      efficiency of their decentralized planning, budgeting and forecasting 
      processes across their 370 restaurants. Cognos 8 Business Intelligence 
      will be used to gather and present key performance metrics, on a daily, 
      weekly and monthly basis, in a clear, concise, and actionable manner to 
      individuals responsible for restaurant operations. In addition, Cognos 8 
      BI will enable executives to easily identify and analyze key trends and 
      make the necessary adjustments that drive value and satisfaction for 
      guests, and profitable growth.
    
    
      “The success of Papa Gino’s 
      and D’Angelo hinges on our commitment to 
      providing high-quality products, attentive service, and a premium dining 
      experience for every guest. We needed a performance management solution 
      that could help us build on that success, by optimizing our 
      infrastructure and supporting our future growth in current and new 
      markets,” said Louie Psallidas, senior 
      vice-president of finance and chief financial officer at Papa Gino’s, 
      Inc. “We were impressed that Cognos could 
      deliver both planning and business intelligence through a single, 
      tightly-integrated offering that a company of our size could manage with 
      our existing IT resources. Cognos improves both the collaboration and 
      efficiency of our planning and analysis processes, provides an 
      integrated view of the enterprise and reduces the administrative burden 
      on our operations and finance teams.”
    
    
      QueBIT Consulting, a Cognos Platinum Partner and provider of enterprise 
      planning and corporate performance management consulting services, was 
      selected by Papa Gino’s and D’Angelo 
      to manage their Cognos implementation. “Papa 
      Gino’s and D’Angelo 
      are taking progressive steps forward to increase operational visibility 
      and improve decision-making with a complete performance management 
      solution,” said Gary Quirke, president at 
      QueBIT Consulting. “QueBIT is ensuring a 
      successful implementation of the Cognos solutions, while providing 
      value-added services for Papa Gino’s and D’Angelo 
      as they optimize business processes to meet their business analytics 
      goals.”
    
    
      Cognos 8 BI is the only BI product that provides the complete range of 
      BI capabilities – reporting, analysis, 
      scorecarding, dashboards, business event management, and data 
      integration – on a single, proven 
      architecture. Cognos 8 Planning leverages Cognos 8 BI to enable 
      reporting and analysis on real-time plans, and integrates with Cognos 8 
      Controller for certified financial data, providing customers with a 
      consistent platform from which to plan future performance and avoid 
      predictable surprises. Enterprise planning and business intelligence are 
      key capabilities of the Cognos Performance Management System, which 
      combines technology, best practices, analytical applications and 
      solutions, and a broad network of partners into a single performance 
      management solution for customers.
    
    
      “Successful restaurateurs understand that 
      information about operations, products and customers is vital to 
      sustainable success and that it is virtually impossible to create that 
      information and insight without relevant technologies, such as 
      enterprise planning and business intelligence software,” 
      said Patricia Vekich Waldron, retail industry director at Cognos. “Papa 
      Gino’s and D’Angelo 
      recognize the value that Cognos solutions, including our Retail 
      Performance Blueprints, play in driving visibility into chain-wide 
      performance. We are delivering a solution that will allow them to link 
      corporate strategy to store and operations execution in order to 
      maximize profitability.”
    
    
      Cognos is a leader in delivering business intelligence and performance 
      management solutions for the retail industry. In fact, 36 per cent of 
      the world's top 250 retailers, and over 300 retail chains worldwide, are 
      already Cognos customers. In addition to Papa Gino’s 
      and D’Angelo, retail customers include Steak 
      n Shake, Burlington 
      Coat Factory, Amazon.com, 
      7-Eleven, 
      and LVMH 
      Perfumes & Cosmetics. More information about Cognos solutions 
      for retail can be found at http://www.cognos.com/solutions/industry/retail/index.html.
    
    
      ABOUT PAPA GINO’S 
      AND D’ANGELO:
    
    
      Established in 1961, Papa Gino’s Inc. serves 
      more than 50 million guests each year through its chain of 370 
      restaurants, including over 190 D’Angelo 
      Grilled Sandwiches restaurants. Together, Papa Gino's and D’Angelo 
      share a commitment to providing high-quality products; attentive 
      service; clean, convenient, attractive restaurants, and a premium value 
      for every guest. For more information, visit the Papa Gino’s 
      Inc. Web site at http://www.papaginos.com.
    
    
      ABOUT QueBIT CONSULTING:
    
    
      QueBIT is a leader in Enterprise Planning and Corporate Performance 
      Management consulting services for mid-market companies. Specializing in 
      Cognos Enterprise Planning throughout North America, QueBIT partners 
      with clients to develop customized solutions that work. QueBIT utilizes 
      best practices and the latest technologies to provide companies with 
      efficient, easy-to-use solutions at exceptional value. For more 
      information, contact QueBIT at 1-800-QUEBIT1 or visit www.quebit.com.
    
    
      ABOUT COGNOS:
    
    
      Cognos, the world leader in business 
      intelligence and performance 
      management solutions, provides world-class enterprise planning and 
      BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage 
      financial and operational performance.
    
    
      Cognos brings together technology, analytical applications, best 
      practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers a complete 
      performance system. The Cognos performance system is an open and 
      adaptive solution that leverages an organization’s 
      ERP, packaged applications, and database investments. It gives customers 
      the ability to answer the questions -- How are we doing? Why are we on 
      or off track? What should we do about it? – 
      and enables them to understand and monitor current performance while 
      planning future business strategies.
    
    
      Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and 
      its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. 
      Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available 
      from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For 
      more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.
    
    
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      Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All 
      other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective 
      companies.
    
    
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