IBM Cognos TM1

Fast, easy-to-use analytics for financial performance management

IBM Cognos TM1 offers:

• Ease of use, thanks to a development environment that enables users to create sophisticated applications with no need for programming or traditional IT skills
• A patented in-memory calculation engine that provides compact data storage and exceptionally fast performance
• Model design and data access that presents business information in familiar formats
• An intuitive, flexible approach, which enables users to easily express complex, multi-dimensional business rules (for example, cost allocation rules which span multiple cost centers or products)
• Built-in data integration capabilities to access IT-managed systems of record
• Strong integration with IBM Cognos 8 Planning, IBM Cognos 8 Controller, IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos 8 Business Viewpoint.

New “Active Forms” Simplify Development

• Report rows with asymmetrical drill-down
• Formula-driven row definition
• Intuitive Excel-based formatting
• Action Buttons for navigation and process integration
• Functional parity in both thick and thin client deployment
• Server-side zero suppression

• Enterprise-Ready Web Deployment – Take advantage of maintenance-free reporting and input template creation for both Excel and Web environments. IBM Cognos TM1 Executive Viewer has moved to an XML format for view definition and rendering, providing an easy way to create programmatic maintenance and deployment routines.
• SOX compliance - Improve product compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley-related regulations for GRC (governance, risk and compliance). A new logging facility captures all non-data maintenance activity for comprehensive audit capabilities.
• Global Support – Full Unicode support means TM1 9.4 accommodates expanded string lengths beyond 255 characters. Two new languages – simplified Chinese and Japanese – have also been introduced.

IBM Cognos TM1 Web

Real-time Web-based reports and charts directly from Microsoft Excel

Leverage Microsoft and Excel deployments

• Architected with Microsoft .NET for fast performance.
• IBM Cognos TM1 Web uses the familiar Excel environment to publish to the Web so users are up and running in minutes. It includes all the functionality of Excel such as formatting and graphing
• Use Microsoft Excel for all administrative functions of the IBM Cognos TM1 Web server. You can output Excel worksheets to the Web, delete worksheets and workbooks, manage folders and security, all from the familiar Excel interface.

• Extend information to more decision makers, supporting multi-site and global collaboration.
• Make Websheets visible to all planners and stakeholders.
• Enable all users with read/write capability to perform what-ifs using Websheets.
• Allow planning and forecasting in a distributed environment with people working remotely.
• Save money with read-only licenses to meet the needs of those who do not perform real-time analytics.

• Live interactive charts.
• Real-time what-if analysis so you can change a calculation and see the results instantly.
• IBM Cognos TM1 Web requires no significant hardware purchase or IT involvement. It’s easy to install and provides a zero footprint solution because it operates on a single server and requires no download for the Web client.

IBM Cognos TM1 Executive Viewer

Fast, self-service analytics for business users

Powerful ad-hoc analysis

• Access and modify pre-authored analysis and/or create unique ad-hoc queries.
• Create calculated members on-the-fly using a point and click calculator and use scorecard "traffic lights" to highlight exceptions.
• Conduct what-if scenarios and forecasting with advanced write-back capabilities and simple data entry.

• Search, sort and select on dimension element attributes and/or data.
• Retrieve detailed data with drilldown, drill-up, or relational drill-through.
• Suppress information not pertinent to the analysis with Personalized Outlines.

• Create graphic reports with options that include maps, dual axis, and table/chart on one page.
• Print fully formatted presentations including title page, table of contents, headers and footers directly from the Web.
• Export data to popular applications such as Excel, email or PDF.

IBM Cognos TM1 MidMarket Edition

The financial performance management solution for growing organizations

IBM Cognos TM1 MidMarket Edition is a complete financial performance management (FPM) solution for midsize organizations. It structures and automates your key financial processes, from planning, budgeting, and forecasting to consolidation, reporting, and analytics. IBM Cognos TM1 MidMarket Edition offers an array of applications, easy-to-use interfaces, high-performance analytics, and flexible data management.

Cost-effective alternative to spreadsheets

• Reduces errors with closely monitored data collection, rapid aggregation, and a rigorous approval process.
• Centrally manages business hierarchies, rules, calculations, and data using the industry's only in-memory analytics engine.
• Enables ‘what-if’ scenario modeling for improved business optimization.
• Offers a user-friendly Web interface or the familiar Excel® front-end, with tight Excel integration.
• Reduces the demand on overstretched IT resources-minimal IT support is needed for installation and setup.

• Automates and manages financial performance management processes across functional areas and business units.
• Provides immediate feedback to drive better decisions at all levels.
• Adapts readily to rapid growth and change, engaging hundreds of operational managers in a collaborative process using guided applications.
• Enables users to maintain data and generate reports quickly and easily, thanks to self-help components like wizards, workflow, pre-built databases, sample cubes, and plans.

• Deploys easier, reacts faster, and reaches further across your organization than any other FPM solution on the market.
• Provides role-based security and a clear audit trail to facilitate accountability and accuracy.
• Streamlines information gathering, aggregation, and analysis so you can focus your attention on running and growing your business.