title: purpose of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and Financial Performance Management?
body: <p>I've been mandated to find out what <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/?pgel=ibmhzn&amp;cm_re=masthead-_-products-_-sw-cognos" rel="nofollow">IBM Cognos</a> does, and I cannot find useful information on the subject apart what I can read from the IBM Website and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognos" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>.</p>
  
  <p>What I'm after is some concrete examples of what Cognos can do for businesses and organisations that intend to use it.</p>