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<DIV><SPAN class=535593217-13092006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
can't comment on the layoffs and certainly not anyone specifically. I can
tell you that the only <SPAN class=441163817-13092006>organizational
</SPAN>effect on the ADT development group is that we are reporting to a
different Vice President within the Products group.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=535593217-13092006><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>As for sales, Cognos no longer publishes ADT sales separately. I can tell
you that we are holding our own quite nicely. <SPAN
class=441163817-13092006>Our margins are excellent and w</SPAN>e have well over
1000 customers<SPAN class=441163817-13092006>. PowerHouse is still a very viable
and valuable business to Cognos.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=535593217-13092006><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
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class=441163817-13092006>Bob</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Deskin</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Senior
Product Manager</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Application Development
Tools</FONT> <BR><B><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Cognos
Incorporated</FONT></B> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Office: (613) 738-1338 ext.
7268</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>bob.deskin@cognos.com</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://powerhouse.cognos.com/">http://powerhouse.cognos.com</A></FONT>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com@lists.sowder.com] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Robert Edis<BR><B>Sent:</B> September 13, 2006 1:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Cognos
layoffs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Do the recently
announced layoffs at Cognos affect any of our ADT friends there?</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Can someone from Cognos give us some idea
of how Cognos ADT sales are going these days?</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>Blue</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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