DALLAS, Texas, February 1, 1999 – Stonebridge Technologies, Inc., a leading regional solutions integrator, today announced its selection as a Cognos (NASDAQ:COGNF;TSE:CSN) Business Intelligence Partner. Under the agreement, Stonebridge is a certified reseller of the Cognos data access and reporting tools, PowerPlay and Impromptu, and a recognized integrator of complex decision support solutions utilizing these technologies.

"We are very pleased to announce the addition of Stonebridge Technologies into our global network of business intelligence partners," said Tony Sirianni, Cognos vice president of North American channel sales. "Stonebridge's ability to deliver a complete solution including hardware, software and professional services, and their particular focus on data warehousing for decision support, provides a total solution offering for the Cognos business intelligence customer or prospective customer."

"Our approach to data warehousing embraces a business-driven, incremental warehouse methodology built upon the premise of minimizing risk and delivering very rapid, iterative and measurable value back to our clients' businesses," said Christopher Durham, Stonebridge data warehousing practice director. "The Cognos business intelligence tools, especially PowerPlay Server Web Edition, have proven repeatedly very effective on our projects in helping us to quickly validate and deliver valuable business intelligence applications to large client user communities. It remains important for our practice, and for our customers, that we continue to invest in partnering relationships with best-of-breed technology providers such as Cognos."

About Stonebridge

Stonebridge Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of e-business solutions, integration and consulting services in the Southeastern and Southcentral United States. Stonebridge delivers 90 percent or more of its engagements using local Stonebridge consultants — a unique strategy giving clients cost-effective solutions that raise productivity and reduce risks associated with e-business transformation and complex technology projects. Stonebridge solutions focus on Extended Enterprise Resource Planning (XERP), Electronic Relationship Management (eRM) and Operations Resource Management (ORM). Areas of technical expertise include: business intelligence, software integration, custom development, business applications, infrastructure development and accompanying IT services.

Stonebridge employs more than 400 associates in twelve geographic locations. Stonebridge clients span a variety of industry sectors such as telecom, high technology, financial services, electronics and energy. Clients include many blue chip companies and large organizations such as Blockbuster, Chick-fil-A, eMerge, E*TRADE, Home Shopping Network, MCI Telecommunications, Texas Instruments, Williams Companies, GTE, Golfsmith, Northern Telecom and The Weather Channel.

For more information on Stonebridge Technologies, visit us online at www.sbti.com.

About Cognos
Cognos is the leading vendor of enterprise business intelligence solutions. Business Intelligence software makes corporate data easily accessible to everyone in an organization, so they can better coordinate decision-making across the entire enterprise, and improve the performance of the business. Cognos products are available directly from Cognos and through an extensive network of channel partners. The Company also develops, markets and supports software tools for application development.

Founded in 1969, Cognos is a publicly traded company with offices around the world and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.