Question : Cognos with .NET

Hi,

I would like to know if Cognos reporting solutions can be used with .NET.  Does cognos support IIS?
Also please confirm if Cognos supports SQL Server 2000 and Oracle databases.

Thanks!

Answer : Cognos with .NET

.Net is a programming language...you can use it in conjunction with the cognos SDK to create custom solutions based on the cognos reporting engine (mostly with regards to the newer Cognos 8 based stuff, not so much with the older Powerplay stuff).  All the major database vendors are directly supported to some degree (think Oracle 9 or 10, MSQL 2000 and 2005, and DB2 UDB 8), and most others are supported either directly or through ODBC (performance can be variable though).  IIS and Apache are the main web servers at the front end; out of the box it supports CGI, ISAPI and Apache-mod gateways.