8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 2007

COGNOS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-16006	98-0119485
(Commission File Number No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3755 Riverside Drive

P.O. Box 9707, Station T

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

K1G 4K9

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(613) 738-1440

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 9, 2007, Cognos Incorporated issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. David Galloway to the Company’s Board of Directors effective today, July 9, 2007. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Mr. Galloway has not yet been appointed to a committee of the Company’s board of directors. There are no relationships or agreements between Mr. Galloway and the Company which are required to be disclosed herein.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1 Press Release Dated July 9, 2007.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	COGNOS INCORPORATED (Registrant)
Dated: July 9, 2007	By:	/s/    Tom Manley
		Tom Manley Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 9, 2007

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Relations Contact:

John Lawlor, Cognos

613-738-3503

john.lawlor@cognos.com

Media Relations Contact:

Carrie Bendzsa, Cognos

613-738-1440 Ext. 3431

carrie.bendzsa@cognos.com

COGNOS^® APPOINTS DAVID GALLOWAY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ottawa, Ontario – July 9, 2007 – Cognos Incorporated (Nasdaq:COGN; TSX:CSN), the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and performance management solutions, today announced the appointment of Mr. David Galloway to the company’s board of directors effective today.

Mr. Galloway is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Torstar Corporation and Harlequin Worldwide. He is currently the Chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Montreal and a member of the board of directors of Abitibi Consolidated, Inc., Toromont Industries Ltd. and E.W. Scripps Company.

“David brings to our board more than two decades in senior executive roles and tremendous public company board experience,” said Ron Zambonini, Chairman of the Company’s board of directors. “We are looking forward to working with David and benefiting from his diverse insight.”

About Cognos:

Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, provides world-class enterprise planning and BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance.

Cognos brings together technology, analytical applications, best practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers a complete performance system. The Cognos performance system is an open and adaptive solution that leverages an organization’s ERP, packaged applications, and database investments. It gives customers the ability to answer the questions – How are we doing? Why are we on or off track? What should we do about it? – and enables them to understand and monitor current performance while planning future business strategies.

Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.

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