Cognos vs BO - Difference between the 2 BI giants

The two biggest Business Intelligence report studios are Cognos8 BI and BO BI. So normally the discussion on which is the best comes very often.

COGNOS	BO
Divided into Many tools like Analysis Studio, Querystudio, Report Studio	All in one package- Web Intelligence
Appropriate integration between all the tools	Many tools and no Proper Integration between Queries, Excessive.
Metadata is common to all tools,Which offers performance and scalability	Flexible and Scalable`
Separately Structured Interfaces	Integrated Dashboards
Very clear and service oriented Business Intelligence	Unclear BI future perspective because of too many tools
Can be done even with the basic End Users.	IT professionals Needed for every change
Loss of Performance while scaling up the hardware	Performance is consistent while Scaling UP
No proper tool available to store the documents	Business Objects XI Info view is used to store the documents.
Customers feel Cognos is Complex	Customers complain BO is not Fully Business Intelligence yet.
Impromptu is relatively weaker.	BO's adhoc reporting capability is superior
Cognos ROLAP Tools and MOLAP Cubes	BO is primarily ROLAP
Inbox drill through from one report to other	Time Consuming Drill Through Feature
Learning is exhaustive because of many separate tools.	Learning is easy since many tools are merged.

Cognos :

1. Divided into Abounding accoutrement like Analysis Studio, Querystudio, Address Studio.
2. Appropriate affiliation amid all the tools.
3. Metadata is accepted to all tools,Which offers achievement and scalability.
4. Separately Structured Interfaces.
5. Very bright and account aggressive Business Intelligence.
6. Can be done even with the basal End Users.
7. Loss of Achievement while ascent up the hardware.
8. No able apparatus accessible to abundance the documents.
9. Customers feel Cognos is Complex.
10. Impromptu is almost weaker.
11. Cognos ROLAP Accoutrement and MOLAP Cubes.
12. Inbox assignment through from one address to other.
13. Learning is all-embracing because of abounding abstracted tools.

BO:

1. All in one package- Web Intelligence.
2. Many accoutrement and no Proper Integration amid Queries, Excessive.
3. Flexible and Scalable.
4. Integrated Dashboards.
5. Unclear BI approaching angle because of too abounding tools
6. IT professionals Needed for every change.
7. Performance is constant while Scaling UP.
8. Business Objects XI Info appearance is acclimated to abundance the documents.
9. Customers accuse BO is not Fully Business Intelligence yet.
10. BO's adhoc advertisement adequacy is superior.
11. BO is primarily ROLAP.
12. Time Consuming Drill Through Feature.
13. Learning is simple back abounding accoutrement are merged.