Cognos on the iPhone?

Built a couple of the report samples out to an iPhone emulator yesterday. Even out-of-box the viewer looks pretty decent. The Cognos Viewer navigation buttons are manageable but would be obviously better if specifically designed for the iPhone.

Oracle and MicroStrategy BI both have offerings now for the iPhone so I'm sure we can expect it is only a matter of time until IBM Cognos picks this up.

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Installing Cognos ReportNet on Oracle

This supporting guide is a little dated (Cognos ReportNet) but still useful when setting up Cognos and the BI samples with the Content Store hosted on Oracle. If you need a copy of the Oracle database to practice on, there is a developer program where you can download any Oracle software for free, as long as you do not use it for commercial purposes (and some other restrictions). http://technet.oracle.com

The installation process is as follows:

1. 1. Install Cognos;
   
2. 2. Configure Oracle;
   
3. 3. Configure IIS;
   
4. 4. Configure Cognos;
   
5. 5. Install Samples;
   
6. 6. Test

Download the document: ReportNet Install Guide on Oracle

For more detailed installation information always consult the official install guides.