SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 ORor 15(Dd) OFof ~~THE~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~Report OF(Date ~~1934~~of earliest event reported): September 17, 2007

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 5, 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

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

(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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¨Section ~~Soliciting~~8 ~~material~~— ~~pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~Other Events

¨Item ~~Pre-commencement~~8.01 ~~communications~~Other ~~pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~Events

¨On ~~Pre-commencement~~September ~~communications~~17, 2007, ~~pursuant~~Cognos toIncorporated ~~Rule~~announced ~~13e~~that it had received early termination of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-4Scott-Rodino Act (cHSR) ~~under~~in connection with its cash tender offer for Applix, Inc. Conditions to the transaction ~~Exchange~~that ~~Act~~remain ~~(17~~outstanding ~~CFR~~include, ~~240~~among others, a minimum tender of at least a majority of then outstanding shares of Applix on a fully diluted basis, and receipt of other required regulatory approvals.~~13e-4(c))~~

~~Item 7.01 Regulation~~A FDcopy of ~~Disclosure~~the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

OnSection ~~July 5,~~9 ~~2007,~~— ~~Cognos~~Financial ~~Incorporated~~Statements ~~issued~~and Exhibits Item ~~a press release announcing that it has amended its stock repurchase program~~9.01 ~~The text of~~Financial ~~the~~Statements ~~press~~and ~~release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.~~ Exhibits

The information provided in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (~~the “Exchange Act”~~c)~~, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor~~ ~~shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.~~ Exhibits

~~Item 9~~99.~~01 Financial~~1 ~~Statements~~Joint press release, dated September 17, 2007, of Cognos Incorporated and ~~Exhibits~~Applix, Inc.

99.1Important Press Release dated July 5, 2007.Information

2THIS FILING IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER TO BUY OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SECURITIES. THE SOLICITATION AND THE OFFER TO BUY SHARES OF APPLIX’S COMMON STOCK WILL ONLY BE MADE PURSUANT TO AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT COGNOS INTENDS TO FILE WITH THE SEC. ONCE FILED, APPLIX’S STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. ONCE FILED, APPLIX’S STOCKHOLDERS WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER FREE OF CHARGE AT THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV, FROM THE INFORMATION AGENT NAMED IN THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS OR FROM COGNOS.

~~SIGNATURE~~Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

~~Pursuant~~Certain tostatements in this press release regarding the ~~requirements~~proposed transaction between Cognos and Applix and any other statements regarding Cognos’ or Applix’s future expectations, beliefs, goals or prospects constitute forward-looking statements made within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 138.4(9) of the Ontario Securities Act. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions) should also be considered forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including the ~~Registrant~~parties’ ~~has~~ability ~~duly~~to ~~caused~~consummate ~~this~~the ~~report~~transaction; the conditions to the completion of the transaction, including a sufficient number of Applix shares being tendered, may not be ~~signed~~satisfied, or the regulatory approvals required for the transaction may not be obtained on ~~its~~the ~~behalf~~terms byexpected or on the ~~undersigned~~anticipated schedule; ~~hereunto~~and ~~duly~~the ~~authorized.~~parties’ ability to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments of the merger; the possibility that the parties may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in the merger within the expected time-frames or at all and to successfully integrate Applix’s operations into those Cognos; such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; revenues following the transaction may be lower than

	COGNOS INCORPORATED (Registrant)
Dated: July 5, 2007	By:	/s/ Tom Manley
		Tom Manley Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

3expected; operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or suppliers) may be greater than expected following the transaction; the retention of certain key employees of Applix may be difficult; Cognos and Applix are subject to intense competition and increased competition is expected in the future; the failure to protect either party’s intellectual property rights may weaken its competitive position; Cognos is dependent on large transactions; customer decisions are influenced by general economic conditions; third parties may claim that either party’s products infringe their intellectual property rights; fluctuations in foreign currencies could result in transaction losses and increased expenses; acts of war and terrorism may adversely affect either party’s business; the volatility of the international marketplace; and the other factors described in Cognos’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007 and in its most recent quarterly report filed with the SEC, and Applix’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and in its most recent quarterly report filed with the SEC. Cognos and Applix assume no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~ 3

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated July 5, 2007

SIGNATURE

4Pursuant 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)

	By:	/s/ Tom Manley
Dated: September 17, 2007		Tom Manley Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

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