Cognos Inc. and Massachusetts-based IT consulting firm Exeter Group co-launch an online solution for comparing management strategies between US colleges and universities. The new benchmarking tool, developed for the National Association of College and University Business Officers, leverages Cognos 8 business intelligence to measure management strategies among post-secondary institutions and against industry norms. In its first application, the tool will be used to form tuition discounting strategies. The solution will be in use by more than 700 universities by the fall.