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SPSS Named Among Top Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence Vendors

Leading Analytic Software Vendor Leaps 14 Spots to No. 14 in Data Warehouse 100

CHICAGO, 11/17/99 —

Confirming its growing leadership in business intelligence and data mining, SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) was named, for the second consecutive year, among the 100 most influential data warehouse/business intelligence vendors. SPSS ranked No. 14 this year -- up from No. 28 in 1998 -- in the Data Warehouse 100, a comprehensive market study in which DM Review readers rate the vendors of data warehouse/business intelligence products used in their organizations.

"The companies that make up DM Review's Data Warehouse 100 are effectively meeting the needs of the explosive business intelligence and data warehouse marketplace," said Ron Powell, publisher/editorial director of DM Review in a press release announcing the Data Warehouse 100. "These companies were identified by our readers and inclusion in this exclusive group demonstrates each company's commitment to excellence."

"This award is particularly gratifying because it comes directly from the people who use our business intelligence products," said Jack Noonan, SPSS president and CEO. "Moving up 14 places on the list indicates increasing recognition of our strength in data mining. More generally, our higher ranking underscores the market's recognition of analytical software as the key to data warehouse return on investment. Analytical software leverages the warehouse investment by enabling people to make better decisions. With data mining, decision makers go beyond simple query and reporting capabilities, and even beyond OLAP, to incorporate predictive power in decisions." Noonan will be among the data warehousing industry leaders profiled in a related feature article, scheduled to run in the December 1999 issue of DM Review . For the complete Data Warehouse 100, visit http://www.dmreview.com/top100/ .

The DM Review "Data Warehouse 100" provides a unique insight into the future of the data warehousing and business intelligence market. The comprehensive survey, conducted jointly by DM Review and Market Perspectives, a Massachusetts-based intelligence company serving the data management industry, asked readers to rate vendors of data warehousing and business intelligence products used in their organizations. Nearly 700 customer questionnaires were compiled into an index that accounted for the mean rating, the number of responses, the comparative position of the vendor in each product category and the number of categories in which the vendor's products appeared. The result is DM Review's Data Warehouse 100.

Company Information

SPSS Inc., a multinational software and services company, is a leader in business intelligence, especially data mining and customer relationship management. The company also leads in three vertical markets: survey/market research, quality improvement and scientific research. With products running on all major computer platforms and translated in several languages, SPSS helps organizations leverage information to increase revenues and improve processes.

Founded in 1968, SPSS has been a leader in data analysis for more than three decades. SPSS has won the following awards: named No. 28 in DM Review's Data Warehouse Top 100; placed No. 23 on the 1999 Softletter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 87 in the 1998 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software magazine. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and distributors around the world.