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SPSS Inc. Ranked 115 on Software 500

Provider of Analytical Solutions Among World's Largest Software Companies

CHICAGO, 07/27/00 —

Demonstrating its position as a leading provider of analytical solutions that enable companies to develop more profitable customer relationships, SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) placed No. 115 on the Software 500. The Software 500, published by Software magazine, ranks the world’s largest software vendors based solely on software revenue. SPSS' 1999 net revenues totaled $142 million.

"Our ranking on the Software 500 confirms SPSS' position as a leader in analytical solutions that discover what customers want and predict what they will do," said Jack Noonan, SPSS president and CEO. "Our solutions, based on our 32-year history in analysis of customer data and our proven technology, are gaining greater and greater acceptance among organizations throughout the world, which has helped establish our leadership position."

The Software 500 is based on total worldwide software and software-related services revenue for 1999. The ranking includes public companies and many private companies that disclose revenue. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business in addition to software. Software revenue includes license fees, as well as revenue from product maintenance and support and professional services. Revenue from training, hardware sales and peripherals are excluded. Figures are based on the calendar year so that all firms are measured over the same four quarters.

About SPSS Inc.

SPSS Inc. enables organizations to develop more profitable customer relationships by providing analytical solutions that discover what customers want and predict what they will do. The company delivers analytical solutions at the intersection of customer relationship management and business intelligence. SPSS analytical solutions integrate and analyze market, customer and operational data in key vertical markets worldwide, including: telecommunications, health care, banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, market research and the public sector.

Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has more than 40 offices, over 900 employees and 1999 revenues of $142 million. The company also has won the following awards: No. 70 on Forbes' 1999 list of the “200 best small companies” and as the 22nd most profitable company on the Nasdaq exchange by Equities magazine; 1999 World Class Solution Award in business intelligence and named “best decision support system for business intelligence” in the 1999 RealWare Award competition; No. 14 in DM Review's 1999 Data Warehouse Top 100; placed No. 16 on the 2000 Softletter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 115 in the 2000 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software magazine. For more information, visit www.spss.com.