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Chicago Software Association Issues Top Honor to Jack Noonan

SPSS Inc. Chief Recognized With CSA's Leadership Award

CHICAGO, 11/11/99 —

Celebrating his creative vision and business savvy, the Chicago Software Association (CSA) presented SPSS Inc. President and CEO Jack Noonan with its Leadership Award at the 1999 CSA Annual Achievement Awards. The Leadership Award is given to the top executive of a member company whose guidance has been instrumental in the success of his or her organization. Noonan was recognized for building a cohesive organization, exhibiting a gift for prudent risk taking and providing significant volunteer support for the betterment of the community.

"Jack Noonan is an outstanding representative of what it takes to build and maintain a competitive organization in the technology marketplace," said Candace Renwall, director of the CSA. "He exemplifies what it takes to ensure that Illinois can establish itself as a high-tech mecca."

"I am honored to be selected for this Leadership Award," Noonan said. "It's a very exciting time to be a part of SPSS and it's gratifying that our goals and direction are supported by the CSA. As our new tagline, 'data mining makes the difference,' suggests, SPSS software development in Chicago will continue to grow and impact the business intelligence market."

Since becoming president and chief executive officer of SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) in 1992, Noonan's technological vision and direction have taken SPSS from a small entrepreneurial organization with a single product offering to an intelligent, business-minded public company with multiple lines of business. Today, more than 250,000 organizations worldwide use SPSS software to create and distribute information for better decision making. Noonan's strategy of combining internal development with acquisitions has led SPSS through nine corporate acquisitions, the most key of those being the late-1998 acquisition of Integral Solutions Ltd., which helped solidify SPSS' data mining leadership role. These acquisitions have made SPSS the leading provider of market research software in the world.

About CSA

The Chicago Software Association is a private, not-for-profit industry trade association dedicated to creating an environment in which software and information technology companies can prosper. The CSA is a regional association with approximately 550 member companies, serving a territory that includes all of Illinois, and a 150-mile radius around Chicago (including southern Wisconsin, southwest Michigan and northern Indiana). As the recognized voice of technology in Illinois, CSA represents emerging growth to Fortune 500 companies.

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.