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DeltaGraph Wins Fifth MacWorld Eddy Award

SPSS' All-purpose Charting Software Offers Mac Users a Better Way to Create Graphs

CHICAGO, 01/21/00 —

For the fifth time, MacWorld editors awarded SPSS Inc.'s (Nasdaq: SPSS) DeltaGraph for Macintosh software with the Editor's Choice Award in the data management software category. Recognizing DeltaGraph 4.5's charting abilities, Web-accommodating features and ability to change any element of a chart's appearance, editors chose the software after surveying every Mac product released between Nov. 1, 1998, and Nov. 1, 1999. Editor's Choice Awards are presented in 26 categories and are based on overall quality and innovative features introduced to the Macintosh industry. In addition to the 1999 award, DeltaGraph received awards from MacWorld in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.

"We are thrilled to accept this award from MacWorld," said Chris Gregory, DeltaGraph product manager at SPSS. "This release is an example of our continued commitment to Macintosh-based users, who make up more than half of DeltaGraph customers. Our goal with DeltaGraph 4.5 was to improve the ease of use and compatibility with other programs to make it easy to incorporate graphing in anything as a much more professional and impressive way to convey a message. The result is an all-purpose -- and award-winning -- charting program that provides users with capabilities far beyond the charting found in office suites and other, everyday graphing products."

DeltaGraph's 80-plus chart types, including 11 new types in version 4.5, combined with its 200-plus chart styles enable users in areas as varied as general business, marketing communications, research, science, education and engineering to create customized, publication-ready charts with ease. The Chart Advisor helps users select chart types or create and quickly find an arsenal of custom chart templates with the Visual Library. DeltaGraph's flexibility enables users to color, manipulate and customize every element in a graph. Added support for popular programs such as Excel 98®, Word®, PageMaker, Quark XPress® and Adobe PhotoShop, as well as the Pantone Matching System, helps DeltaGraph users easily add charting power to almost any application's data. Additionally, completed DeltaGraph charts are ready for publication in almost any format, including paper reports, electronic presentations, professionally published materials or on the Web (including Internet, Intranet and Extranet capabilities).

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 delivers enterprise solutions to key vertical markets, including: telecommunications, health care, banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, market research and the public sector. 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, the company has more than 40 offices, over 900 employees and 1998 revenues of $121 million. The company also has won the following awards: ranked 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; granted 1999 World Class Solution Award in business intelligence and named "best decision support system for business intelligence" in the 1999 RealWare Award competition; named No. 14 in DM Review's 1999 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. 97 in the 1999 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.