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Forbes Magazine Ranks SPSS No. 70 Among 200 Best Small Companies in America

CHICAGO, 10/25/99 —

For the second time in the company's 31-year history, SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) was ranked as one of the nation's "200 Best Small Companies" by Forbes magazine. The inclusion of SPSS in this group of successful companies confirms the company's leadership in providing data mining software and services.

SPSS placed No. 70 in Forbes' 200 "Best Small Companies in America," according to the Nov. 1 issue. The article states, "There's not an Internet stock among them -- for the simple reason that Forbes has very strict financial performance standards for this exclusive club. For starters, that means clear evidence of profits -- a five-year average annual growth in earnings of 10 percent, which no Web company can come close to -- just to qualify as a candidate for the list."

The SPSS ranking is based on its average of 36 percent return on equity over the past five years. "This ranking is another milestone for SPSS," said Jack Noonan, SPSS president and CEO. "What's even more exciting are the possibilities for the future. With the growing interest in data mining and customer relationship management solutions, SPSS is in the prime position to deliver more growth and value -- both to our customers and to our shareholders."

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.