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SPSS Places No. 23 on Softletter 100

Company Is Highest-ranked Data Mining Vendor

CHICAGO, 05/28/99 —

Confirming its data mining leadership, SPSS Inc. ranked No. 23 on the 1999 Softletter 100. The Softletter 100 is a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the U.S., based on calendar year revenues.

"We are quite proud to be the highest-ranking data mining vendor on the prestigious Softletter 100," said Jack Noonan, SPSS president and CEO. "A large part of our strategy is to develop scalable analytical products which turn large data sets into information. In addition, we are focusing on enabling organizationwide deployment -- including via the Web -- so that companies can increase revenues and decrease costs. This product development strategy means we will continue our data mining leadership. As more people in more organizations do data mining, we are able to provide unique, long-term value to our customers and shareholders."

The Softletter 100 is published by Softletter, a twice-monthly industry newsletter that reports on trends in personal computer software publishing. Written for an audience of senior-level industry executives, Softletter tracks emerging technologies, marketing and distribution tactics, company operations, finance and product development. To be ranked, a company must be an independent, U.S.-based company that generates at least 50 percent of its revenues from personal computer software development or publishing.

Company Information

SPSS Inc. is a leader in business intelligence, especially data mining, as well as three vertical markets: survey/market research, quality improvement and scientific research. SPSS products and services transform organizations by helping users leverage information to improve processes that increase revenues and reduce costs. Today, more than 250,000 organizations use SPSS software to create and distribute information for better decision making.

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.