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SPSS Inc.’s CustomerCentric Wins Informix Solutions Showcase Award

Analytical CRM solution Recognized for Innovation

CHICAGO, 12/26/00 —

Acknowledged for enabling organizations to create more profitable customer relationships, SPSS Inc.’s (Nasdaq: SPSS) analytical customer relationship management solution, CustomerCentric , has been named winner of the Business Intelligence Showcase Partner award from Informix Software (Nasdaq: IFMX). Winners demonstrate the most innovative solution that best solves customers’ business problems using Informix technology. The Solutions Showcase Award program targets Informix Solutions Alliance Partners in North America, Latin America and Canada.

“Developing partnerships with industry leaders, such as Informix, are a key part of our go-to-market strategy. We are proud to receive this honor from Informix,” said David Blyer, SPSS vice president. “CustomerCentric was released less than one year ago, and this kind of recognition, in such a short period of time, is further proof of the value it delivers to organizations: the ability to create more profitable customer relationships by discovering what customers want and predicting what they will do.”

In September 2000, SPSS and Informix formed an alliance in which the two companies now promote a solution for business intelligence that integrates SPSS’ CustomerCentric with Informix’s Red Brick Warehouse, a specialized database technology for data mart applications. Also under the agreement, both companies market the solution, which is implemented by SPSS. Contestants in the Informix Software Solutions Showcase Award Program must be an Informix partner. The criteria that were considered for the award included quantified ROI (implementation costs and results), short implementation time, innovation in a cutting-edge solution, and revolutionary change in the company’s business practice brought about by the solution.

About CustomerCentric

CustomerCentric is SPSS’ industry-specific analytical CRM solution. Based on proven technology and business-driven methodology, CustomerCentric uses all of an organization’s data to deliver more profitable customer relationships.

CustomerCentric gives organizations an end-to-end customer intelligence system for more effective and profitable decisions at every point of customer contact. Data-derived scores are delivered to operational CRM systems to drive personalized content delivery. In addition, CustomerCentric enables companies to deploy customer insight to managers and executives so that they can make informed, data-driven decisions.

CustomerCentric is a customizable solution that includes a series of pre-built, industry-specific models, reports and key performance indicators. SPSS analytical CRM expertise allows users to quickly begin working with their customer data. The SPSS consulting team works closely with business managers, analysts and information technology professionals to help companies use CustomerCentric in ways that are most useful for achieving business objectives.

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. 77 on Forbes 2000 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. 12 on the 2000 DM Review 100; placed No. 16 on the 2000 Soft·letter 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; listed on Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers for 2000. For more information, visit www.spss.com .

About Informix Software

Informix Software is the technology leader in software infrastructure and solutions for the Internet. Informix brings a focused set of products and services that integrate e-business and business intelligence on an Internet infrastructure. The Company’s highly scalable database engines, in addition to its business intelligence, content management and e-commerce solutions, enable customers to succeed in the new economy. For more information, contact the nearest sales office or visit the Web site at www.informix.com .