IBM SPSS Modeler Professional

Quickly discover patterns and trends in your structured numerical data more easily, using a unique visual interface supported by advanced analytics. Model outcomes and understand what factors influence outcomes to proactively take advantage of opportunities and mitigate risks.

• Optimization techniques for large datasets, including boosting and bagging, that improve model stability and accuracy
• Enhanced visualization for key algorithms, including Neural Net and Decision Tree
• New interactive visualization for key algorithms and 'ensemble' models, making results easier to understand and communicate
• Updated algorithms: Neural Net and Linear
• The ability to read and write data via XML
• In-database data mining updated and database support extended
• New large database processing optimization for key algorithms (when using IBM SPSS Modeler Server)
• Runtime prompting for analysis parameters makes analysis more accurate and easier to share

Many corporations, government agencies and academic institutions around the world rely on Modeler Professional to reveal insights hidden in their data that will help them improve outcomes and reach their goals.

Modeler Professional helps:

Banking and financial services firms make their marketing campaigns more effective, evaluate credit risk more reliably and spot potentially fraudulent activities more efficiently
Insurance companies fine-tune marketing efforts and streamline claim processing while identifying fraudulent claims more reliably
Telecommunications companies develop more intimate customer relationships in order to build loyalty and reduce customer defection or "churn"
Retailers improve their assortment planning and fine-tune their marketing and customer loyalty efforts
Utilities and energy suppliers offer more personalized service to customers. Analytics also plays a role in preventive maintenance, which results in greater reliability at less cost
Government agencies manage functions as diverse as tax audit selections, military force recruitment and proactive policing and public safety
Healthcare organizations use predictive intelligence to proactively manage their resources and fine-tune their practices to provide better patient care
Colleges and universities manage the entire student lifecycle more efficiently, from recruiting the right mix of students to offering them a selection of programs and assistance to keep them enrolled to managing alumni development programs with greater success

Read more about how Modeler Professional helps organizations meet a wide variety of business objectives.

Create and evaluate sophisticated models easily and visually

Use a variety of pre-built algorithms to create models easily and intuitively. View models interactively and apply a variety of analysis and visualization techniques that help you understand and communicate the results of your analysis efforts.

Greater flexibility for business and professional analysis

Use automatic data preparation and automatic modeling to get results quickly. Full integration with IBM SPSS Statistics enables you to use best-in-class statistical analysis and reporting to support your data mining efforts from a single interface.

Support for Enterprise Standards and Technologies

In-database mining allows organizations to leverage their investments in operational databases fully while enterprise features such as password protection and single sign-on ensure adherence to corporate governance over data and models.

• Operating system
• Microsoft® Windows® 7 (Professional and Enterprise) x32 and x64 Editions
• Microsoft Windows Vista (Business and Enterprise) with Service Pack 1 x32 and x64 Editions
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 x32 and x64 Editions.
• Hardware
• Intel® Pentium® or Pentium-class processor or higher (for 32-bit Windows);
• x64 (AMD 64 and EM64T) processor family (for 64-bit Windows).
• A monitor with 1024x768 resolution or higher.
• A DVD-ROM drive is also required if you are installing from the installation disk.
• Free disk space - 2 GB of available hard-disk space.
• RAM - 2 GB or more recommended.
• Software - Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher for online help.
• Virtual environment - The following virtual environments are supported
• Windows 2008® Terminal Services
• Windows 2003® Terminal Services and R2
• Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 – Standard, Advanced and Enterprise

• Operating system
• Windows Server 2008 (Standard and Enterprise) x32 and x64 Editions;
• Windows Server 2003® (Standard and Enterprise) x32 and x64 Editions
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (Standard and Enterprise) x32 and x64 Editions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform 5.x (x32, EM64T and AMD64 processors)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4.x (EM64T and AMD64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise 4.x (x32, EM64T and AMD64)
• Sun Solaris™ 9 or 10 (for SPARC 64-bit machines)
• HP-UX 11i V3 for Itanium 64-bit machines
• IBM AIX® 5L 64-bit, version 5.3 and 6.1.
• Hardware
• Pentium® or Pentium-class processor or higher (for 32-bit Windows)
• x64 (AMD 64 and EM64T) processor family (for 64-bit Windows), running at 1GHz or faster.
• Pentium or Pentium-class processor or higher for 32-bit Linux
• x64 (AMD 64 and EM64T) processor family for 64-bit Linux
• UltraSPARC II or better (for Solaris™)
• Itanium processor for HP-UX
• PowerPC processor, 233MHz or faster and IBM RS/6000® for AIX®.
• A DVD-ROM drive if installing from media
• A network adaptor running the TCP/IP network protocol.
• Free disk space - 1 gigabyte (GB) or more recommended, 2 GB or more recommended if running on HP-UX.
• RAM - 4 GB or more is recommended.
• Client software - The client software must be at the same release level as the server software
• Virtual environment - The following virtual environments are supported
• VMWare ESX Server 3.5
• VMWare ESX Server 3.0

IBM SPSS Modeler Training

Harness the power of predictive analytics by enrolling in a training program from SPSS, an IBM Company. You have three options to choose from:

• OnSite Education (5 days)
• Live e-learning: train online and in real time with an SPSS instructor (i-WBT)
• Live instructor training: group or individual one-on-one sessions available (Live)