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CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 5, 2004 -- SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSS), the leading provider of predictive analytics, today announced that it has been ranked as a market leader in META Group's METAspectrum(SM) report for data mining tools. META Group is a leading provider of information technology (IT) research, advisory services and strategic consulting.

According to the METAspectrum report, SPSS remains a leader in the current data mining market and has no significant weakness or disadvantage for prospective customers. The company's data mining workbench, Clementine(R), was specifically recognized for excelling in nearly all aspects of data mining functionality, and offers its users excellent benefits related to marketing awareness/industry reputation, geographic coverage, support services and business drivers, such as core competencies.

Here is the SPSS Vendor/Product Evaluation of the METAspectrum data mining tools report.

Here is META Spectrum Market SUmmary.

For more information, visit www.spss.com.