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SPSS� 13.0 features enhancements for reporting, identification of groups, data management and predictive analytics for survey research

Chicago, Sept. 14, 2004 - SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS) today announced the availability of SPSS� 13.0 for Windows� and SPSS Server� 13.0 for Windows. The latest version of SPSS, developed based on direct customer feedback, includes significantly enhanced reporting capabilities, new add-on modules for group identification, more powerful data management features and predictive analytics for survey research.

"The new version of SPSS for Windows is a major upgrade,� said Bob Muenchen, manager, Statistical Consulting Center, Office of Information Technology at The University of Tennessee. �SPSS 13.0 includes an array of features that people will use often in their daily work."

More than 250,000 organizations worldwide rely on SPSS for Windows for survey research, database analysis and scientific reporting. SPSS 13.0 for Windows provides a broad range of capabilities for each step in the analytical process, including planning, data access, data management and preparation, analysis, reporting and deployment.

New features include

• Enhanced Reporting Capabilities
• New Add-On Module Enables Users to Better Identify Groups
  The new SPSS Classification Trees� add-on module creates classification and decision trees, which work directly within the SPSS environment to help users identify groups, ...
• More Powerful Data Management
  The new data management features in SPSS 13.0 help users save time, while increasing both the accuracy and reliability of their data.
• Predictive Analytics for Survey Research
  By using SPSS Complex Samples� to perform sophisticated analysis, users can more accurately analyze and predict numerical and categorical outcomes from complex samples.

For more information, visit www.spss.com