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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--

SPSS INC. REPORTS 2004 FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR RESULTS; RECORD REVENUES DRIVEN BY INCREASE IN NEW LICENSES

SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSS), a leading provider of predictive analytics technology and services, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

In the 2004 fourth quarter, revenues were a record $60.5 million compared to $57.8 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2003. License revenues were $27.7 million compared to $26.2 million in the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were $0.20 including a $1.5 million pretax write-off of fixed assets, compared with $0.34 in 2003, which included a one-time income tax benefit of $2.3 million.

Revenues for the 2004 fiscal year were the highest in the company's history, totaling $224.1 million compared to $208.4 million in 2003. License revenues were $95.8 million compared to $91.5 million in 2003. Diluted earnings per share in 2004 were $0.31 compared to $0.53 in the 2003 fiscal year. Results in 2004 include unusual pre-tax charges of approximately $6.5 million. As of December 31, 2004, cash was $37.1 million and cash flow from operating activities was $12.2 million.

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