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Strong Increases in Profitability and Cash Flow

CHICAGO, Ill. (USA), February 14, 2006 — SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The Company reported record revenues of $62.2 million and diluted earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.30 for the fourth quarter of 2005, representing the highest single revenue quarter in its history. These results compare to revenues of $60.5 million and EPS of $0.20 in the fourth quarter of 2004. Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2005 increased to $8.6 million, or 14 percent of total revenues, from $3.7 million, or 6 percent of total revenues, in the same quarter last year.

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A Year of Successful Product Launches and Growing Industry Recognition

Two-thousand five was highlighted by successful product launches and growing industry recognition of SPSS’ leadership in the market for predictive analytics technology and services. The Company released SPSS 14.0, an enhanced version of its flagship statistical software package, and SPSS® Statistical Services for Microsoft® SQL Server 2005, which markedly expands the analytical options of major organizations by readily integrating with Windows Server System products.

In 2005 SPSS also released:

• A significantly upgraded version of its ShowCase® Suite 7.0, the leading business intelligence and data mining solution for organizations using the IBM® eServer iSeries™ (AS/400®) computing platform.
• PredictiveClaims™, a new solution to reduce insurance fraud, improve the claims process and cut costs, an application based on real-time predictive analytics technology that integrates with existing claims-management systems to instantly determine which claims qualify for immediate approval and which are potentially fraudulent.
• Dimensions™3.0, a significant upgrade of its comprehensive suite for survey design, data collection, data management, analysis and publishing of survey results.

Nucleus Research (http://www.spss.com/home_page/NucleusResearch.htm) released the results of its independent study on SPSS predictive analytics solutions. Entitled, "The Real ROI from SPSS," the study concluded that 94 percent of SPSS' customers examined had achieved a positive return on investment (ROI) from their deployments after an average deployment time of 10.7 months. “This is one of the highest ROI scores Nucleus has ever seen in its Real ROI series of research reports,” the firm noted.

Finally, Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com) announced that it selected SPSS as the recipient of the 2005 Product Innovation Award for its pioneering role in predictive customer relationship management (CRM) analytics. Frost & Sullivan presents this award to companies demonstrating excellence in new products and technologies in their industries.

For more information, visit www.spss.com