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CHICAGO, Ill. (USA) -- May 8, 2006 -- SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today announced that eHarmony, the Internet's No. 1 relationship service, has purchased additional SPSS software for its research and development department.

Founded in 2000, eHarmony is the first relationship service on the Web to use a scientific approach to match highly compatible singles. Today, eHarmony has over 11 million registered users and, according to an independent poll, over 90 eHarmony members on average marry every day as a result of being matched on the site. Recently, the company launched eHarmony Marriage, a personalized, interactive, online "Marriage Wellness" program designed to help couples achieve stronger, healthier and happier marriages.

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