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September 17, 2007, CHICAGO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq:SPSS - News), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today released SPSS 16.0, a significantly enhanced version of its flagship statistical software suite of products. New capabilities in SPSS 16.0 integrate this product with SPSS' Predictive Enterprise Services™ (PES) analytics platform to direct and automate decisions. This use of predictive analytic technology produces a measurable return on investment and provides SPSS customers with a competitive advantage.

SPSS 16.0 targets the needs of organizations that value predictive modeling capabilities as corporate assets. With PES -- an enterprise-level predictive platform addressing key requirements supporting the widespread use and implementation of predictive analytics -- businesses utilize more powerful statistics to tap into customers' attitudinal and behavioral data. The benefits achieved include detecting fraud, increasing revenues through cross-selling and up-selling, and improving overall business process efficiencies and outcomes.

The SPSS 16.0 release features a new user interface written completely in Java™, making the software more flexible and easier to use. Other major enhancements include significantly expanded analytical capabilities, enhanced data management, improved programmability and greater performance and scalability in enterprise applications. This release features the immediate availability of all SPSS 16.0 product modules across the major computing platforms -- Microsoft® Windows®, Apple® Mac® OS® X or Linux®.

For additional information, please visit www.spss.com.