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SPSS Inc. Awarded 2009 SAP® Pinnacle Award

~ Global partner awards recognise SAP partners that made exemplary contributions to SAP’s ecosystem ~

May 20, 2009

SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), the leading global provider of Predictive Analytics software and solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a 2009 SAP^® Pinnacle Award in the category BusinessObjects™ Software Partner.

SPSS Predictive Analytics Software (PASW), used together with SAP BusinessObjects solutions, provides customers greater access to Predictive Analytics within a business intelligence (BI) framework. PASW Modeler (formerly Clementine) data mining workbench integrated with SAP BusinessObjects^™XI solutions provides users a single access point to mine and analyze data, all from within their current BI architecture.

Part of the SPSS Predictive Analytics Software portfolio of products, PASW Modeler extends and automates the power of data mining to the business user. Incorporating Predictive Analytics increases and extends the value of the business intelligence platform and provides greater ease of use. This allows users to confidently make more informed decisions to improve customer loyalty, decrease marketing costs, identify and reduce fraudulent behavior, or minimize risk.

SAP Pinnacle Awards were granted to leading SAP partners that have excelled in enhancing the customer experience, addressing critical issues such as accelerating co-innovation and improving return on investment. Winners were selected from more than 300 nominations – twice the number in 2008 – received from partners and SAP employees. SPSS received the award at a special awards ceremony held on the eve of SAPPHIRE^® 2009, SAP’s international customer conference.

Executive quote

Michael Gibson, vice president of worldwide indirect sales at SPSS Inc., said, “We are honored to be presented with a 2009 SAP Pinnacle Award. Our partnership with SAP is a true reflection of the value that our solutions bring to customers. The power of SPSS Predictive Analytics Software used together with BusinessObjects solutions allows customers to further unlock the value within enterprise data to better understand and predict future customer behavior.”

Customer quote

“SAP is committed to fostering an ecosystem that is driven by co-innovation and uniquely provides solutions and services to help customers meet their most pressing challenges,” said Zia Yusuf, executive vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP. “SAP Pinnacle Awards recognize those partners that have consistently demonstrated excellence in delivering value-focused and cost-effective solutions and services that help customers address their industry and business process needs. We thank SPSS for their dedication and passion to teaming with SAP to help extend the value of a customer-focused ecosystem.”

About the company

About SPSS Inc.

SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) is a leading global provider of Predictive Analytics software and solutions. The company’s Predictive Analytics technology improves business processes by giving organizations forward visibility for decisions made every day. By incorporating Predictive Analytics into their daily operations, organizations become Predictive Enterprises – able to direct and automate decisions to meet business goals and achieve a measurable competitive advantage. More than 250,000 public sector, academic and commercial customers rely on SPSS technology to help increase revenue, reduce costs and detect and prevent fraud. Founded in 1968, SPSS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please visit www.spss.com.

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