SPSS Inc. Moves to Sears Tower; Software Leader's Office Space Expands to 100,000 Square Feet

Business Wire, August 5, 1998

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1998--SPSS Inc. is making its move today, as the company relocates its worldwide corporate headquarters to the Sears Tower. Formerly located on five floors at 444 N. Michigan Ave., the leading developer of desktop data analysis software will now occupy the 11th and 12th floors - a total of 100,000 square feet - of the Sears Tower. More than half of the company's nearly 800 total employees worldwide will work at the new headquarters. The new address and phone number is:

SPSS Inc.

233 S. Wacker Drive

11th Floor

Chicago, IL 60606-6307

312-651-3000

The expansion is a direct result of business growth and acquisitions for the 30 year-old company. SPSS President and CEO Jack Noonan said, "This is an exciting move for SPSS. With all employees on two floors instead of five, SPSS staff can better communicate with other departments and increase teamwork. This kind of interaction can only enhance the development of SPSS products. Sears Tower is a world-class address for our world-class high-tech corporate staff."

SPSS Inc. Moves to Sears Tower

The new office space features a high-tech look and a "democratic" workspace configuration - the largest population of employee workspace is located near the greatest amount of natural light, while most private offices are located in the interior of the space. The new facility features two, 1000-square feet, state-of the art training classrooms which will house the more than 150 customer training sessions held each year. SPSS has added a new, in-house usability lab, designed to allow SPSS employees to observe the use of SPSS products by customers in order to gauge their reaction as they navigate the interface and perform normal tasks with the software. Architects from Soloman, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates designed the office space and Abacus International Inc. coordinated the ergonomically correct furniture for the project. Both are located in downtown Chicago.

About SPSS Inc.

SPSS Inc. is a multinational company that delivers "Statistical Product and Service Solutions" - in-depth reporting, analysis and modeling software that enables people to better analyze their data for more informed decisions. As a leader in large analytical markets, SPSS consists of three businesses: SPSS for business analysis, including market research and data mining; SPSS Science for scientific research and SPSS Quality for quality improvement. SPSS products are used at more than 250,000 sites around the world in business, academia and government settings.

Celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 1998, SPSS is one of the most enduring software companies in the world. SPSS has won the following awards: ranked among Forbes 200 Best Small Companies in America; Business Week's Top 100 Growth Companies for 1997; placed No. 21 on the1998 Softletter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 87 in the 1998 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and distributors around the world. For more information, visit www.spss.com.

SPSS information is available on the World Wide Web through the SPSS Press Center at: http://www.spss.com/press

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