SPSS to Host Online Seminar Series - ''Predictive Analytics in Insurance''

Business Wire, July 21, 2006

CHICAGO -- SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSS), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, will host a series of online seminars exploring how predictive analytics can solve business issues specific to the insurance industry.

Participants will discover why predictive analytics is a must-have business practice and how SPSS insurance customers have successfully applied predictive analytics across the enterprise: in marketing, customer service, claims, and underwriting.

WHEN:   Thursday, August 3, 2006, at 11 a.m. CT
        Predictive Analytics Platform for Insurance--A CIO Perspective

        Thursday, August 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. CT
        Improving Customer Service through Fast-Track Claims

        Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 11 a.m. CT
        The Real ROI of Predictive Marketing for Insurance

        Thursday, September 21, 2006, at 11 a.m. CT
        Predictive Analytics for Insurance--An Analyst Perspective

        Thursday, October 12, 2006, at 11 a.m. CT
        Predictive Analytics in Underwriting

HOW:    To register for any of these events, please visit:
        http://www.spss.com/events/landing/insuranceseries.cfm

About SPSS Inc.

SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSS) is a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software and solutions. The company's predictive analytics technology connects data to effective strategic action by drawing reliable conclusions about current conditions and critical future events. More than 250,000 commercial, academic, and public sector customers rely on SPSS technology to help increase revenue, reduce costs, improve important processes, and detect and prevent fraud. More than 95 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies are SPSS customers. Founded in 1968, SPSS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For additional information, please visit www.spss.com.

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