MicroStrategy Named Partner of the Year at Annual SPSS Directions User Conference

Business Wire, Oct 29, 2007

CHICAGO -- SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq:SPSS), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today announced MicroStrategy([R]) Incorporated as SPSS Partner of the Year 2007 during the fourth annual SPSS Directions User Conference in Orlando, Fla.

MicroStrategy was honored for combining its business intelligence technology with SPSS' predictive analytics software, giving customers an integrated view of historical and predictive data to better enhance decision making and project future trends.

Other SPSS partners recognized at the conference:

HP -- named Channel Partner of the Year for delivering installations of its Enterprise Risk Management solutions, powered by SPSS' data mining models, to multiple customers in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Additionally, HP integrated predictive analytics from SPSS in its recently announced HP CentralView business solutions that are designed to generate, protect and optimize revenue for communications, entertainment and media companies.

Oracle -- selected Technology Partner of the Year for combining Oracle[R] Data Mining with SPSS' data mining workbench to complete a number of successful opportunities for customers.

SAP AG --chosen as SPSS Complimentary Partner of the Year for its collaboration with SPSS. SPSS offers an SAP-endorsed business solution (EBS), SPSS for Banking-Credit Risk Model Validation, which includes SPSS Clementine data mining technology that achieved "Powered by SAP NetWeaver([R])" status.

MarketBridge -- honored as Systems Integrator Partner of the Year for developing joint solutions with SPSS designed to solve several marketing and sales problems, including marketing mix optimization, improving B2B pipeline performance and leveraging "passive" market research techniques to estimate the attitudinal effects of marketing activities.

"SPSS is pleased to recognize all of its partners for their respective contributions and efforts to strengthen and foster our alliance relationships," said SPSS President and CEO Jack Noonan. "We're extremely proud to honor MicroStrategy, HP, Oracle, SAP and MarketBridge, which align with us to provide our customers with the best and most innovative solutions for their unique business problems."

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 additional information, please visit www.spss.com.