FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 13, 2001 SPSS information is available on the World Wide Web through the SPSS Press Center at: http://www.spss.com/press Add presentation-quality business reporting with new module from SPSS BI Better meet customer needs and save time with SPSS Report Writer CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2001 - Answering customer requests for presentation-quality business reports, SPSS introduces SPSS Report Writer, a new desktop product from SPSS BI, a division of SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS). Part of the award-winning SPSS BI product line, SPSS Report Writer is accessible from the SPSS Base menu and reads several types of data files (including SPSS .sav data files, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access) directly. With its four report types and easy-to- use templates, SPSS Report Writer helps analysts and researchers create better quality reports with technology gained in the recent SPSS Inc. acquisition of Showcase. Giving customers the tools to speed and improve the reporting process, SPSS Report Writer's word-processing style, page layout and improved formatting facilities make it the ideal solution for customer, citizen, student, product, inventory, revenue and compliance reporting via paper and Adobe Acrobat's PDF format. The product is currently shipping worldwide With SPSS Report Writer, customers gain greater control over their output and save valuable time by using features such as the formatting toolbar, style extractor and report templates. And unlike other products, SPSS Report Writer makes reports easier to understand and eliminates the need to duplicate work by using SPSS variable and value labels. "Our customers have been asking for a way to create more professional-looking reports from their SPSS data - and SPSS Report Writer meets that need. Its integration with SPSS makes it a great reporting product for our customers," said Tom Moellering, product manager for SPSS BI. "SPSS Report Writer gives analysts and researchers more formatting options, making it easier to customize their page layout and create the report that best communicates their findings. And, direct marketers can use SPSS Report Writer to turn customer information into form letters and mailing labels." "Few companies have the opportunity to significantly impact an industry segment so quickly after an acquisition. Our SPSS Report Writer is the first product offering that brings technology from the query, reporting and analytical sides together. We are very enthused about the combinations of technology that our joint customers are requesting as a result of the ShowCase acquisition and anticipate taking a leadership role in this dynamic market opportunity," said Jon Otterstatter, who moved from ShowCase to SPSS following the acquisition. He currently serves as executive vice president and CTO of SPSS. Key features of SPSS Report Writer include: · Four report types - SPSS Report Writer provides a variety of report types, enabling customers to choose from columnar and cross tab reports as well as form letters and mailing labels. · Tighter integration with SPSS -- save the time and effort of exporting data to products made by other software companies. SPSS Report Writer is accessible from the SPSS menus and reads SPSS data files (.sav) directly. · Incorporation of SPSS value and variable labels - SPSS Report Writer makes the transition from data to report writing easier. Unlike Microsoft Word, Excel or other reporting tools, SPSS Report Writer retains SPSS value and variable labels, eliminating the redundant process of turning data into more descriptive labels. · Improved page layout -- providing layouts similar to Microsoft Word, SPSS Report Writer enables customers to position and style individual report components on a page, giving them greater control over the appearance of their paper and electronic reports. · Custom report templates, style extractor and formatting toolbar -- drastically reducing the time needed to format a report, SPSS Report Writer offers a selection of templates that can be quickly applied to part or all of a report. Additionally, the style extractor enables customers to replicate changes to style making report customization quicker than ever. · Greater customization -- customers can create reports by applying customized colors, fonts, styles, borders, headers, footers, borders, shading, drop shadows, special fonts and calculations. Other features include greater power to import images such as charts, logos and bitmaps; the ability to download data into Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Word, Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator; and the option of saving reports as .rpt, .pdf, Excel, text, Lotus 1-2-3 or comma-separated variables. System Requirements · Windows 95/98/2000, NT · 20MB storage space required · 80486 or greater processor · CD ROM drive, SVGA monitor · 32MB RAM recommended Pricing and Availability SPSS Report Writer can be used as a stand-alone product and is currently shipping worldwide with a commercial list price of US$499 and a higher education price of US$399. Site and network licenses are also available with special pricing for higher education. International pricing varies. About SPSS BI SPSS BI helps people solve business problems using statistics and data mining. This predictive technology enables customers in the commercial and public sectors to make better decisions and improve results. SPSS BI software and services are used successfully in a wide range of applications, including customer attraction and retention, cross-selling, survey research, fraud detection, Web site performance, forecasting and scientific research. SPSS BI's market-leading products include SPSS, Clementine, AnswerTree, DecisionTime and SigmaPlot. About SPSS Inc. SPSS Inc., (Nasdaq: SPSS) headquartered in Chicago, IL, USA, is a worldwide provider of analytical technology for business, government, and higher education. The company's solutions and products enable customers to make better decisions by learning from the past, understanding the present and anticipating the future. With this insight, organizations gain a true competitive advantage: the ability to manage the future. SPSS analytical technology is brought to the market through five divisions: CustomerCentric Solutions (for integrated analytical CRM solutions); SPSS BI (for data mining and statistical products and services used to solve business problems); ShowCase (for analytical products operating on IBM iSeries/AS400 platform); SPSS MR (for analytical solutions in the market research industry); and SPSS Enabling Technologies (for integration of SPSS technologies in third party solutions through strategic partnerships). For more information, visit www.spss.com.