Andrews Named Director of SPSS MR Dimensions Solution

Adding to its market research solutions expertise SPSS Inc named Peter Andrews director of Dimensions business strategies for SPSS MR, the company's operating group devoted to serving the market research industry. In this key position, Andrews is responsible for assisting customers in strategic adoption of SPSS MR's forthcoming Dimensions solution, an application platform offering a comprehensive, customizable suite of market research functionality including survey design, data collection, data preparation, data management, reporting and analysis, which will enable users to improve survey process efficiency. Andrews assumed this role on Jan. 8.

"Dimensions is a key element of SPSS MR's future success," said Richard Scionti, SPSS MR director of new business implementation. "Peter's position will be critical to the development and implementation of Dimensions solutions for our existing and future clients. His broad experience in managing market research technology at some of the industry's leading firms, combined with our market research expertise, will allow us to successfully enable leading market researchers to evolve with their customers."

"SPSS MR is committed to delivering an open market research solution providing customers with more efficiency and increased competitive advantages," said Andrews. "I joined SPSS MR for the opportunity to work with the leading experts in market research solutions, as well as to work with their clients, who are some of the top market research firms. I look forward to working with my fellow employees and our clients to implement solutions that will enable them to reach their market research goals."

Andrews has held a number of executive-level positions in the market research industry with a focus on technology management and development. Most recently, he was senior vice president, director of new product development and marketing at Audits & Surveys Worldwide (ASW), where he was responsible for managing the development of technology-oriented research products. He also served as ASW's senior vice president and chief information officer managing the building of information systems to position ASW as a technology leader in its business. Prior to that, he was vice president of information technology at Roper Starch Worldwide, a provider of syndicated and custom public opinion, media and marketing research. Andrews has also held a series of development and technology-related positions at The NPD Group, Research International, Louis Harris and Associates Inc and Quantum Science Corporation.

Andrews holds a B.A. in English and education from Hobart College. He is an active member of the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO).

About SPSS MR

Businesses of all sizes drive their success using SPSS MR software and expertise for data collection, data management and insightful analysis and reporting. With a background in market research and business intelligence, SPSS MR offers a wide array of software, proven consulting skills and global service through an international network of offices.

About SPSS Inc

SPSS Inc enables organizations to develop more profitable customer relationships by providing analytical solutions that discover what customers want and predict what they will do. The company delivers analytical solutions at the intersection of customer relationship management and business intelligence. SPSS analytical solutions integrate and analyze market, customer and operational data in key vertical markets worldwide including: telecommunications, health care, banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, market research and the public sector.

Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has more than 40 offices, over 900 employees and 1999 revenues of $142 million. The company also has won the following awards: No. 77 on Forbes 2000 list of the "200 best small companies" and as the 22nd most profitable company on the Nasdaq exchange by Equities magazine; 1999 World Class Solution award in business intelligence and named "best decision support system for business intelligence" in the 1999 RealWare award competition; No. 12 on the 2000 DM Review 100; placed No. 16 on the 2000 Soft-letter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 115 in the 2000 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine; listed on Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers for 2000. For more information, visit www.spss.com.

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