SPSS Announces New Web-Enabled Version of SigmaPlot

Online journals, institutions and universities that post technical and scientific graphs on the Web can now share more than just a picture with their audiences. SigmaPlot 2001, the latest version of the award-winning scientific graphing software from SPSS Inc, enables users to publish graphs and charts as high-resolution, interactive Web objects. The software is expected to ship worldwide in early March.

With SigmaPlot 2001, users can export graphs as dynamic Web objects to be posted on a Web site or an intranet page instead of simple GIF or JPEG files. SigmaPlot's WebViewer enables anyone--whether or not they have SigmaPlot--to explore the data used to create the graph and to zoom, pan or print the image at full resolution directly from a Web browser window. Optional security settings restrict data access to authorized users only.

The WebViewer, a free Internet Explorer plug-in, is automatically downloaded when the browser first encounters a SigmaPlot 2001 graph. If for any reason the Viewer plug-in is not installed, the browser will display a screen resolution JPEG image. A live demonstration of a SigmaPlot Web graphic is available at www.spssscience.com/viewer.

"The new Web-enabled features in SigmaPlot 2001 significantly expand the scientific community's ability to visually share information on the Web in a way never before possible," said Ken Kirsten, senior marketing manager for SPSS Science. "Instead of glancing at static, low-quality graphs which accompany much of the research published on the Web, online readers can dive into and look behind the scenes of the high-resolution SigmaPlot charts."

Additional new features in SigmaPlot 2001 include:

• Equation solver - Solve equations or functions containing a single independent variable and any number of parameters.
• Graph style gallery - Users can save templates of their favorite graphs for reuse, saving the time and effort of recreating complex plots.
• Area plots - Researchers can shade areas below or between curves, calling attention to regions of particular interest.
• True color EPS export - Images can be exported as full color vector EPS files, the preferred format for illustration and page layout programs.

About SigmaPlot

SigmaPlot is SPSS' award-winning scientific graphing software which makes it easier for users to present their findings accurately using precise, publication-quality graphs, data analysis and presentation tools. SigmaPlot offers numerous scientific options such as automatic error bars, regression lines, confidence intervals, axis breaks, technical axis scales, non-linear curve fitting and a data worksheet for powerful data handling. Add-ons such as the Enzyme Kinetics and Electrophysiology modules provide custom capabilities for specific research applications.

More than 100,000 research professionals use SigmaPlot, making it the technical graphing software standard. SigmaPlot is used in a wide range of fields including medical research, life sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental science and physics and has won several awards including nine consecutive Scientific Computing and Instrumentation Reader's Choice Awards for presentation graphics software, NASA Tech Briefs Product of the Month and Computers in Physics Product of the Month. Additional information is available at www.spssscience.com or by calling 800-543-2185.

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows 95 (Rev B), 98, 2000, NT 4.0
• Pentium 200
• 64MB RAM
• 48MB available hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
• SVGA/256 color graphics adapter (800 x 600, High Color recommended)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 (The WebViewer supports IE 4.01 or higher. A screen-resolution JPEG file is automatically displayed for other browser applications and operating systems.)

Pricing

The North American list price for SigmaPlot 2001 is $699. International pricing varies. Current SigmaPlot 2000 or 5.0 users can purchase an upgrade for $199; current SigmaPlot 4.0 or below users can purchase an upgrade for $299. Multi-user and academic pricing is available.

About SPSS Science

SPSS Science, an operating unit of SPSS Inc, provides award-winning software designed for technical professionals. In addition to the capabilities offered by SigmaPlot, users can develop more meaningful conclusions and present compelling results with SPSS' statistical, graphing, curve fitting, image analysis, peak separation and fitting and gel electrophoresis packages.

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 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.

Contact SPSS Inc, Susan Kalell, 800-525-4980, pr@spss.com.