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SPSS Announces SmartViewer Web Server 3.0

Providing greater control in creating and distributing the results of analysis, SPSS Inc announces the release of SmartViewer Web Server 3.0. Building on a tradition of secure enterprise-wide analytical content distribution, SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 now offers more personalization and interactivity with online documents. This latest version is a solid portal to predictive analytical content and adds tremendous value to existing systems delivering historical reports. Used in tandem with SPSS Base, the software makes it easy for customers to publish results of analysis done with SPSS products, then distribute those results to individuals both inside and outside an organization. The product is now shipping worldwide.

"SmartViewer Web Server is an enterprise-wide solution for the management of interactive analytical reports," said Marcus Hearne, marketing manager for SPSS BI, a division of SPSS Inc. "This latest version includes features that not only meet the needs of current users, but also make it an advanced tool for people looking for an analytical content portal. Version 3.0 includes better search tools and personalization features, and faster content delivery to browsers. All of these things add up to make SmartViewer Web Server faster and more useful to an organization and its information consumers."

"SPSS recognizes that it is strategically vital for our clients to effectively manage and deliver corporate information, particularly predictive analytical reports, throughout their extended enterprise," said Jon Otterstatter, executive vice president of research and development for SPSS Inc. "SmartViewer Web Server uniquely enables clients to conduct interactive predictive analysis and easily share findings with others inside or outside the organization.

"We are committed to helping clients better understand, manage and leverage their customer relationships, and we will continue to invest in integrating and enhancing our broad base of reporting, analytical and predictive solutions to help clients achieve those goals."

SmartViewer Web Server's new features include:

• Increased personalization -- saving time and effort when publishing and editing documents, user home pages act as the personal starting point, maintaining a list of favorite content items and providing quick access to managing and editing their published content
• Robust content management -- simplifying content management, SmartViewer Web Server offers new features like greater searching functionality and report icons to identify the format of published documents
• Expanded system availability - the software is now fully compatible with Windows 2000 server and SQL 2000 database

About SmartViewer Web Server

People who create analytical reports in SPSS use SmartViewer Web Server to publish them to a centralized repository. A strong analytical content portal, the software is a thin-client package and enables decision makers in industries like retail, healthcare, government, academics and telecommunications to access reports via an intranet or the Internet, using just a Web browser. SmartViewer Web Server taps into the power of SPSS and offers users greater control over their reports to help address key issues such as marketing and promotional decisions, the reasons for high customer turnover or lagging sales, student enrollment and compliance reporting. Going beyond the limits of traditional static reports, customers can rearrange rows, columns and layers with SPSS' award-winning pivoting technology. This enables users to slice and dice reports to reveal the information that matters most to them.

SmartViewer Web Server also makes information more meaningful and valuable by offering various customization options. SmartViewer Web Server's design allows it to be integrated seamlessly into the look and feel of an organization's Web site by tailoring fonts, colors, layout and images, and by adding hyperlinks to other pages.

System Requirements -- 1GB RAM -- NT Server with Service pack 5, -- Dual processor, each 300MHz Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 or faster Advanced Server or Solaris 2.6 or -- 800 x 600 graphics with 256 higher (cannot be installed on colors Windows NT Terminal Server) -- Minimum of 150MB of HDD disk -- Additional processors, faster space (more needed for SQL or processors, and more RAM will Oracle database and for storing improve performance published documents)

Pricing and Availability

SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 is currently shipping worldwide with a domestic list price of $19,900. International, GSA and academic pricing varies. SmartViewer Web Server is available from all divisions of SPSS Inc. Contact SPSS sales at sales@spss.com or 800-543-2185.

About SPSS Inc

SPSS Inc, 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.

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