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SPSS Announces Siebel Validation

SPSS Inc, a leading provider of analytical technology and solutions, announced that the integration of its market-leading data mining workbench, Clementine 6.0.2, and its flagship system for statistical analysis, SPSS 10.1.3, and Siebel eBusiness Applications 6.3 have been successfully validated by Siebel Systems. Siebel Systems Inc, is a leading provider of eBusiness applications software.

The integration of SPSS and Clementine with Siebel eBusiness Applications allows users to analyze their transactional and warehouse data seamlessly and use that information to make better decisions and personalize customer interactions. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software enabling multichannel sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers field, reseller channels, retail and dealer networks.

SPSS adds the power of prediction to an organization's ability to leverage the data within Siebel eBusiness Applications. In addition to understanding past customer behavior, users can develop and use models that predict future behavior. This knowledge of the future is very powerful because with it, interactions with customers can be personalized to improve results. Users can choose CustomerCentric, a comprehensive and technologically advanced solution that incorporates Clementine and SPSS, or, for those interested in doing their own analysis, the products themselves.

Users of Siebel eBusiness Applications can now increase the return on their investment through the use of forward-looking predictive analytics. SPSS analytics working in conjunction with Siebel eBusiness Applications enables organizations to improve customer lifetime value, analyze Web site effectiveness and personalize customer interactions in real time. In addition, users gain a level of understanding about customers that is not possible without predictive analytics. This understanding can impact decisions from long-range business strategy to short-term marketing tactics.

"Siebel Systems' outstanding technology and market leadership have significantly impacted the way companies do business," said Brian Lunde, Senior Director, Siebel Alliance, SPSS Inc, a Siebel Strategic Software Partner. "We believe that with the addition of SPSS Inc's capabilities, Siebel Systems' customers will gain additional benefit from the scalable, robust and reliable system to profile and predict customer behavior."

"The integration of Siebel eBusiness Applications with SPSS and Clementine delivers compatible architectures, enterprise scope and cutting-edge technology to provide a unique, seamless solution that allows companies to efficiently build dynamic customer relationships," said Michael Straub, Alliances Technical Director at Siebel Systems.

Siebel Systems forms alliances with proven technology leaders to deliver tangible business benefits throughout the enterprise. By choosing Siebel eBusiness Applications and validated partner solutions, Siebel Systems customers can pursue a best-of-class software acquisition strategy and quickly deploy the very best solution available. The Siebel Validation Program applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solutions with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Integrations that meet the rigorous standards of Siebel Systems' testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Alliance Program.

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 Inc's 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 end-to-end business intelligence solutions operating on the IBM eServer iSeries or AS/400 platform); SPSS MR (for data collection and analytical solutions in market research); and SPSS Enabling Technologies (for integration of SPSS technologies in third party solutions through strategic partnerships). For more information, visit www.spss.com.

About Siebel Systems

Siebel Systems Inc is a leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail, and dealer networks. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 37 countries. For more information, please visit Siebel Systems' Web site at www.siebel.com.

Contact SPSS Inc, MaryEllen Hartigan, 1-800-525-4980, mhartigan@spss.com.