ADVISORY/SPSS' VP of Text Mining to Speak at 2005 Text Mining Summit.

Who:      Olivier Jouve, Vice President of Text Mining, SPSS Inc.,
          will address the 2005 Text Mining Summit

What:     Jouve will discuss SPSS's strategy for driving the
          maturation of the market for text-driven products and will
          outline, with customer case studies, how the developments of
          predictive analytics and the use of structured and
          unstructured data in building predictive models is
          revolutionizing CRM.

          At the 2005 Text Mining Summit, attendees will learn from
          leading organizations about the latest trends and products
          as well as innovative uses and applications in the field of
          text analysis.  The event runs Tuesday, June 7th through
          Wednesday, June 8th.  A detailed schedule can be found at
          http://www.textminingnews.com/.

When:     Jouve will discuss the SPSS strategies for maturation of the
          text mining market on Tuesday, June 7th, from 8:25 a.m. -
          9:20 a.m. during the Thought Leadership Panel.

          Jouve will discuss how CRM is being revolutionized by
          developments in predictive analytics on Tuesday, June 7th,
          from 4:15 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

Where:    Hilton Boston Back Bay
          40 Dalton Street
          Boston, MA 02115

Contact:  Kristen Polich
          SPSS Inc.
          [phone]
          [e-mail]