SPSS Inc. Appoints New Public Sector Management Team; Seasoned Veterans Bring Experience and Support To Drive Government and Higher Education Sales.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Showing its commitment to building sales in the public sector, SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SPSS) named Ellen Smith Gajda as national director, federal systems and Steve Greenberg as national director, business development for the public sector. Together, Gajda and Greenberg are working to drive sales and increase SPSS business alliances in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Both assumed leadership for the federal, state and local government and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. markets on October 1. "As E-Government evolves, senior leaders within the public sector are finding new ways of serving their customers and discovering that electronic methods of providing service transform their organizations," said Arlene Garcia, vice president, public sector at SPSS. "Decision makers want to take full advantage of recent advances in technology to meet the challenge of providing more and better information and services efficiently and effectively. We expect that our analytical solutions, combined with the leadership and unique experience of our new management team, will improve the way government agencies and higher education institutions do business with their citizens, students and employees." Gajda's knowledge of the federal market comes along with more than 15 years of experience with federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. Prior to joining SPSS, she served as the Forest Service's director of Financial Reports and Analysis, Office of Finance, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Before working for USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. , she was chief of the Program and Budget Division in the Army Materiel ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el n. The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment. Command's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management. Other previous positions within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe range from deputy director of program control within a program management office at Defense Finance and Accounting Service The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), an agency of the United States Department of Defense, provides finance and accounting services for the military and other members of defense. In FY 2004, DFAS:
DFAS Decorative and Fine Arts Society (The Hague, Holland) DFAS Dark Field Alignment System DFAS Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ) to congressional affairs liaison within the Army Budget Office in the Pentagon and research psychologist for the Army Research Institute. Gajda holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University, established 1906, is a regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA, and part of the University System of Georgia. It is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia and is the sixth largest institution in the . Additionally, she is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and Army Management Staff College. Gajda also completed graduate work from George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. in business and systems management. "The federal sector, both the Department of Defense and civilian agencies, continue to face unprecedented change in the way they do business," said Gajda. "SPSS has the right solutions, people, technology and processes to help organizations deal with this change. I look forward to bringing our federal customers the analytical solutions they need to achieve results and meet their performance goals." Greenberg offers a wealth of experience in both the public sector and the commercial world. Prior to joining SPSS, he was the senior vice president of eBiz-Strategies, Inc. where he managed a national sales force. He has held senior positions at several leading companies, including IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Martin Marietta and Genisys Corporation, and has also worked as a corporate turnaround specialist, helping small and mid-size technology companies focus on strategic planning, business development, sales and operations. An Air force veteran and a former federal civilian employee, Greenberg served in the Departments of the Army and Navy, and the Office of Federal Management Policy and the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. . His last federal position was as the Director of Procurement Policy for Department of Transportation. He has also been a high-level consultant to the past three Presidential administrations. A published author, lecturer, speaker and conference panelist, Greenberg holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgetown University. "Today, valid information is critical to making appropriate decisions and attracting, retaining and maintaining great customer relationships," said Greenberg. "I believe that my 20 years of experience in this marketplace will help me to increase the number of SPSS Public Sector alliances and work with each partner to help realize the full potential of SPSS products, solutions and services." About SPSS 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. 14 in DM Review's 1999 Data Warehouse Top 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. SPSS information is available on the World Wide Web through the SPSS Press Center at: http://www.spss.com/press |
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