SPSS Inc. was a
software house
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headquartered in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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and incorporated in
Delaware
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, most noted for the proprietary software of the same name
SPSS
SPSS Statistics is a statistical software suite developed by IBM for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, business intelligence, and criminal investigation. Long produced by SPSS Inc., it was acquired by IBM in 2009. C ...
. The company was started in 1968 when
Norman Nie, Dale Bent, and Hadlai "Tex" Hull developed and started selling the SPSS software. The company was incorporated in 1975, and Nie served as CEO from 1975 until 1992. Jack Noonan served as CEO from 1992 until the 2009 acquisition of SPSS Inc. by
IBM. In 2008 SPSS Inc. had sales of
[Jerry Dicolo (2009)]
''IBM to Acquire SPSS, Adding to Acquisitions''
the Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2009. and over 250,000 customers.
In addition to the software which shares its name, SPSS Inc. sold a wide range of software for
market research
Market research is an organized effort to gather information about target markets and customers: know about them, starting with who they are. It is an important component of business strategy and a major factor in maintaining competitiveness. Mar ...
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survey research and statistical analysis. These included AMOS (Before 2003, it was part of SmallWaters Corp.) for
structural equation modeling, SamplePower for
statistical power analysis, AnswerTree (
decision tree software) used for
market segmentation
In marketing, market segmentation is the process of dividing a broad consumer or business market, normally consisting of existing and potential customers, into sub-groups of consumers (known as ''segments'') based on some type of shared charact ...
, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys to code open-ended responses,
Quantum for cross-tabulation,
SPSS Modeler (previously known as Clementine or PASW Modeler) for
data mining and mrInterview for
CATI and online surveys.
SPSS had forged partnerships with several other high-profile companies such as
Oracle Corporation and participates in a number of US government programs.
The company was challenged legally of artificially inflating their stock price in 2004.
IBM acquisition
On July 28, 2009, IBM announced it was acquiring SPSS Inc. for in cash.
In January 2010, the company became "SPSS: An IBM Company". Complete transfer of business to IBM was done by October 1, 2010. By that date, SPSS: An IBM Company ceased to exist. IBM SPSS is now fully integrated into the IBM Corporation, and is one of two brands under IBM Software Group's Business Analytics Portfolio.
References
External links
IBM SPSS HomepageStock Market CommentaryWall Street Journal article about IBM acquisition of SPSS, Inc.History of SPSS Inc. from 1968 to 2003.
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