| Business Summary | | SPSS
Inc.
is
a
multinational
computer
software
company
that
develops
and
distributes
technology
essential
to
the
analysis
of
data
in
decision-making.
Approximately
66.6%
of
the
Company's
customers
are
commercial
organizations,
many
of
which
use
SPSS
technology
and
related
professional
services
to
improve
their
marketing
and
sales
programs.
Among
its
customers
in
the
public
sector,
the
Company's
offerings
are
primarily
used
to
improve
interactions
between
government
agencies
and
their
constituents,
as
well
as
detect
fraud
and
other
forms
of
non-compliance.
SPSS
products
are
often
a
standard
at
colleges
and
universities
throughout
the
world
as
tools
for
academic
research
and
the
teaching
of
data
analysis
techniques. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | SPSS
develops,
markets
and
supports
statistical
software
products.
SPSS
products
enable
managers
and
analysts
to
bring
marketplace
and
enterprise
data
to
bear
on
decision
making.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
revenues
decreased
17%
to
$80.5
million.
Net
loss
totaled
$13.3
million
vs.
an
income
of
$5.9
million.
Revenues
reflect
implementation
of
recent
accounting
interpretations.
Net
loss
also
reflects
the
inclusion
of
a
$7.8
million
merger-related
expense. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Norman Nie, Ph.D., 57 Chairman | -- | -- | Jack Noonan, 53 Pres,
CEO | $408K | -- | Edward Hamburg, Ph.D., 49 CFO,
Exec. VP - Corp. Operations, Sec. | 256K | $43K | Mark Battaglia, 41 Exec.
VP - Corp. Marketing | 223K | 472K | Ian Durrell, 58 Exec.
VP SPSS Market Research | 288K | 379K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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