August 2005
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SPSS for Windows®: Working with multiple open data sources

Save $300 on SPSS Directions 2005 registration

Extend predictive analytics enterprise-wide with SPSS 14.0

Financiera Familiar reduces loan defaults with SPSS

Participate in the Clementine 10.0 Beta Program
Easily manage text dictionaries with Text Mining Builder
Attend the SPSS News customer event in the Netherlands
   
 

 

SPSS Directions 2005: Make a good value even better with early registration
SPSS' Directions user conference (November 16-19, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a good value. Make it an even better value when you register by September 9, and save $300 off the registration fee. You'll hear keynote speakers such as Billy Beane of the Oakland A's, Don Peppers of Peppers & Rogers, and SPSS CEO Jack Noonan. You'll also have the opportunity to interact with industry experts and peers, and to select from more than 70 breakout sessions. Click the link below to find out more and register today!
Learn more about SPSS Directions 2005.


SPSS 14.0 for Windows® extends predictive analytics enterprise-wide
For more than 35 years, analysts have relied on SPSS for its unparalleled array of analysis capabilities. The latest version of this tremendously popular Windows-based software brings predictive analytics capabilities to the entire enterprise, with significant enhancements to data management and reporting capabilities, data validation, forecasting, programming, and structural equation modeling options. Click the links below to learn more about SPSS 14.0 for Windows.
Learn more about SPSS 14.0 for Windows.

See what's new in SPSS 14.0 for Windows.


Financiera Familiar reduces late payments and loan defaults with SPSS
Paraguay's Financiera Familiar wanted to improve the profitability of its loans. Using SPSS for Windows and the SPSS Regression Models� add-on module, the bank developed a credit-scoring system that has resulted in a five-percent decrease in the number of late payments, and a 35-percent reduction in annual loan default loss. Click the link below to read the full story.
Read the full Financiera Familiar story.


Benefit from Clementine® 10.0 sooner, with the Clementine Beta Program
If you'd like to start benefiting from the next version of SPSS' Clementine data mining workbench even before the final release date, apply to participate in the Clementine 10.0 Beta Program. You'll have a preview of the new anomaly detection algorithm and other new features and be able to provide feedback that will help ensure that Clementine provides maximum value to you and other users. To apply, simply click the link below to complete a brief online application.
Go to the Clementine 10.0 Beta Program application form.


Easily manage text dictionaries with Text Mining Builder�
Creating and editing text mining dictionaries for specific domains and purposes can be tedious and time consuming�and often requires a background in linguistics. Text Mining Builder is a dictionary editor that enables non-linguists to efficiently build, edit, and manage text dictionaries through an intuitive interface. The latest version of Text Mining Builder includes dictionaries for national security, and graphical interface support for editing text link analysis resources. Text Mining Builder integrates directly with SPSS Inc. text mining products, including SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys�, LexiQuest Categorize�, LexiQuest Mine�, and Text Mining for Clementine.
Find out more about Text Mining Builder.


Attend the SPSS News customer event in the Netherlands
SPSS customers in the Benelux region: Join SPSS CEO Jack Noonan on October 4 in Utrecht's Media Plaza to learn about new predictive analytics offerings and capabilities from SPSS. You'll hear from guest speakers from KPN, Center Parcs Europe, de Bijenkorf, and O+S Government Research, among others. In addition, you'll be entertained by Daan Quakernaat, one of the Netherlands' most popular presenters. Click the link below for more information.
Register for the SPSS News customer event.


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