Article: SPSS Inc. Announces First Quarter 1998 Earnings; U.S. Markets Drive Desktop Product Success.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 1998--SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), a worldwide leader in reporting, analysis and modeling software, today announced net revenues of $28.5 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 for the first quarter ended March 31, 1998. Analysts' expectations for the company's first quarter 1998 earnings ranged from $0.34 to $0.36 per share.

"We knew it would be a difficult quarter, and the strengthening dollar didn't make things any easier," said Jack Noonan, SPSS president and CEO. "We are encouraged by our performance this quarter, especially with the strong sales domestically in the market research and data mining ...

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