EXHIBIT 99.3

SPSS RESPONDS TO NASDAQ NOTIFICATION
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 22, 2004
Contact:                     Edward Hamburg              Nicole Junas
                             SPSS Inc.                   SPSS Inc.
                             Executive VP/CFO            Investor Relations
                             312.651.3000                800.457.0161
                                                         E-mail: invest@spss.com

                      SPSS RESPONDS TO NASDAQ NOTIFICATION

CHICAGO, Ill. (USA), July 22, 2004. SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSSE), a global provider
of predictive analytics technology and services, today announced that it
received a written determination from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel
indicating that the NASDAQ National Market will continue listing the SPSS common
stock subject to certain requirements, including a deadline for filing the
Company's 2003 annual report on Form 10-K and its first quarter 2004 quarterly
report on Form 10-Q on or before July 23, 2004.

If unable to meet this deadline, SPSS will request a short extension and submit
these filings on or before July 30, 2004. As of the date of this announcement,
the independent investigation and forensic audit conducted by the Company's
Audit Committee is complete.

ABOUT SPSS INC.

SPSS Inc. [NASDAQ: SPSSE] is a global provider of predictive analytics
technology and services. The company's predictive analytics technology connects
data to effective action by drawing reliable conclusions about current
conditions and future events. More than 250,000 commercial, academic, and public
sector customers rely on SPSS technology to help increase revenue, reduce costs,
improve processes, and detect and prevent fraud. Founded in 1968, SPSS is
headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For additional information, please visit
www.spss.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

The following constitutes the Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended:

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements. Such
statements can be identified by phrases such as "should be," "planning" and
"expects." Such statements also involve known and unknown risks, including
market conditions and competition, which may cause the company's actual results,
performance, achievements, or industry results, to be materially different than
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in or by
such forward-looking statements. By way of example and not limitation, known
risks and uncertainties include changes in: market conditions, especially in
Asia; changes and/or product demand and acceptance; the competitive environment;
product release schedules; and currency fluctuations. In light of these and
other risks and uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement in
this release should not be regarded as a representation by the company that any
future results, performance or achievements will be attained. The company
assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to
materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in
the company's periodic reports (copies of which are available from SPSS upon
request).