BriefsSPSS and Siebel announce allianceCHICAGO & SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001 Industry leaders combine strengths in eBusiness applications and analytics to offer enhanced, real-time customer segmentation SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), a worldwide provider of analytical technology, and Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL), the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software, today announced that SPSS has joined the Siebel Alliance Program as a Strategic Software Partner. As part of the alliance, SPSS will integrate its customer-focused analytical solutions and products with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software enabling multi-channel sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail and dealer networks. SPSS provides advanced analytical technology that drives decision-making and improves business performance by profiling and predicting customer behavior. SPSS analytical solutions and products will be integrated and validated with Siebel eBusiness Applications to support enhanced customer segmentation and more effective targeting for outbound marketing campaigns, and for real-time environments such as call centers and Web sites. CustomerCentric Solutions and SPSS BI, divisions of SPSS, will work with Siebel Systems to deliver integrated solutions to horizontal and vertical markets including Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail and Healthcare. ShowCase, a division of SPSS, and the leader in business intelligence products for the IBM iSeries eServer 400 market, will work with Siebel Systems to deliver integrated solutions for the mid-market. For more information, visit www.siebel.com and www.spss.com |
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