SPSS uses a hybrid interface, which means that you can use pull-down menus to issue and combine commands for data processing, or input instructions directly in a special language called 4GL.

Users can run Cognos against data they keep in the IBM cloud, or against data they store on premises. A full commercial version of the online IBM SPSS Modeler will be available within 30 days.

IBM's investment in SPSS's breed of data-crunching software is likely designed to tap into business analytics' growth in the midst of the recession. As companies attempt to control costs and use ...

IBM (news, site) has just released an upgrade to the SPSS predictive analytics tool that will enable users to analyze text gathered from social media sources, including Twitter, Facebook, blogs ...