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Mark A Davenport MADAVENP

Re: SPSS now called PASW

Some time ago, SPSS created a 'Consumer Relations Board' made up of some more-or-less vocal long-time users. I am/was a member of that board. I assume I still am, if it still exists. I never heard ANYTHING about this change in branding before today. I do recall past webinars in which Kyle Weeks used the term 'predictive analytics', but I do not recall any mention of a global name change. Nor do I recall this issue being brought up during v17 beta testing. Considering the surprise evident on the list, I would say that this was a very quick, very quiet decision made with little if any customer input.

Strange...

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HBaize

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Baker, Harley

True, it loses a lot of history, but they abandoned the originial meaning years ago when they declared on their web site, something to the effect that "SPSS does not stand for anything" and discarded the history of being the "Statistical Package for the Social Sciences." In effect they were saying: "Hey, we value money (business) more than science."

So be it...

Harolddd

Harley Baker wrote

This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming
convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of the
package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.

Harley

Dr. Harley Baker
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> From: Statmanz <statmanz@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Statmanz <statmanz@earthlink.net>
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:03:34 -0400
> To: <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>
> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0
>
> Nothing like changing the brand name
>
>
> On 4/8/2009 1:49:27 PM, Craig Wood (wood@acd.mhc.ab.ca) wrote:
>> Is this a late April
>> Fool's joke?
>>
>>
>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen
>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.
>>
>> It's
>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.
>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued
> partner for you and your organization.
>>
>> We're
>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals
>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our
>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as part
>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity, our
>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software (PASW(r))
>> portfolio umbrella.
>>
>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release
>> of our software products.
>>
>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software
>> in the world.
>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader in
>> the analytics space.
>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
>> Collection Author and PASW
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Ling Ting

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Victor Kogler

I wish they change to a name that make sense and easy pronounce if they believe that will make any positive impact.

We will always refer this software as SPSS unless we receive official complains J. It’s too much troubles to change the name from our support web site about this software when not much know what’s PASW but SPSS. We will see…

In additional, don’t know if this is the trend of “change” that everything has to be changed!!!??? It’s a really bad move! it’s not about name but all about the software itself. Anyway, it’s time to move to other software that they will stick with their name if PASW is not any better. SAS is a powerful analytical software, I am glad they didn’t change name but have new designed SAS logo few years back. Ling

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Victor Kogler
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:30 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

Weird. I'm curious what the product strategy is that leads to the name change. There must be a huge segment of the user base out there for whom the term "predictive analytics" has particular significance. From my perspective, predictive analytics is a something you do with SPSS using statistical methods, not the product itself.

Well, this is one user who will never use the term PASW. Bleh.

Craig Wood wrote:

Is this a late April Fool's joke?

>From the Desk of Jason Verlen

Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

It's an exciting time at SPSS Inc. We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued partner for you and your organization.

We're proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as part of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity, our products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software (PASW(r)) portfolio umbrella.

Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release of our software products.

Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software in the world.

Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader in the analytics space.

Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data Collection Author and PASW Reports for Surveys, helps you obtain an accurate view of customer attitudes and opinions.

The Deployment family bridges the gap between analysis and action and includes products like PASW Collaboration and Deployment Services (formerly Predictive Enterprise Services).

Rest assured that these name changes don't change the foundational technology on which you've come to count. We're continuing to build on our 40 year legacy with new products, enhanced performance, and robust deployment capabilities.

SPSS Inc. will be doing its part to help you make predictive analytics a vital part of your business operations.

Best regards,

Jason Verlen

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Roberts, Michael

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Craig Wood

"A rose by any other name is still..."

Just my thoughts on the name change thing.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Craig Wood
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:49 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: SPSS now called PASW

Is this a late April Fool's joke?

From the Desk of Jason Verlen
Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

It's an exciting time at SPSS Inc. We're working diligently in 2009 to
make SPSS Inc. an even more valued partner for you and your
organization.

We're proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business
goals by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group
our products in four "families" and they are designed to work together
as part of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this
unity, our products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics
Software (PASW(r)) portfolio umbrella.

Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release
of our software products.

Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software
in the world.
Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader
in the analytics space.
Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
Collection Author and PASW Reports for Surveys, helps you obtain an
accurate view of customer attitudes and opinions.
The Deployment family bridges the gap between analysis and action and
includes products like PASW Collaboration and Deployment Services
(formerly Predictive Enterprise Services).

Rest assured that these name changes don't change the foundational
technology on which you've come to count. We're continuing to build on
our 40 year legacy with new products, enhanced performance, and robust
deployment capabilities.

SPSS Inc. will be doing its part to help you make predictive analytics a
vital part of your business operations.

Best regards,

Jason Verlen

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Craig Wood

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by HBaize

It just seems odd that they would change the name to something that isn't much more meaningful or attractive than SPSS. PASW doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Predictive Analytics Software (what does the W stand for?).

No matter, so long as it still works.

I might have some issues when I go to get budget approval for an upgrade to PASW and have to explain what it is.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of HBaize
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:16 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

True, it loses a lot of history, but they abandoned the originial meaning
years ago when they declared on their web site, something to the effect that
"SPSS does not stand for anything" and discarded the history of being the
"Statistical Package for the Social Sciences." In effect they were saying:
"Hey, we value money (business) more than science."

So be it...

Harolddd

Harley Baker wrote:

>
> This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming
> convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of the
> package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.
>
> Harley
>
> Dr. Harley Baker
> Associate Professor and Chair, Psychology Program
> California State University Channel Islands
> One University Drive
> Camarillo, CA 93012
>
> 805.437.8997 (p)
> 805.437.8951 (f)
>
> [hidden email]
>
>
>
>> From: Statmanz <[hidden email]>
>> Reply-To: Statmanz <[hidden email]>
>> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:03:34 -0400
>> To: <[hidden email]>
>> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>>
>> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0
>>
>> Nothing like changing the brand name
>>
>>
>> On 4/8/2009 1:49:27 PM, Craig Wood ([hidden email]) wrote:
>>> Is this a late April
>>> Fool's joke?
>>>
>>>
>>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen
>>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.
>>>
>>> It's
>>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.
>>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued
>> partner for you and your organization.
>>>
>>> We're
>>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals
>>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our
>>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as
>>> part
>>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity,
>>> our
>>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software
>>> (PASW(r))
>>> portfolio umbrella.
>>>
>>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release
>>> of our software products.
>>>
>>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
>>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software
>>> in the world.
>>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
>>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader
>>> in
>>> the analytics space.
>>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
>>> Collection Author and PASW
>>
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Dubois, Marty A.-2

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Roberts, Michael

Actually, recent research demonstrates that a rose by another name is not a rose. Sadly, Mr. S seems to have been mistaken........

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roberts, Michael
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:24 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] SPSS now called PASW

"A rose by any other name is still..."

Just my thoughts on the name change thing.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Craig Wood
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:49 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: SPSS now called PASW

Is this a late April Fool's joke?

From the Desk of Jason Verlen
Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

It's an exciting time at SPSS Inc. We're working diligently in 2009 to
make SPSS Inc. an even more valued partner for you and your
organization.

We're proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business
goals by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group
our products in four "families" and they are designed to work together
as part of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this
unity, our products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics
Software (PASW(r)) portfolio umbrella.

Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release
of our software products.

Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software
in the world.
Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader
in the analytics space.
Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
Collection Author and PASW Reports for Surveys, helps you obtain an
accurate view of customer attitudes and opinions.
The Deployment family bridges the gap between analysis and action and
includes products like PASW Collaboration and Deployment Services
(formerly Predictive Enterprise Services).

Rest assured that these name changes don't change the foundational
technology on which you've come to count. We're continuing to build on
our 40 year legacy with new products, enhanced performance, and robust
deployment capabilities.

SPSS Inc. will be doing its part to help you make predictive analytics a
vital part of your business operations.

Best regards,

Jason Verlen

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Vito Palligas-2

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by ajayohri

I started out with DOS using SPSS/PC as a sociology undergraduate student. One of the few "code freaks" interested in programming. I understand that SPSS is not the “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences” as it was in the beginning, particularly after the boom of Business Intelligence and Data Mining. I’ve also moved on professionally from the social sciences to Data Mining in the telecom area. Change is obviously needed in a dynamic environment, but they could have been much more creative!!! I agree that it’s a bit embarrassing to say I work for example with PAWS Statistics or Modeler instead of SPSS or Clementine. The name is simply freaky. How are you supposed to pronounce it? SAS definitely sounds much cooler. I hope there’s willingness on SPSS’s behalf to recognize the marketing error and change the names to something more attractive.

-----Mensaje original-----
De: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] En nombre de Ajay ohri
Enviado el: Miércoles, 08 de Abril de 2009 14:59
Para: [hidden email]
Asunto: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Sigh.

> I've been with SPSS since grad school and we were using punch cards and

> 17.5 x 11 coding sheets. Remember the big blue reference books? We sure

> thought we were hot stuff walking around campus with those. Remember having

> to turn the card deck in at the computer center and waiting three or four

> hours for the priests of the mainframe to run your job? And we thought we

> were really clever when we used NCC1701 (the registration number for the

> starship Enterprise) for our job numbers.

> Remember the first "interactive" version? We sat at a dumb terminal and

> typed in the commands ("just remember, each line on the screen is the same

> as one punch card")...then went over to the computer center and picked up

> the output.

> And I still put the slash at the end of the previous line, rather than at

> the beginning of the current line, like my quirky stats instructor told us

> to "because it is more elegant."

> Somehow a world without SPSS won't be the same. I may have to switch to SAS

> just to use a program that has a cool name.

> / Larry /

> LARRY L. BURRISS, Ph.D., J.D.

> Professor

> School of Journalism

> Middle Tennessee State University

> Murfreesboro, TN 37132

> 615-898-2983 [hidden email] http://mtsu.edu/~lburriss

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of

> Marta García-Granero

> Sent: Wed, Apr 08, 2009 1:24 PM

> To: [hidden email]

> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

> Well, we can always refer to it as "The Program Formerly Known as SPSS"

> (quoting "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince")

> Should this list be renamed PASW-L? (just kidding, I'm in a sort of

> funny before-holidays mood...)

> Marta

>> This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming

>> convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of the

>> package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.

>> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0

>> Nothing like changing the brand name

>>>> Is this a late April

>>>> Fool's joke?

>>>>

>>>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen

>>>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

>>>>

>>>> It's

>>>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.

>>>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued

>>>>

>>> partner for you and your organization.

>>>

>>>> We're

>>>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals

>>>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our

>>>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as

> part

>>>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity,

> our

>>>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software

> (PASW(r))

>>>> portfolio umbrella.

>>>>

>>>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release

>>>> of our software products.

>>>>

>>>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS

>>>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software

>>>> in the world.

>>>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW

>>>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader

> in

>>>> the analytics space.

>>>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data

>>>> Collection Author and PASW

>>>>

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Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by ajayohri

I agree, this might be the time to switch to R. It is made by researchers/statisticians for researchers and statisticians. Yeah, it is not easy to learn, but the power you gain form learning to program in R is worth the effort. It is free and you know it isn't going to change it's name to something like "Hot New Business Jargon."

Analytics is the process of changing a verb to a noun so you can sell it.

Ajay Ohri Decisionstats wrote

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <lburriss@mtsu.edu> wrote:
> Sigh.
>
> I've been with SPSS since grad school and we were using punch cards and
> 17.5 x 11 coding sheets. Remember the big blue reference books? We sure
> thought we were hot stuff walking around campus with those. Remember having
> to turn the card deck in at the computer center and waiting three or four
> hours for the priests of the mainframe to run your job? And we thought we
> were really clever when we used NCC1701 (the registration number for the
> starship Enterprise) for our job numbers.
>
> Remember the first "interactive" version? We sat at a dumb terminal and
> typed in the commands ("just remember, each line on the screen is the same
> as one punch card")...then went over to the computer center and picked up
> the output.
>
> And I still put the slash at the end of the previous line, rather than at
> the beginning of the current line, like my quirky stats instructor told us
> to "because it is more elegant."
>
> Somehow a world without SPSS won't be the same. I may have to switch to SAS
> just to use a program that has a cool name.
>
> / Larry /
>
> LARRY L. BURRISS, Ph.D., J.D.
> Professor
> School of Journalism
> Middle Tennessee State University
> Murfreesboro, TN 37132
>
> 615-898-2983 lburriss@mtsu.edu http://mtsu.edu/~lburriss
>
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Marta García-Granero
> Sent: Wed, Apr 08, 2009 1:24 PM
> To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>
> Well, we can always refer to it as "The Program Formerly Known as SPSS"
>
> (quoting "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince")
>
> Should this list be renamed PASW-L? (just kidding, I'm in a sort of
> funny before-holidays mood...)
>
> Marta
>
>
>> This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming
>> convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of the
>> package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.
>>
>>
>> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0
>>
>> Nothing like changing the brand name
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Is this a late April
>>>> Fool's joke?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen
>>>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.
>>>>
>>>> It's
>>>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.
>>>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued
>>>>
>>> partner for you and your organization.
>>>
>>>> We're
>>>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals
>>>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our
>>>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as
> part
>>>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity,
> our
>>>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software
> (PASW(r))
>>>> portfolio umbrella.
>>>>
>>>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release
>>>> of our software products.
>>>>
>>>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
>>>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software
>>>> in the world.
>>>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
>>>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader
> in
>>>> the analytics space.
>>>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
>>>> Collection Author and PASW
>>>>
>>
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Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Craig Wood

I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.
/Christian

----- Original Message -----
From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]
Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Sigh.
>
> I've been with SPSS since grad school and we were using punch cards and
> 17.5 x 11 coding sheets. Remember the big blue reference books? We sure
> thought we were hot stuff walking around campus with those. Remember having
> to turn the card deck in at the computer center and waiting three or four
> hours for the priests of the mainframe to run your job? And we thought we
> were really clever when we used NCC1701 (the registration number for the
> starship Enterprise) for our job numbers.
>
> Remember the first "interactive" version? We sat at a dumb terminal and
> typed in the commands ("just remember, each line on the screen is the same
> as one punch card")...then went over to the computer center and picked up
> the output.
>
> And I still put the slash at the end of the previous line, rather than at
> the beginning of the current line, like my quirky stats instructor told us
> to "because it is more elegant."
>
> Somehow a world without SPSS won't be the same. I may have to switch to SAS
> just to use a program that has a cool name.
>
> / Larry /
>
> LARRY L. BURRISS, Ph.D., J.D.
> Professor
> School of Journalism
> Middle Tennessee State University
> Murfreesboro, TN 37132
>
> 615-898-2983 [hidden email] http://mtsu.edu/~lburriss
>
>
>
> ***** This page made out of 100% recycled electrons *****
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Marta García-Granero
> Sent: Wed, Apr 08, 2009 1:24 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>
> Well, we can always refer to it as "The Program Formerly Known as SPSS"
>
> (quoting "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince")
>
> Should this list be renamed PASW-L? (just kidding, I'm in a sort of
> funny before-holidays mood...)
>
> Marta
>
>
>> This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming
>> convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of the
>> package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.
>>
>>
>> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0
>>
>> Nothing like changing the brand name
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Is this a late April
>>>> Fool's joke?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen
>>>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.
>>>>
>>>> It's
>>>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.
>>>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued
>>>>
>>> partner for you and your organization.
>>>
>>>> We're
>>>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals
>>>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our
>>>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as
> part
>>>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity,
> our
>>>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software
> (PASW(r))
>>>> portfolio umbrella.
>>>>
>>>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release
>>>> of our software products.
>>>>
>>>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
>>>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software
>>>> in the world.
>>>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
>>>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader
> in
>>>> the analytics space.
>>>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
>>>> Collection Author and PASW
>>>>
>>
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Raffe, Sydelle, SSA

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Craig Wood

If there is any reason for me to use the new name, I'm sure I'll end up calling it PAWS. Much easier to pronouce and brings up lovely images of little doggies and puty tats.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of
Craig Wood
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:49 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: SPSS now called PASW

Is this a late April Fool's joke?

From the Desk of Jason Verlen
Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

It's an exciting time at SPSS Inc. We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued partner for you and your organization.

We're proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as part of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity, our products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software (PASW(r)) portfolio umbrella.

Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release of our software products.

Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software in the world.
Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader in the analytics space.
Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data Collection Author and PASW Reports for Surveys, helps you obtain an accurate view of customer attitudes and opinions.
The Deployment family bridges the gap between analysis and action and includes products like PASW Collaboration and Deployment Services (formerly Predictive Enterprise Services).

Rest assured that these name changes don't change the foundational technology on which you've come to count. We're continuing to build on our 40 year legacy with new products, enhanced performance, and robust deployment capabilities.

SPSS Inc. will be doing its part to help you make predictive analytics a vital part of your business operations.

Best regards,

Jason Verlen

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Swank, Paul R

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Michael Kruger

SAS already caters to the business community more than academics. It has for some time now.

Dr. Paul R. Swank,
Professor and Director of Research
Children's Learning Institute
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Michael Kruger
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:08 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

Craig,

I bet they are serious. They just can't leave well enough alone and
there is a lot more money to be made catering to the business community
rather than academics.
Maybe it is time to switch to SAS.....

MK

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Ling Ting

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Raffe, Sydelle, SSA

Ditto :)

Ling Ting
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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Raffe, Sydelle, SSA
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:47 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

If there is any reason for me to use the new name, I'm sure I'll end up calling it PAWS. Much easier to pronouce and brings up lovely images of little doggies and puty tats.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of
Craig Wood
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:49 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: SPSS now called PASW

Is this a late April Fool's joke?

From the Desk of Jason Verlen
Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

It's an exciting time at SPSS Inc. We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued partner for you and your organization.

We're proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as part of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity, our products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software (PASW(r)) portfolio umbrella.

Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release of our software products.

Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software in the world.
Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader in the analytics space.
Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data Collection Author and PASW Reports for Surveys, helps you obtain an accurate view of customer attitudes and opinions.
The Deployment family bridges the gap between analysis and action and includes products like PASW Collaboration and Deployment Services (formerly Predictive Enterprise Services).

Rest assured that these name changes don't change the foundational technology on which you've come to count. We're continuing to build on our 40 year legacy with new products, enhanced performance, and robust deployment capabilities.

SPSS Inc. will be doing its part to help you make predictive analytics a vital part of your business operations.

Best regards,

Jason Verlen

This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal, and or privileged information. Please contact the sender immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed.

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charla3@aol.com

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by cbautista

What about SPAWN? It's trendier.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Bautista <[hidden email]>

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:41:52
To: <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.
/Christian

----- Original Message -----
From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]
Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

Khaneja, Gurvinder

Re: SPSS now called PASW

Since S is not that important anymore, why not call is "PAWN" - the ultimate trade-in.
Gurvinder Khaneja

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Charla Lopez
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:50 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

What about SPAWN? It's trendier.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Bautista <[hidden email]>

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:41:52
To: <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.
/Christian

----- Original Message -----
From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]
Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Cho, Stanley

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by charla3@aol.com

Why is it that I can not find what the "W" stands for on the website?

Predictive Analytics Software...Whatever.

What's in a name. Marketing strategy and re-branding aside, as long as the engine is the same, we'll continue to use it...

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Charla Lopez
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:50 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

What about SPAWN? It's trendier.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Bautista <[hidden email]>

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:41:52
To: <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.
/Christian

----- Original Message -----
From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]
Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

Heidi Green

Re: SPSS now called PASW

I just assumed that the "SW" part was "SoftWare"??

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Cho, Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:56 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

Why is it that I can not find what the "W" stands for on the website?

Predictive Analytics Software...Whatever.

What's in a name. Marketing strategy and re-branding aside, as long as the engine is the same, we'll continue to use it...

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Charla Lopez
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:50 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

What about SPAWN? It's trendier.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Bautista <[hidden email]>

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:41:52
To: <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.
/Christian

----- Original Message -----
From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]
Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hoover, Matthew

Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Cho, Stanley

I just assumed it is the w in "software".

Predictive Analytics Software.

I’m still going to call it SPSS. Nobody can stop me! Bwhahahahahahahahaha!!

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Cho, Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:56 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

Why is it that I can not find what the "W" stands for on the website?

Predictive Analytics Software...Whatever.

What's in a name. Marketing strategy and re-branding aside, as long as the engine is the same, we'll continue to use it...

-----Original Message-----

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Charla Lopez

Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:50 PM

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

What about SPAWN? It's trendier.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----

From: Christian Bautista <[hidden email]>

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:41:52

To: <[hidden email]>

Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.

/Christian

----- Original Message -----

From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]

Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

how about switching it to R if the name is important enough

that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Sigh.

> I've been with SPSS since grad school and we were using punch cards and

> 17.5 x 11 coding sheets. Remember the big blue reference books? We sure

> thought we were hot stuff walking around campus with those. Remember having

> to turn the card deck in at the computer center and waiting three or four

> hours for the priests of the mainframe to run your job? And we thought we

> were really clever when we used NCC1701 (the registration number for the

> starship Enterprise) for our job numbers.

> Remember the first "interactive" version? We sat at a dumb terminal and

> typed in the commands ("just remember, each line on the screen is the same

> as one punch card")...then went over to the computer center and picked up

> the output.

> And I still put the slash at the end of the previous line, rather than at

> the beginning of the current line, like my quirky stats instructor told us

> to "because it is more elegant."

> Somehow a world without SPSS won't be the same. I may have to switch to SAS

> just to use a program that has a cool name.

> / Larry /

> LARRY L. BURRISS, Ph.D., J.D.

> Professor

> School of Journalism

> Middle Tennessee State University

> Murfreesboro, TN 37132

> 615-898-2983 [hidden email] http://mtsu.edu/~lburriss

> ***** This page made out of 100% recycled electrons *****

> -----Original Message-----

> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of

> Marta García-Granero

> Sent: Wed, Apr 08, 2009 1:24 PM

> To: [hidden email]

> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

> Well, we can always refer to it as "The Program Formerly Known as SPSS"

> (quoting "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince")

> Should this list be renamed PASW-L? (just kidding, I'm in a sort of

> funny before-holidays mood...)

> Marta

>> This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming

>> convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of the

>> package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.

>> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0

>> Nothing like changing the brand name

>>>> Is this a late April

>>>> Fool's joke?

>>>>

>>>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen

>>>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.

>>>>

>>>> It's

>>>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.

>>>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued

>>>>

>>> partner for you and your organization.

>>>

>>>> We're

>>>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business goals

>>>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our

>>>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as

> part

>>>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity,

> our

>>>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software

> (PASW(r))

>>>> portfolio umbrella.

>>>>

>>>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each release

>>>> of our software products.

>>>>

>>>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS

>>>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical software

>>>> in the world.

>>>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW

>>>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader

> in

>>>> the analytics space.

>>>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data

>>>> Collection Author and PASW

>>>>

> --

> For miscellaneous statistical stuff, visit:

> http://gjyp.nl/marta/

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Re: SPSS now called PASW

In reply to this post by Heidi Green

I am not sure that PASW will work.

It might be confused with PASW Inc (formerly Pacific Software)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_6/ai_n19345322/

Or maybe with the Performing Arts Studio West
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/PASW

Or perhaps with an Alaska airport at Skwentna
http://www.airnav.com/airport/PASW

I'll not likely confuse it with SPSS!
JOHN

----- Original Message -----
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To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW

>I just assumed that the "SW" part was "SoftWare"??
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Cho, Stanley
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:56 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>
> Why is it that I can not find what the "W" stands for on the website?
>
> Predictive Analytics Software...Whatever.
>
> What's in a name. Marketing strategy and re-branding aside, as long as
> the engine is the same, we'll continue to use it...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Charla Lopez
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:50 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>
> What about SPAWN? It's trendier.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian Bautista <[hidden email]>
>
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:41:52
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>
>
> I don't care about names, I just want a better SPSS or PASW. Why not
> SYSTAT, for some people, this is the father of SPSS.
> /Christian
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ajay ohri [[hidden email]]
> Sent: 04/09/2009 12:28 AM ZE5B
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
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> how about switching it to R if the name is important enough
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> that is a cool name ( though they did change from S)
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> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Larry Burriss <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Sigh.
>>
>> I've been with SPSS since grad school and we were using punch cards and
>> 17.5 x 11 coding sheets. Remember the big blue reference books? We sure
>> thought we were hot stuff walking around campus with those. Remember
>> having
>> to turn the card deck in at the computer center and waiting three or four
>> hours for the priests of the mainframe to run your job? And we thought
>> we
>> were really clever when we used NCC1701 (the registration number for the
>> starship Enterprise) for our job numbers.
>>
>> Remember the first "interactive" version? We sat at a dumb terminal and
>> typed in the commands ("just remember, each line on the screen is the
>> same
>> as one punch card")...then went over to the computer center and picked up
>> the output.
>>
>> And I still put the slash at the end of the previous line, rather than at
>> the beginning of the current line, like my quirky stats instructor told
>> us
>> to "because it is more elegant."
>>
>> Somehow a world without SPSS won't be the same. I may have to switch to
>> SAS
>> just to use a program that has a cool name.
>>
>> / Larry /
>>
>> LARRY L. BURRISS, Ph.D., J.D.
>> Professor
>> School of Journalism
>> Middle Tennessee State University
>> Murfreesboro, TN 37132
>>
>> 615-898-2983 [hidden email] http://mtsu.edu/~lburriss
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
>> Marta García-Granero
>> Sent: Wed, Apr 08, 2009 1:24 PM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: SPSS now called PASW
>>
>> Well, we can always refer to it as "The Program Formerly Known as SPSS"
>>
>> (quoting "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince")
>>
>> Should this list be renamed PASW-L? (just kidding, I'm in a sort of
>> funny before-holidays mood...)
>>
>> Marta
>>
>>
>>> This makes me sad. Changing names, OK, but removing SPSS from the naming
>>> convention seems to be removing the original and historical purpose of
>>> the
>>> package. I think Shakespeare was wrong; there is a lot in a name.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yup! Once you apply V17.0.2 it is now called PASW Statistics 17.0
>>>
>>> Nothing like changing the brand name
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Is this a late April
>>>>> Fool's joke?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From the Desk of Jason Verlen
>>>>> Vice President & Chief Product Strategist of SPSS Inc.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's
>>>>> an exciting time at SPSS Inc.
>>>>> We're working diligently in 2009 to make SPSS Inc. an even more valued
>>>>>
>>>> partner for you and your organization.
>>>>
>>>>> We're
>>>>> proud that our products ensure you meet your research and business
>>>>> goals
>>>>> by driving the widespread use of data in decision making. We group our
>>>>> products in four "families" and they are designed to work together as
>> part
>>>>> of one comprehensive analytics platform. To better reflect this unity,
>> our
>>>>> products will be renamed under the Predictive Analytics Software
>> (PASW(r))
>>>>> portfolio umbrella.
>>>>>
>>>>> Over the next year, you will see new naming introduced with each
>>>>> release
>>>>> of our software products.
>>>>>
>>>>> Products in our Statistics family, like PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS
>>>>> Statistics), comprise the most widely used suite of statistical
>>>>> software
>>>>> in the world.
>>>>> Our Modeling family, including our leading data-mining workbench PASW
>>>>> Modeler (formerly Clementine) is consistently positioned as the leader
>> in
>>>>> the analytics space.
>>>>> Our Data Collection family (formerly Dimensions), including PASW Data
>>>>> Collection Author and PASW
>>>>>
>>>
>> --
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<R. Abraham>

Re: SPSS now called PASW

I think all the best brains at SPSS had a brain storming session on how to increase revenue in this economy. The best strategic solution was to rename SPSS to PASW. the runner up name was PWXZ : )

Eric Zylstra

Re: SPSS now called PASW

>>> On 4/8/2009 at 3:28 PM, in message
"<R. Abraham>" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> The best strategic solution was to
> rename SPSS to PASW. the runner up name was PWXZ : )

Does anyone know the accepted pronunciation? "Passooo"? "Paswa"? "SPSS"?

E

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