The following was seen at the SPSS website:
[i]"The newest version of SPSS is here. Join SPSS for a complimentary sneak preview of SPSS 16.0 on Monday, July 23, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CT.
SPSS 16.0 was created to be the most powerful, flexible version ever. Attend this complimentary webcast and explore the new ways SPSS 16.0 can meet your needs and support the entire analytical process. Discover both new and updated features, including:
* Improved flexibility with new, Java™-based interface (making SPSS 16.0 available on Windows®, Mac®, and **Linux® operating systems***) "[/i]I have read somewhere that the release of this version will be somewhere halfway 2007.