Pervasive Software Highlights Cloud Computing, SaaS Integration and Integration Agility at Metamorphosis 8.0

Business Wire, May 27, 2008

Global Partners to Share Proven Integration Strategies

AUSTIN, Texas -- Pervasive Software[R] Inc. (NASDAQ: PVSW), a global value leader in embeddable data management and agile integration software, today announced Metamorphosis 8.0, its eighth executive summit, will be held May 28-29, 2008 at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, Calif. Metamorphosis 8.0 spotlights integration best practices and real-world experiences, including hands-on knowledge of complex integrations between SaaS and on-premises applications, by and for Independent Software Vendors (ISV), Systems Integrators (SI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors and data processors. Additionally, the ISVs, SIs, data processors and SaaS vendors presenting come from a wide variety of industries, such as healthcare and financial services, to educate one another on successful business and technology strategies that drive high-ROI and rapid results for customers leveraging Pervasive's agile integration.

Attendees from across North America, Asia and Europe have registered for the two-day summit to hear a variety of thought-provoking and practical presentations. Keynote speaker Bob Warfield, principal of SmoothSpan, will discuss "Cloud Computing: The Road Ahead," highlighting business and technical opportunities and challenges as cloud computing proliferates. Warfield delineates cloud technology ecosystem requirements including integration, applications, user experience and platforms. Pervasive CTO Mike Hoskins will provide an overview of agile integration in a general session and Jeff Kaplan, principal of THINKstrategies, will host a panel discussion on technology trends including integration as a service and the impact of SaaS proliferation.

In addition to technical breakout sessions, participants will focus on gaining a competitive advantage by getting the "straight scoop" directly from innovators who utilize lightweight, rapid integration to drive competitive advantage and meet business goals, including:

* Anil Kona, Solutions Manager, Xactly

* Adam Bogdanchik, Manager of Integration Services, CDC

* David Dettmer, Product Manager, QuickArrow

* Chris Broyles, VP Professional Services, Daptiv

* Brett Chenail, Senior Software Engineer, ENSCO

* Stephen Shaw, CEO, Autometrics

* Bob Conlin, CMO, Centive

* Steve Hromyko, ETL Technical Lead, LifeMasters

* Laurie Green, Director of Product Management, FAMIS Software, Inc.

* Bill Jacaruso, Senior Director DataSolutions, Pervasive Software

* Wayne Lockhart, Senior Product Manager, EID, Progress Sonic

* Steve Baranowski, Knowledge Architect, Cerner

* Jeff Kaplan, Principal, THINKstrategies

"It's a time of breathtakingly rapid technological change, and at Metamorphosis 8.0 we are bringing together some of the most innovative minds at work today to share proven strategies for successfully navigating these changes," said Mike Hoskins, CTO of Pervasive and general manager of Integration Products for Pervasive. "From delivering Data as a Service to leveraging commodity multicores with Pervasive DataRush to sharing proven techniques for delivering SaaS-to-legacy integration with compelling speed and economics, presenters at the summit offer stimulating and road-tested methods to drive business advantage."

About Pervasive Software

Pervasive Software (NASDAQ: PVSW) helps companies get the most out of their data investments through embeddable data management and agile integration software. Pervasive's agile, multi-purpose integration platform accelerates the sharing of information between multiple databases, applications, or hosted business systems and allows customers to re-use the same software for diverse integration scenarios. The embeddable PSQL database engine allows organizations to successfully embrace new technologies while maintaining application compatibility and robust database reliability in a near-zero database administration environment. For more than two decades, Pervasive products have delivered value with a compelling combination of performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of ownership. Pervasive's hallmark is the size, diversity and loyalty of its customer base, partners and channels: tens of thousands of customers in virtually every industry, in more than 150 countries, rely on Pervasive to manage, integrate, analyze and secure their critical data. For additional information, go to www.pervasive.com.

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