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Fifth Executive Summit Brings Together Leading Technology Partners, Industry Analysts and Customers Who Share Experiences in Leveraging Embeddable Integration for Competitive Advantage BOSTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global value leader in data infrastructure software, today announced Metamorphosis 5.0, its fifth Independent Software Vendor (ISV), Systems Integrator (SI) and Application Service Provider (ASP) executive summit, will be held May 8-9, 2006, at the Hyatt Harborside Hotel in Boston, Mass. A record number of attendees are registered for the two-day summit, which features commentary from industry analyst Carl Olofson, research vice president at IDC, and an array of case studies by customers and partners demonstrating the integration technology used to accelerate and expand the use of their applications within their customers' environment. Speakers include: * Michael Hoskins, CTO, Pervasive Software * Frank Jackson, CIO, PHCS * Swamy Narayana, Director, CGI-AMS * Tom Bertrand, Data Conversion Manager, ACS * Anne Marie Berger, Managing Partner, Forefront * Ted Bardasz, VP of Research and Development, Softrax Corporation * Javier Betancourt, Solution Manager, Progress Software * Steve Woods, CTO, Eloqua Corporation * Jack Hakim, CEO, ECWise Through breakout sessions with senior executives and consultants, attendees will see how other Pervasive partners and customers have accelerated business value, ask questions directly to the experts and hear about the latest Pervasive solutions, implementations and capabilities. For more information on this event please visit http://www.pervasive.com/events/meta5 . "The Metamorphosis conference has become a great vehicle for Pervasive customers, partners, prospects and industry experts to explore the benefits of embeddable data integration technology," said Chip Harmon, general manager, Integration Products at Pervasive. "It's a showcase where they share expertise in gaining a competitive edge and delivering exceptional customer value through Pervasive-powered integration solutions." Integration thought leader Michael Hoskins, CTO for Pervasive Software, comments, "Our partners and customers have come face to face with the reality of the 'variety and change problem.' It's not enough to buy tooling, have just one adapter or a limited product with two or three standard processes. We are living in a world of massive end-point variety. Therefore, companies have to identify and implement agile integration that really addresses the application variety problem and accommodates the fact that these interfaces are ever-changing." Pervasive Software provides embeddable data integration software that speeds the flow of data between applications and between organizations. Combining robust technology and more than 20 years of data integration expertise, Pervasive delivers a multi-purpose integration platform that allows customers to re-use the same software for integration scenarios that span data warehouses, real-time application integration and data exchange with trading partners. With more than 150 data and application connectors within a single product, customers achieve accelerated ROI. In addition, Pervasive's technology and business model supports low-cost adoption by non-programmers for small data volumes all the way up to complex, high volume multi-processor implementations that handle millions of transactions. For more information, visit http://www.pervasive.com/solutions/ . About Pervasive Software Pervasive Software provides data infrastructure software that helps companies unleash the value of their data investments. For more than two decades, Pervasive has delivered an enduring value proposition and the best combination of performance, reliability, functionality and connectivity. Today, Pervasive is leading its chosen markets by defining and accelerating the inevitable transition from high cost to high value. Pervasive's value is proven by 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 addition information, go to http://www.pervasive.com/ . Cautionary Statement This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Pervasive as of the date hereof, and Pervasive assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. All Pervasive brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pervasive Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Contact: Adam Schaeffer GCI Group for Pervasive 512.542.2854 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040503/PVSWLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Pervasive Software Inc. CONTACT: Adam Schaeffer of GCI Group, +1-512-542-2854, or , for Pervasive Software Inc. Web site: http://www.pervasive.com/ http://www.pervasive.com/solutions http://www.pervasive.com/events/meta5

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