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Integration Seamlessly Connects Disparate Data and Formats, Enabling HIPAA and NPI Initiatives AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the myriad of cost and compliance issues facing healthcare organizations today, many companies are turning to Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global value leader in data integration software, for solutions to exchange critical patient information while driving down costs and maintaining HIPAA compliance. Pervasive products provide many well-known healthcare payers and providers, hospitals, clearinghouses, and third-party service providers, including Care New England, LABOne Inc., MEDecision, Multiplan, Inc., National Health Service in the United Kingdom, Nebraska Hospital Association, Per-Se Technologies, PHCS, and WellPoint Health Networks, with flexible and scalable integration. The variety of connectivity delivered by Pervasive -- more than 150 data and application connectors -- and the breadth of supported healthcare message formats is comprehensive, including HL7, HL7v3 (XML), HIPAA, NCPDP and UB92. For payer organizations automating the claims and billing processes within a regional or national healthcare network, Pervasive offers a highly cost- effective and flexible solution, while providing an easy-to-use platform to manage the staggering variety of business rules and electronic data interchange (EDI) formats. Per-Se Technologies, a leader in healthcare information technology and service solutions, developed an ASP-based solution providing healthcare organizations with real-time access to insurance data. Using Per-Se Technologies' Real-Time Services solution powered by Pervasive Business Integrator, providers can verify eligibility, track the status of patient referrals and determine claims status. To meet the stringent requirements of HIPAA, Per-Se Technologies turned to Pervasive's visual Map Designer to provide them with a bi-directional data transformation claims processing solution that would automate clearinghouse procedures. "Pervasive's transformation product allows us to map the client data to our back-end database efficiently and effectively," said Wais Said, director of IT Operations for Per-Se Technologies, Hospital Solutions Division. "Pervasive's product is highly scalable, reliable and user friendly. It allowed us to rapidly implement new clients and better enables us to compete in the healthcare marketplace." MEDecision CIO, Claire Annechini comments, "Pervasive improved our time to value by at least 100 percent, providing an affordable, flexible solution that can interface with any number of client systems while keeping pace with newer versions of HIPAA standards." Through Pervasive's translation engine, MEDecision, a leading software and services provider of integrated care management solutions, can now provide near real-time responses to their clients who rely on them for processing claims, authorizing service and verifying eligibility. "Healthcare organizations need agility in the face of continuously changing requirements governing healthcare data standards and a growing array of data formats and sources," said Chip Harmon, general manager of Integration Products at Pervasive. "Pervasive is focused on providing software and service bundles that allow healthcare organizations to efficiently and affordably meet data interchange demands created by a stringent and fast- changing regulatory and compliance environment. Our expertise, track record and value-leader position in the healthcare market gives Pervasive customers unique benefits and fast results." 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, Pervasive helps 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 additional 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 for Pervasive Software 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, +1-512-542-2854, or , for Pervasive Software Inc. Web site: http://www.pervasive.com/ http://www.pervasive.com/solutions

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