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ISVs, SIs, ASPs and Customers Engage on Best Practices and Industry Trends Such as SOA and Software as a Service AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global value leader in embeddable data management and integration software, is hosting Metamorphosis 6.0, its sixth Independent Software Vendor (ISV), Systems Integrator (SI), Application Service Provider (ASP) and Business Service Provider (BSP) and IntegratioNext!, its integration user conference, from November 5-8, 2006, at the Renaissance Marriott Hotel in Austin, Texas. The back-to-back events are expected to yield a wider opportunity for collaboration and technology sharing between partners and customers as presenters and attendees discuss experiences with Software- Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Software as a Service (SaaS). At the Metamorphosis 6.0 one-day event on November 6, attendees will hear from integration partners, spanning a range of industries, as well as from Gartner Research Vice President Robert Anderson, who will provide insight into the technology and market trends impacting ISVs, SIs, ASPs and BSPs. Presenters include Pervasive CTO Mike Hoskins on "Integration Out of the Box," Charlie Nuzzolo, technical director of strategic alliances for "Progress Software on Choosing the Right SOA Architecture," and Steve Woods, CTO of Eloqua on "Event-Based Integration for On-Demand (SaaS) Software." Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions with senior executives and consultants to learn how other partners and customers have accelerated business value through Pervasive technology. For more information on Metamorphosis 6.0, please visit http://www.pervasive.com/events/meta6 . During the IntegratioNext! two-day user conference held November 7 and 8, attendees will hear a more technical perspective on experiences and best practices as Pervasive customers discuss the successes and challenges of data integration. Presenters represent Pervasive customers and partners including CGI-AMS, The Defense Logistics Information Service, Perot Systems, Robert Walters, the State of Iowa and ZC Sterling. A host of Pervasive technical, support and engineering experts will be presenting and on hand to do a deeper dive into Pervasive technology and product roadmaps, including success strategies for achieving fast, easy and affordable integration for environments with both on-premises and hosted software environments. For more information, please visit http://www.pervasive.com/events/integrationext . "It's truly compelling to hear straight from partners and customers themselves about their innovations and successes on tackling the really tough integration problems that organizations struggle with every day," said Mike Hoskins, CTO of Pervasive Software. "In Austin this week, we are hearing firsthand about some of the most creative, sophisticated integration technology solutions across the globe, including embedded integration, integration between disparate data and legacy systems, integration in SOA environments, transforming massive data volumes, and real-time connection of on-premises and SaaS applications. The level of energy, collaboration and interaction is inspiring for both partners and customers, and I believe they'll go back with heightened awareness and the ability to deliver powerful, agile integration for their organizations." About Pervasive Integration Pervasive's embeddable integration software takes the agony out of moving and sharing data within and between organizations. It allows users to quickly and easily share information between multiple databases, applications, or hosted business systems. The capability is lightweight and fits into virtually any environment while adapting quickly to change. 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 diverse integration scenarios. 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 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 embeddable data management and integration software to help companies grow and extend the value of their data investments. For more than two decades, Pervasive has delivered value with a compelling combination of performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of ownership. Today, Pervasive is leading its chosen markets by defining and accelerating the inevitable transition from high cost to high value. 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 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: Kim Daugherty Pervasive Software 512.231.6507 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040503/PVSWLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Pervasive Software Inc. 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