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Versant Manages Complex Data for Award Winning Jefferson County System Linux-Based System Keeps Track of Millions of Inter-Relationships Between Addresses and Parcels FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Versant Corporation (NASDAQ:VSNT), an industry leader in specialized data management and data persistence software today announced that it is being used in the Award winning ENDOR (Encoded Neighborhood Data Object Repository) application, a geospatial information system (GIS) built and delivered by Jefferson County Information Systems Group. ENDOR is a component-based Java architecture running in a Linux environment. This system unifies spatial data from the county's Esri ArcInfo GIS software and tabular data from DB2 and Informix databases. It keeps track of the county's 220,000 parcels and 350,000 addresses. This enterprise application is now widely used by numerous departments including the County Assessor, Planning & Zoning, Building, Animal Control, Sheriff and Social Services. "When we designed this system we chose Versant for its powerful object-oriented database," said Martin Hartley, Technical Manager. "We needed to build a Parcel Object component that would maintain both spatial and tabular data while tracking spatial changes over time to provide historical versioning as well as provide the ability to view changes to parcel geometry/attributes. This historical data is critical in land use and property assessment. We chose Versant and its object technology based on price and performance, support of Linux, and their compatibility with BEA WLI." With this system the county links a variety of information to the parcel address and then augments that data with historical data. Because all data is persisted in the Versant object database the county can make spatial objects persistent as ready-to-use actual objects and avoid the overhead in dealing with object-to-relational methods. "Geographical applications with complex relationships are ideal for our data management solutions," said Nick Ordon, president and chief executive officer of Versant. "We are pleased with how Jefferson County is trailblazing what other local and state governments can realize using object-oriented systems to cut costs and deliver better information to their officials and residents. " About Jefferson County Jefferson County is one of the major metropolitan counties within the State of Colorado. It is home to over half a million people. About Versant Corporation Versant Corporation is an industry leader in specialized data management and open data access software. Using Versant's solutions, customers cut hardware costs, speed and simplify development, significantly reduce administration costs and deliver products with a strong competitive edge. Versant's solutions are deployed in a wide array of industries including telecommunications, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, and defense. With over 5,000 installations, Versant has been a highly reliable partner for over 15 years for Global 2000 companies such as British Airways, US Government, Financial Times, IBM, and MCI. For more information, call 510- 789-1500 or visit http://www.versant.com/. Forward Looking Statements Involve Risks and Uncertainties This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the performance of Versant software and the specific customer relationship with Jefferson County. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Versant's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding Versant and Jefferson County's business relationship and the continued existence of Versant's business relationship with Jefferson County. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Versant's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. These and other related risks are described in more detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company has no obligation to publicly update these forward- looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. NOTE: Versant is either a registered trademark or trademark of Versant Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other products are a registered trademark or trademark of their respective company in the United States and/or other countries. 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