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Versant CTO Comments on New Developments for JDO 2.0 and EJB 3.0 Specifications Versant Announces a New Webinar Series to Discuss How Open Access Facilitates Evolving Standards FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Versant Corporation (NASDAQ:VSNT), an industry leader in specialized data management and data persistence software, today commented on the announcement regarding the proposed collaboration of JSR 243 (Java Data Objects (JDO) 2.0) with JSR 220 (Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) 3.0) in defining a common lightweight persistence Application Programming Interface (API) for both J2SE and J2EE platforms. "This is great news for the Java community," said Keiron McCammon, chief technology officer of Versant. "Java developers now have a clear roadmap of how the JDO and EJB specifications will come together. The new persistence API will draw together the best aspects of the JDO 2.0 and EJB 3.0 specifications as they exist today. In parallel JDO will continue to evolve, sharing many common areas (O/R mapping metadata specification for example) but adding feature/functionality that JDO developers have come to expect. It's the best of both worlds." "What developers really want today is a high performance, easy to use O/R mapping technology. As standards evolve they need to know that their choice of technology will also evolve with it," commented David Tinker, architect of Versant's Open Access products. "Versant Open Access is specifically targeted at being the easiest to use, highest performance O/R mapping solution, which is designed to support multiple persistence APIs. Our customers can get started today safe in the knowledge that we'll continue supporting the emerging standards." Versant also announced today a new webinar series to educate developers on the benefit of API agnostic O/R Mapping solutions and educate them on the upcoming changes in the standards landscape around JDO 2.0 and EJB 3.0. The first webinar is currently scheduled for October 6, 2004 at 10 AM PDT. Additional information can be found on Versant's web-site at http://www.versant.com/. 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 regarding the proposed collaboration of JSR 243 with JSR 220 in defining a common lightweight persistence Application Programming Interface for the J2SE and J2EE platforms. 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 these proposed collaborations and the impact they may have on object oriented mapping and the Java community in general. 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. 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