PERVASIVE SOFTWARE ENHANCES DATA MANAGEMENT PRODUCT LINE.

Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), Austin, Texas, a global value leader in data infrastructure software, has been named by SD Times Magazine to the second annual "SD TIMES 100" list of companies that demonstrated the greatest innovation and leadership in the software development industry in 2003. Pervasive Software is hailed for its "highly secure, auditable, embeddable SQL" database. With more than 5.8 million server seats deployed, Pervasive.SQL(TM) powers more than 10,000 independent software vendors (ISVs), value-added resellers and systems integrators including 100 leading healthcare ISVs, more than 50 leading retail ISVs, almost 100 major global accounting ISVs and 10 of the top accounting applications for small to mid-sized businesses.

According to Alan Zeichick, editor-in-chief of SD Times, honorees have demonstrated a pattern of innovation during the past year. He said, "Each year, the editors of BZ Media's SD TIMES 100 look for companies and influencers that set the technical and market leadership for the software development industry. When choosing the 2004 SD TIMES 100, we carefully considered each organization's offerings and reputation with developers, as well as the attention and conversation we've heard around the company and its products and technologies, as a sign of leadership within the industry."

In 2003, Pervasive made significant forays into data infrastructure software by enhancing its data management product line to give mid-sized businesses and departments of large enterprises unprecedented ability to manage, secure and integrate critical data sources. In addition to product enhancements around Linux and added features for legislation and regulatory compliance, Pervasive's data management innovations maximize the value of data with three products offering a unified security model -- Pervasive.SQL V8 security, Pervasive AuditMaster(TM) and Pervasive DataExchange(TM). Pervasive's continued commitment to customer value with low total cost of ownership (TCO) and seamless embeddability products also leads to cutting edge development components (such as ActiveX, 100% pure Java JDBC driver) and language (C#, .NET).

"Our place on the SD TIMES 100 underscores the proven value of our industry-leading database engine for performance and embeddability, coupled with a powerful suite of data management products for data synchronization and auditability," said David Sikora, president and CEO of Pervasive Software. "With the acquisition of Data Junction in December 2003, Pervasive continues to enhance our data infrastructure product portfolio to meet customer needs for quick-hitting, low TCO solutions around advanced database, data warehousing, data replication and near real-time data and application integration technology."

Thousands of businesses worldwide rely on Pervasive data infrastructure products to capitalize on their most important asset -- data. In addition to its award-winning data management products, Pervasive offers data and application integration solutions designed specifically to address the integration requirements of mid-sized businesses and departments of large enterprises, providing the industry's best combination of performance, flexibility and total cost of ownership.

Launched in February 2000, BZ Media's SD Times is published twice monthly in identical print and digital editions, and can also be read online at http://www.sdtimes.com.

About Pervasive Software

Pervasive Software is a global value leader in data infrastructure software. The company's award-winning products enable customers to manage, integrate, analyze and secure their critical data, providing the industry's best combination of performance, reliability and cost. Pervasive's strength is evidenced by the size and diversity of its customer base, serving tens of thousands of customers in virtually every industry market around the world. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Pervasive was founded in 1994 and sells its products into more than 150 countries.

For more information, call 512/231-6033 or visit http://www.pervasive.com and http://www.sdtimes.com.