Pervasive Software Ships Tango 2000 Application Server and Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server for Sun's Solaris Operating Environment.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1999-- Pervasive Customers Can Now Deploy Mission-Critical Pervasive Software-Based Applications on the Robust, Scalable Solaris Operating Environment Pervasive Software Pervasive Software Pervasive develops and distributes data infrastructure software that enable corporations to integrate, analyze, secure, manage and harvest data from disparate sources. Inc.(R) (Nasdaq:PVSW PVSW Pervasive Software Inc. ), a leading provider of software that delivers the freedom to create applications for everyone, everywhere, today announced shipment of Tango(TM) 2000 Application Server and Pervasive.SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. (TM) 2000 Server software for the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. Today's announcement expands Pervasive's platform offerings for its Tango 2000 and Pervasive.SQL 2000 product families across many of today's leading versions of Unix, including Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. , Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. OpenLinux, SuSE Linux A Linux distribution from the SuSE Linux division of Novell. Both consumer and enterprise versions are available, and the distribution includes several user interfaces. SuSE Linux comes with the Yet Another Setup Tool (YaST), which is used to install, configure and maintain the OS, as and now Sun's Solaris Operating Environment. The platform expansion adds to Pervasive's existing support for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 95/98, Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. , and Mac OS, as well as such leading real-time operating systems as Wind River Vx Works and QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. Neutrino neutrino (n  trē`nō) [Ital.,=little neutral (particle)], elementary particle with no electric charge and a very small mass emitted during the decay of certain other particles. . Web, Java and database software developers can now deploy their Tango 2000 and Pervasive.SQL 2000 based applications on Solaris 7, Sun's true 64-bit Operating Environment, as well as on the 32-bit Solaris 2.6 Operating Environment. "Sun is pleased that Pervasive Software's latest products will support the Solaris Operating Environment, the most universal and trustworthy platform available," said Rich Green, vice president, Solaris Products Group, Sun Microsystems. "Pervasive's Tango 2000 Application Server and Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server software powered by the highly available and scalable Solaris Operating Environment offer our mutual customers the ability to develop and deploy mission-critical applications that meet the increasing demands of business." "Pervasive's Tango 2000 Application Server for Solaris provides us with the enabling technology to quickly develop and deploy our application," said Jeff Shukis, chief technology officer of Promptu, a leading, San Jose-based provider of Web-based solutions for corporate and channel marketing. "The new clustering and Java features have made Tango 2000 and Solaris the preferred platform for deploying the Promptu application suite to our largest clients." Designed to accelerate time to market for scalable, cross-platform Web and e-business deployments, Tango 2000 Application Server for Solaris includes a comprehensive set of ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. drivers and allows developers to integrate JavaScript, Perl Scripts, Java Classes and JavaBeans in Tango-based solutions. "We are excited that Pervasive's database engine, Pervasive.SQL 2000, is now available for Sun's Solaris Operating Environment because it will enable us to deploy mission-critical database applications for the high-performance, scalable Solaris Operating Environment," said Andre Paquette, president of Informatel, a leading provider of integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. solutions for the publishing industry, based in Montreal, Quebec. "The Pervasive.SQL database engines embedded in our modular software See modular programming. packages for publishers enable extremely low cost of ownership, and now we can extend this benefit to customers operating in Solaris." A zero-administration database engine, Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server for Sun's Solaris Operating Environment simplifies the development and deployment of mission-critical, e-business applications across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. , from the desktop to the Web. Pervasive's server products for Solaris extend the benefits of Sun's 64-bit operating environment directly to Pervasive's developer community. Pervasive developers can benefit from the increased power, scalability and cost effectiveness that Sun's Solaris platform brings to enterprise solutions. "The Solaris versions of Tango 2000 Application Server and Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server provide our customers and partners with a new level of performance and scalability for their Solaris-based applications," said Ron Harris The term Ron Harris can refer to:
Tango 2000 Application Server for Solaris is compatible with the entire Tango 2000 product family. Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server for Solaris is fully compatible with all existing workstation-based Btrieve applications that rely on the Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server engine. For more information, visit http://www.pervasive.com/products/psql/psql_servengine/solaris. Pricing and Availability Tango 2000 Application Server is available now for Sun's Solaris Operating Environment. U.S. pricing starts at $10,000 for the Professional Edition, which makes full use of multiple processors on a single server. Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server is available now for Sun's Solaris Operating Environment. U.S. pricing starts at $8495 for the 10-user server version. To obtain Pervasive product pricing for other operating environments, visit the company Web site at www.pervasive.com or call Pervasive at (800) 287-4383. About Tango 2000 Tango 2000 is a next-generation development studio that dramatically improves the time to market to develop and deploy critical e-business applications. With Tango 2000, developers can create and deploy the dynamic, database-driven Web applications today's customers require--and do so quickly, cost-effectively and with remarkable flexibility. Because it combines sophisticated yet easy-to-use technology with an open, extensible architecture, Tango 2000 provides best-of-breed Web development capabilities for Webmasters, professional developers and non-professionals alike. About Pervasive.SQL 2000 The Pervasive.SQL 2000 family of database products enables dramatically simplified development and deployment of business-critical applications and extends data management across corporate servers, traditional desktops and smart handheld devices. Pervasive.SQL 2000 provides an application framework for the post-PC era of wireless Web computing, delivering the power, the versatility and the development support needed to meet the challenge of creating and deploying a new breed of e-business and wireless Web database applications. About Pervasive Software Pervasive Software Inc. (Nasdaq:PVSW) delivers the freedom to create applications for everyone, everywhere. The company's innovative software powers the next generation of pervasive computing, enabling applications to reach beyond the desktop and easily share information across everything from handheld devices and smart cards to information appliances and the Internet. A channel of more than 10,000 independent software vendors (ISVs), developers, value-added resellers (VARs) and partners builds, distributes and manages thousands of Pervasive-based applications on computing platforms across many corporate, mainstream and vertical markets. Based in Austin, Texas, Pervasive has offices in Canada, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia and 70 distributors covering 80 countries. Visit Pervasive on the Web at www.pervasive.com or call (800) 287-4383. Cautionary Statement This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by words such as "may," "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates" or "intends." Forward-looking statements in this release about Tango 2000 and Pervasive.SQL 2000 software involve the risk that the software will not be released on schedule or at all, that the software will not achieve customer and market acceptance, and that applications mentioned in the release will not be developed using our software. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Pervasive as of the date hereof, and Pervasive assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from Pervasive's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in Pervasive's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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