AUSTIN, TEXAS – November 11, 2008 - Pervasive Software® Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global value leader in agile, embeddable data management and data integration software, today announced Bill Jacaruso, senior director of DataSolutions at Pervasive, will participate in the SaaS integration panel for the SIIA OnDemand Conference taking place Nov. 17–19, 2008 at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, Calif. SIIA OnDemand is the industry's only comprehensive conference for enabling and delivering Software as a Service (SaaS).

The panel discussion "SaaS Integration: the Whole is More than the Sum of the Parts" will be moderated by Allen Hoke, senior director of Global ISV Strategy, Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Oracle Corporation, Tuesday Nov. 18, from 3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m. as part of track two.

More information about the conference can be found at http://www.siia.net/ondemand/2008/.

About Pervasive Software
Pervasive Software (NASDAQ:PVSW) helps companies get the most out of their data investments through embeddable data management and agile data integration software. Pervasive's multi-purpose data integration platform accelerates the sharing of information between multiple data stores, applications, and hosted business systems and allows customers to re-use the same software for diverse integration scenarios. The embeddable PSQL database engine allows organizations to successfully embrace new technologies while maintaining application compatibility and robust database reliability in a near-zero database administration environment. For more than two decades, Pervasive products have delivered value to tens of thousands of customers in more than 150 countries with a compelling combination of performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of ownership. Through Pervasive Innovation Labs, the company also invests in exploring and creating cutting edge solutions for the toughest data analysis and data delivery challenges. For additional information, go to www.pervasive.com.

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