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Pervasive-Powered Data Extraction—A Competitive Advantage for Dentrix Dental Systems

Getting to the Root of Patient Data Migration and Integration Issues Using Pervasive Data Integrator and Pervasive Data Profiler

AUSTIN, TEXAS – November 27, 2007 – Pervasive Software® Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global value leader in agile, embeddable data management and integrations software, today announced Dentrix Dental Systems, one of the world's leading dental practice management software providers, is increasing sales and gaining higher ROI with efficiency and repeatability in their data conversion processes with the implementation of Pervasive Data Integrator™ into its DENTRIX® and EasyDental software. The company is also using Pervasive Data Profiler™ to assess and validate customer data on the front end. Facing a high volume of patient data migrations—a common challenge for healthcare IT services providers—Dentrix is capitalizing on Pervasive's robust connectivity for its competitive advantage. Dentrix reports successful data extraction success rates from legacy systems, rising as much as 250 percent, plus enhanced customer satisfaction, cleaner data, repeatability of business rules and the expectation of a fully automated turnkey approach in the near future.

With more than 28,000 implementations across North America and around the world, Dentrix is the leader in dental information technology systems. DENTRIX systems convert dental patient information from legacy systems into the DENTRIX platform. However, due to the small fractions of data extracted, the need for greater accuracy in extracting the correct data and the data reconstruction time required with using legacy systems, Dentrix selected Pervasive's integration tools to provide customers with more consistency and less frustration during data conversions. Training time has been optimized, and with the ease of use of the Pervasive tool, the ability to use non-technical front office people for the conversion process is now possible.

"No one else does as good a job on the migration front," said Dave Johnston, director of customer care at Dentrix. "Our customers have unique business rules for their data migrations, and, as a result, these data migrations tend to be highly customized. Using Pervasive Data Integrator's breadth of connectivity and mapping capabilities helps our customers experience virtually pain-free data extractions. We are also looking to Pervasive to enable additional Dentrix product enhancements, including decreasing cycle time and semi-automating our process."

Since implementing Pervasive, in addition to its presence in the dental patient information technology platform, Dentrix is at the forefront of keeping customers up to date with electronic uptake of insurance adoption. Dentrix also serves up healthcare claims-oriented information, providing an electronic forms clearinghouse.

"Dentrix has the competitive advantage of understanding the day-to-day realities of dental office information flow," said Mike Hoskins, chief technology officer at Pervasive. "Our solutions allow Dentrix to maintain its competitive advantage during the complex data conversions that take place when updating from legacy systems with a tool that reliably connects with a wide variety of disparate data sources, evenly distributes its integration and reuses components to speed implementation."

About Pervasive Integration
Pervasive's embeddable integration software takes the agony out of moving and sharing data within and between organizations. It allows users to quickly and easily share information between multiple databases, applications, or hosted business systems. The capability is lightweight and fits into virtually any environment while adapting quickly to change. Combining robust technology and more than 20 years of data integration expertise, Pervasive delivers a multi-purpose integration platform that allows customers to re-use the same software for diverse integration scenarios. With more than 150 data and application connectors within a single product, Pervasive helps customers achieve accelerated ROI. In addition, Pervasive's technology and business model supports low-cost adoption by non-programmers for small data volumes all the way to complex, high-volume multi-processor implementations that handle millions of transactions.

About Pervasive Software
Pervasive Software (NASDAQ: PVSW) provides embeddable data management and integration software to help companies grow and extend the value of their data investments. For more than two decades, Pervasive products have delivered value with a compelling combination of performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of ownership. Today, Pervasive is leading its chosen markets by defining and accelerating the inevitable transition from high cost to high value. Pervasive's hallmark is the size, diversity and loyalty of its customer base, partners and channels: tens of thousands of customers in virtually every industry, in more than 150 countries, rely on Pervasive to manage, integrate, analyze and secure their critical data. For additional information, go to www.pervasive.com.

About DSCallards
Established in 1993, DSCallards brings together and harnesses the power of the world’s leading technologies to bring added value to organisations that include Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd, Geotechnical Instruments, Kellogg Company, N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd, Southampton City Council, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, Virgin Media and Zurich Financial Services. In addition, DSCallards is the specialist development resource, providing developers and businesses with advanced software technologies, an exclusive portfolio of training and consulting services and an application development capability. For more information, visit DSCallards at www.dscallards.com.

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Pervasive-Powered Data Extraction—A Competitive Advantage for Dentrix Dental Systems

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