Pervasive Software Selects Windows Azure for Pervasive WebDI Hosting
Pervasive BusinessXchange Completes Successful “Deep Dive” with Microsoft Windows Azure
AUSTIN, Texas – February 8, 2010 – Pervasive Software® Inc. (NASDAQ: PVSW), a global value leader in embeddable data management and data integration software and in enabling revolutionary next-generation analytics, today announced that it has selected the Microsoft Windows Azure platform as the future platform for Pervasive BusinessXchange™ WebDI®, its hosted business-to-business data interchange service.
A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and recent “Best of SaaS Showplace” award winner, Pervasive Software recently deepened its engagement with Microsoft through participation in the Front Runner for Windows Azure Platform program and the Microsoft Metro Early Adopter Program. Pervasive WebDI, a .Net application, also applied for and was selected for the Windows Azure platform Deep Dive program, an on-site immersion experience during which Pervasive technologists gained in-depth exposure to Windows Azure platform technologies and best practices.
As a result of successful completion of the Deep Dive, Pervasive BusinessXchange has selected the Windows Azure platform as its platform of choice for Pervasive WebDI. “We are excited about the rich features of the Windows Azure platform including its elastic computing, reliable storage and dynamic service management components. Together these components comprise a dependable cloud platform that is also massively scalable,” said Mike Hoskins, Pervasive Chief Technology Officer and general manager of Pervasive integration products. “We’ve also been impressed with Microsoft’s level of partnership commitment and support, which lets us confidently design a smooth, seamless transition for our WebDI customer base of more than 1,000 users.”
“Over the past several years, Microsoft has worked with Pervasive across many technologies and initiatives,” said Prashant Ketkar, Senior Director Product Marketing Windows Azure. “We are excited to extend these opportunities as Pervasive builds on its culture of innovation by adopting powerful new technologies including the Windows Azure platform. We welcome Pervasive WebDI to the fast-growing array of Windows Azure platform-hosted solutions.”
About Pervasive Software
Pervasive Software (NASDAQ: PVSW) helps companies get the most out of their data investments through agile and embeddable software and SaaS services for data management, data integration, B2B exchange and analytics. The embeddable Pervasive PSQL™ database engine provides robust database reliability in a near-zero database administration environment for packaged business applications. Pervasive's multi-purpose data integration platform, available on-premises and in the cloud, 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. Pervasive DataRush™ is an embeddable parallel-processing platform enabling data-intensive applications such as claims processing, risk analysis, fraud detection, data mining, predictive analytics, sales optimization and marketing analytics. 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. Robin Bloor, Chief Research Analyst and President, The Bloor Group and Founder, Bloor Research, recently cited Pervasive as one of the “10 IT Companies to Watch in 2010.” For additional information, go to www.pervasive.com.
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