Pervasive Software Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant for 2011 Data Integration Tools

Pervasive Software® Inc. (NASDAQ: PVSW), a global leader in cloud-based and on-premises data innovation, today announced it was positioned in the Visionaries quadrant in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools¹.

According to the report, for vendors to be included in this Magic Quadrant, "They must possess within their technology portfolio the subset of capabilities identified by Gartner as the most critical from within the overall range of capabilities expected of data integration tools.” Additionally, "The data integration tools market comprises vendors that offer software products to enable the construction and implementation of data access and delivery infrastructure for a variety of data integration scenarios, including: data acquisition for BI and data warehousing, consolidation and delivery of master data in support of MDM, data migrations and data conversions, synchronization of data between operational applications, interenterprise data sharing and delivery of data services in an SOA context.”

In the report’s overview, Gartner noted that, "A substantial number of the offerings in the data integration tools market are achieving a comprehensive range of functions, delivering high performance and enabling scalability to fulfill enterprises' data integration needs. Demand trends have given rise to new challenges in 2011. Fresh needs arising from contemporary challenges are presenting new opportunities in this market as buyers seek to address data integration as a critical aspect of a coherent information management capability, and to integrate disparate data sources (including emerging sources such as 'big data') and new data types into a cohesive and usable set of information. The competitive landscape reflects vendors' pursuit of a more comprehensive offering strategy to support a broad range of uses and capitalize on new demand. Diverse needs to exploit data are forcing enterprises to manage their data assets differently. The 'raising of the bar' among IT leaders is demanding synergy between functions, performance and scalability in data integration tools, so that they operate well with the same vendor's technology stack and, increasingly, interoperate with data management initiatives in areas such as data quality, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and can cope with the explosion in the volume, variety and velocity of data. Business imperatives to confront new information challenges are driving the need for a realignment of technology vision in this market. Meanwhile, IT leaders continue to emphasize cost-effectiveness (perceived value of functionality relative to cost), reduced time-to-value, high-quality customer service and support, and broadening usage (support for data migration, application integration, data services in service-oriented architecture [SOA] initiatives, and cloud-related integration).”

"In a highly disruptive albeit rapidly consolidating market, we are pleased Pervasive has been positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner Data Integration Tools Magic Quadrant,” said Lance Speck, general manager, Pervasive Integration Products. "Pervasive continues to deliver powerful innovations in cloud and on-premise integration offerings on a single unified platform, for both end-users and partners, drawing on the best of our more than 25 years in the industry and cutting-edge current technologies. I’m proud to lead a team that embodies Pervasive’s innovation leadership and disciplined business execution. We respect and congratulate all of those who are in the quadrant with us. Company size is a consideration in the quadrant; that said, pound for pound, we like our position.”

¹ "Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools,” Ted Friedman, Mark A. Beyer and Eric Thoo, October 27, 2011

About Pervasive Software

Pervasive is a global data innovation leader, delivering software to manage, integrate and analyze data, in the cloud or on-premises, throughout the entire data lifecycle. Pervasive products deliver value to tens of thousands of customers worldwide, often embedded within partners’ software, with breakthrough performance, flexibility, reliability and return on investment. For additional information, go to www.pervasive.com.

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