AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1, 2005 -- Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (Nasdaq: PVSW), a global value leader in data infrastructure software, today announced that Pivotal Corporation, a leading CRM solution provider for mid- sized enterprises and a subsidiary of CDC Corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA), will collaborate to further extend integration of Pivotal's customer relationship management (CRM) systems with leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, helping America's top homebuilders maximize the value of every customer interaction. Pivotal joins a growing number of independent software vendors (ISVs) using Pervasive's robust integration technology, services and best practices to compete more successfully with turnkey connectivity solutions for legacy applications.

"After an exhaustive review of leading enterprise application integration vendors, Pervasive distinguished themselves across the board with their technology breadth of functionality and top notch professional services support," said Bruce Cameron, General Manager, Pivotal Corporation. "Pervasive's data management and integration product lines are well suited to our customer base, providing a high value, cost effective integration solution designed specifically for high-production homebuilders."

Rapidly becoming the CRM system of choice for America's top homebuilders, Pivotal Homebuilder Front Office is a complete front office solution for high production homebuilders -- providing lead management, sales automation, and customer care applications built on a flexible, enterprise-level CRM technology platform. Pervasive Business Integrator(TM), together with the Pivotal Homebuilder Front Office application, will provide broad connectivity that extends to legacy ERP applications, including JD Edwards and Peoplesoft. With Pervasive's unique packaging of best practices templates, professional service methodologies, and complete integration platform, Pivotal's customers can realize a powerful and flexible CRM system at a low total cost of ownership.

"Pervasive is excited to team with Pivotal to provide front-office to back-office integration for the homebuilding industry," said Koen De Witte, vice president of worldwide marketing for Pervasive Software. "As a leading provider of integration software, Pervasive provides a unique set of application connectivity and professional services to enable packaged software companies like Pivotal to expand beyond traditional application boundaries using service-oriented integration technology. Pivotal joins a growing team of ISVs that have chosen to work with Pervasive to solve complex integration challenges, becoming more agile and competitive while remaining focused on their core competencies."

Combining 20 years of migration and integration expertise with a deep knowledge of mid-market needs, Pervasive provides easy-to-use, cost-effective migration and integration technology, services, training and partner programs to help ISVs, ASPs and systems integrators handle the complex front office to back office integration projects. The foundation of these partner services is a flexible business model for partners to OEM, resell, or co-market Pervasive integration technology for a comprehensive customer solution with low total cost of ownership. For more information visit http://www.pervasive.com/integration/embed .

Mr. Cameron adds, "With access to transactional information that resides in an ERP system, CRM users have a comprehensive view of their customers. With Pervasive, Pivotal customers now have a fast, reliable way to extend the Pivotal Homebuilder Front Office platform to integrate their applications and hard to reach data sources, enabling them to maximize the value of their CRM investment. The product has tremendous potential for Pivotal."

About Pivotal Corporation

Pivotal Corporation, a software unit of CDC Corporation, is a leading CRM company that is 100 percent purpose-built to serve the demanding requirements of mid-sized enterprises -- a powerful, highly flexible application platform, a complete set of CRM applications, and low-cost, results-producing implementation services. Pivotal delivers software and services that are designed to produce meaningful increases in revenues, margins and customer loyalty for companies and business units in the revenue range of $100 million to $3 billion. More than 1,800 companies around the world have licensed Pivotal including: Farm Credit Services of America, Beazer Homes, WCI Communities, Premera Blue Cross, Qiagen, AvMed Health Plans, Sharp Electronics Corporation, and WellCare Health Plans.

About CDC Corporation

CDC Corporation is focused on enterprise software, business services, mobile applications and internet media. The company has approximately 1,800 employees with operations in 14 countries.

About Pervasive Software

Pervasive Software is a global value leader in data infrastructure software. The company's award-winning products enable customers to manage, integrate, analyze and secure their critical data, providing the industry's best combination of performance, reliability and cost. Pervasive's strength is evidenced by the size and diversity of its customer base, serving tens of thousands of customers in virtually every industry market around the world. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Pervasive was founded in 1994 and sells its products into more than 150 countries. More information may be found on the Web at http://www.pervasive.com .

Cautionary Statement

This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Pervasive as of the date hereof, and Pervasive assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. All Pervasive brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pervasive Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Michelle Bush
Pervasive Software
512.231.6786
mbush@pervasive.com