AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10, 2007 -- Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (Nasdaq: PVSW), a global value leader in agile, embeddable data management and integration software, today announced IFG Mortgages, the leading mortgage broker network in Ireland, has implemented a Pervasive integration solution to link SaaS and on-premise applications. IFG Mortgages is using Pervasive Data Integrator(TM) to provide faster, more accurate mortgage loan application processing, increasing the efficiencies of agents in the field and reducing storage needs. In addition, IFG Mortgages has an eye on future uses of their Pervasive solution to maintain their competitive advantage.

With nearly 180 direct agents and associated agent offices nationwide, IFG Mortgages wanted to provide a means for agents to input customer applications directly and desired a solution to provide bidirectional data flow from its newly implemented Salesforce-hosted CRM system with its existing Lotus Notes and document management systems. Prior to implementing Pervasive Data Integrator, IFG Mortgages agents followed a time-intensive methodology of using the postal service to deliver clients' applications to headquarters, where they would be entered into the document management system and tracked in Lotus Notes.

To speed application intake and arm field agents with real-time mortgage application progress and status information, IFG Mortgages deployed Salesforce to field offices to integrate with Lotus Notes at headquarters using a Pervasive solution. With Pervasive Data Integrator, sales representatives can input their customer applications and supporting documentation in Salesforce, which is then replicated in Lotus Notes. In addition, the status of application processing tracked in Lotus Notes appears in salesforce.com, allowing agents to stay up-to-date on the client's application progress. Cost reductions have been realized as well. With document replication occurring from Salesforce to the document management system every 10 minutes, IFG Mortgages can rapidly remove scanned documents from storage in its salesforce.com system, reducing storage costs.

"The integration system will give agents throughout Ireland the ability to submit mortgage applications instantly and to keep customers informed as applications progress through the review and approval process," said Phillip McDonnell, technical project manager at IFG Mortgages. "Our mortgage applications used to arrive by post from the various field agents, taking anywhere from two weeks to two months to process. Now, with applications submitted to our headquarters directly within minutes, we're able to initiate processing sooner, as well as enable our agents to give an accurate, up-to-date status on processing to their customers."

"The fast-changing mortgage industry landscape makes customer satisfaction, which in turn is powered by accurate and timely information, the key to competitive success," said Mike Hoskins, CTO and general manager of Integration products at Pervasive. "Rapidly deployable, agile, affordable integration that conforms to industry standards while supporting diverse endpoints can deliver that competitive edge."

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. For more information, visit http://www.pervasive.com/solutions/.

About IFG Mortgages

IFG Mortgages is a multi-agency intermediary regulated by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority. Headquartered in Dublin, the company has some 180 direct agent offices located throughout Ireland. A full range of flexible options are provided to match customers with the right mortgage for their needs. IFG Mortgages was established in 1991 and is number 1 in its market, processing volumes in excess of euro 1 billion per annum. IFG Mortgages is part of IFG Group plc, a publicly quoted company on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges.

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 http://www.pervasive.com.

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    Kim Daugherty
    Pervasive Software
    512.231.6507
    kdaugherty@pervasive.com