Pervasive Software Will Solicit Bids from Interested Parties

Pervasive Software® Inc.

, a global leader in cloud-based and on-premises data innovation, today announced that its Board of Directors has met to consider the advice of its independent financial advisor, Shea & Company, LLC, with respect to the evaluation of an unsolicited, non-binding proposal the company received from Actian Corporation on August 13, 2012. The Board of Directors has instructed Shea & Company to solicit potential bids from interested parties and engage with those parties, including Actian Corporation, regarding their interest in acquiring Pervasive Software.