Nov 3

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11/3/2003 1:00 AM 

PERVASIVE TO PRESENT AT THE AeA CLASSIC FINANCIAL CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 4-5

AUSTIN, TEXAS—November 3, 2003 –– Pervasive Software^® Inc. (Nasdaq:PVSW), a leading provider of data management solutions powering the success of application developers worldwide, today announced that David Sikora, president and CEO, and John Farr, chief financial officer, will present this week at the 33rd annual AeA Classic Financial Conference in San Diego.

The presentations from Pervasive Software begin on Tuesday, November 4, and continue through Wednesday, November 5. More information on the conference may be found at http://www.aeanet.org/events/fstm_Classic2003HomePage.asp.

About Pervasive Software
Pervasive Software is a leading global data management company powering the success of application developers by providing solutions that deliver the industry’s best combination of performance, reliability and low administration costs. Pervasive’s strength is evidenced by the size and diversity of its customer base, serving tens of thousands of customers with hundreds of thousands of end-users in nearly every vertical market around the world. Founded in 1994, Pervasive sells its products into more than 150 countries and is based in Austin, Texas, with offices in Europe. 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. Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by words such as “may,” “plans,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or “intends.” 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. Investors are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from Pervasive’s current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, the factors and risks discussed in Pervasive’s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, the risk that Pervasive will be unable to attract, motivate and retain skilled sales, marketing, engineering and other personnel, the risk that the packaged client/server applications market will not continue to grow at historical rates, and the risk that current revenues are substantially dependent upon continued market acceptance of and revenues from the company’s database products.

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