Versant and Beyond Browsing Announce Partnership Agreement for Applications Based on Versant Open Access JDO

Versant and Beyond Browsing Announce Partnership Agreement for Applications Based on Versant Open Access JDO

Beyond Browsing Adopts Versant Open Access JDO as Company Standard

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Versant Corporation (NASDAQ:VSNT), an industry leader in specialized data management and data persistence software, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Beyond Browsing to expand the team of consultants building applications using Versant's Open Access JDO product suite. Beyond Browsing has extensive experience implementing enterprise systems using object technology and in Java 2 Enterprise Edition. Beyond Browsing offers a complete suite of enterprise systems development services from requirements analysis through to systems delivery. Based in Long Beach, California, Beyond Browsing has a proven track record in the implementation of large systems supporting from 100 to 1000+ users.

"Beyond Browsing has both the experience and resources to build large scale enterprise applications using Versant's Open Access JDO," said Tim Stapleton, chief executive officer of Beyond Browsing. "Versant Open Access JDO is our data access standard; it streamlines the development process, reduces cost, and increases the performance and agility of our applications."

"We are pleased to work together with Beyond Browsing, and view them as an important partner that can play a significant role in the adoption of our Open Access product suite," said Nick Ordon, president and chief executive officer of Versant. "We continue to see the increased adoption of Versant technology for supporting a variety of applications, and feel that this partnership with Beyond Browsing will highlight the versatility of our Versant Open Access JDO products."

About Beyond Browsing

Beyond Browsing is a custom software application development company specializing in the full life-cycle development of enterprise systems and commercial web solutions using Java/J2EE technology. Beyond Browsing recently completed the development and implementation of an enterprise production management system for one of the major Hollywood studios. In addition to the company's US office in Long Beach, California, Beyond Browsing operates a highly skilled offshore development facility in Bulgaria to reduce overall development costs. For more information, contact Marcus Edwardes at 310-570-7799 or visit www.beyondbrowsing.com.

About Versant Corporation

Versant Corporation is an industry leader in specialized data management and open data access software. Using Versant's solutions, customers cut hardware costs, speed and simplify development, significantly reduce administration costs, and deliver products with a strong competitive edge. Versant's solutions are deployed in a wide array of industries including telecommunications, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, and defense. With over 50,000 installations, Versant has been a highly reliable partner for over 15 years for Global 2000 companies such as British Airways, US Government, Financial Times, IBM, and MCI. For more information, call 510-789-1500 or visit www.versant.com.

Forward Looking Statements Involve Risks and Uncertainties

This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Versant's business relationship with Beyond Browsing. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of the Company's future performance and that these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the uncertainty of demand and the timing of demand for the Company's Open Access JDO product suite, pricing pressures and the competitive environment in the software industry, the risk that customers will not perceive material benefits from this new product and will not adopt this product suite, the risk that the product may fail to deliver the expected functionality and the continued existence of Versant's business relationship with Beyond Browsing. These and other related risks are described in more detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company has no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

NOTE: Versant is a registered trademark or trademark of Versant Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other products are a registered trademark or trademark of their respective company in the United States and/or other countries.


Source: Versant Corporation

CONTACT: Susan Payne of O'Grady Communications, LLC, +1-919-929-5992, or
srpayne@mindspring.com, for Versant; or Scott Liolios, of Liolios Group, Inc.,
+1-949-574-3860, or scott@liolios.com, for Versant

Web site: http://www.beyondbrowsing.com/

Web site: http://www.versant.com/


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