Exhibit 99.1

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Randy Jonkers

Chief Financial Officer

800.287.4383

investor.relations@pervasive.com

Pervasive Software Reports Results for its Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2006

Financial results reported in line with updated guidance provided on January 5, 2006

AUSTIN, TEXAS – January 24, 2006 – Pervasive Software^® Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global value leader in data infrastructure software, today announced financial results for the second quarter ending December 31, 2005. Revenue and earnings reported for the second quarter are in line with updated guidance previously provided for the quarter. The December quarter marks the company’s twentieth consecutive quarter of profitability.

Pervasive also announced today in a separate release that John Farr has been named president and chief executive officer and a director of the company’s board, effective January 23. Farr succeeds David Sikora, who has decided to leave the company.

“Pervasive is a company rich with assets – a leveragable channel with global reach, a solid balance sheet, a strong profit culture and an outstanding employee force which is highly focused on our customers’ success,” Farr said. “I am confident that, with continued hard work and focus, we will continue to add to our string of 20 consecutive profitable quarters.”

Revenue was $11.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2006, compared to $11.6 million for the second quarter of last fiscal year. Net income was $0.5 million, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter, compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of last fiscal year. On a pro forma basis, as described below, Pervasive realized pro forma net income of $1.7 million, or $0.07 diluted earnings per share, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006, compared to pro forma net income of $0.9 million, or $0.04 diluted earnings per share, in the second quarter of last fiscal year.

Pervasive continued to generate positive cash flow from operations with $2.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, ending the quarter with $41.4 million in cash and marketable securities and no debt, representing approximately $1.85 per issued and outstanding share.

Pervasive acquired 151,600 shares of Pervasive common stock on the open market at a total cost of approximately $611,000, or approximately $4.03 per share, during the quarter ended December 31, 2005. The Company now has approximately $2.5 million authorized repurchase funds remaining under its $5.0 million stock repurchase program announced in July 2003.

Business Outlook

For the third fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2006, Pervasive expects revenue to be in the range of $11.2 million to $12.2 million and GAAP-basis diluted earnings per share of $0.00 to $0.03. GAAP-basis profitability is expected to include amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and restructuring charges, together representing approximately $0.07 per share in the third quarter of fiscal year 2006, resulting in pro forma diluted earnings per share, before amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and restructuring, of approximately $0.07 to $0.10, compared to pro forma diluted earnings per share of $0.06 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2005.

Pervasive management believes that the pro forma results described in this release are useful for an understanding of Pervasive’s ongoing operations because GAAP results include non-cash charges associated with the amortization of purchased intangibles and stock-based compensation expense and non-recurring restructuring charges. Management uses these pro forma results to compare the company’s performance to that of prior periods for analysis of trends, and to evaluate the company’s financial strength, develop budgets, manage expenditures and develop a financial outlook. Pro forma results are supplemental and are not intended as a substitute for GAAP results.

Conference Call Details

Pervasive will host a conference call to discuss these results with the investment community today at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time. The dial-in numbers for the call are 800-895-3606 or 785-424-1065. The conference ID is “PVSW”. The conference call may also be accessed live over the Web at www.pervasive.com/ircalendar. Check the website before the call for login information. A replay will be available from approximately 6:00 P.M Eastern Tuesday, January 24, to midnight, Tuesday, January 31, by dialing 800-934-3941 or 402-220-1157, or for a longer period through Pervasive’s Web site.

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 document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning the company, including the company’s expected performance for the third quarter ending March 31, 2006, and the company’s strategy and profitability going forward. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this document due to a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the company’s ability to attract and retain existing and/or new

customers; the company’s ability to issue new products or releases of solutions that meet customers’ needs or achieve acceptance by the company’s customers; changes to current accounting policies which may have a significant, adverse impact upon the company’s financial results; the introduction of new products by competitors or the entry of new competitors; the company’s ability to preserve its key strategic relationships; the company’s ability to hire and retain key employees; and economic and political conditions in the US and abroad. All of these factors may result in significant fluctuations in the company’s quarterly operating results and/or its ability to sustain or increase its profitability. More about potential factors that could affect the company’s business and financial results is included in Pervasive’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005, which are on file with the SEC and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Pervasive is not obligated to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.

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