FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Versant Corporation (Nasdaq: VSNT, news, msgs), a leading provider of middleware infrastructure technology, today reported the results of a new benchmark demonstrating significant performance improvements when its Versant enJin, a transaction accelerator for application servers, is used in Java-based e-business applications. The testing, conducted at IBM's High Volume Web sites Lab, also demonstrated that enterprises can reduce their e-business application related hardware and software expenses by up to 66% when using Versant enJin.

The benchmark was conducted using a standard IBM WebSphere(TM) application server configuration. Several key metrics were taken, first using a base configuration without Versant enJin, then one with Versant enJin. The results, when using Versant enJin, were dramatic and included:

    * Round trip response times that were 10 times faster;

    * Throughput that increased by a factor of 9;
    * Data access speeds that were 50 times faster;
    * And, CPU utilization that was reduced significantly such that a Versant
      enJin/application server combination performed 4 to 8 times more work
      with the same amount of hardware and software.

"The net is that Versant enJin can substantially reduce IT expenditures for e-business applications while dramatically improving the performance of those applications," said Nick Ordon, Versant Chief Executive Officer. "A typical global enterprise can expect to save more than $1 million over a standard configuration costing $1.7 million, a saving of 66%. This translates to bottom line improvements, both by helping to generate incremental revenues and by reducing operational overhead."

"Today, up to 61% of an e-business application processing time is attributed to the latency occurring between the application server in the middle-tier and the enterprise data in the back-end tier," continued Tom Miura, Versant Sr. VP of Operations. "Versant is designed to minimize that latency in order to give customers the ability to handle more transactions in less time. Not only can we reduce data access by 97.4% but we have demonstrated how we can improve response times and throughput while using only 12.5 to 25% of the hardware and software typically required in a standard application server configuration. For those customers seeking to reduce IT expenditures, Versant enJin provides a win-win solution."

The benchmark testing was conducted using Versant enJin within the middle-tier architecture of a typical IBM WebSphere application server deployment processing a typical e-business application, a stock transaction. The performance improvements and cost savings were comparable to those reported by Versant customers using any J2EE-compliant application server and Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).

Versant enJin is able to boost performance so dramatically because it serves as a middle-tier object cache, offering all the performance benefits of an in-memory cache with the reliability attributes of a distributed, transaction-oriented database. Object data used in all J2EE-based applications can be reliably stored and accessed from within the middle-tier, thereby greatly reducing the time required to move and transform data between the middle-tier, where the application is processed, and the back-end tier, where enterprise data is typically stored in relational database systems.

A complete description of the benchmark results can be found at www.versant.com/products/enjin/whitepapers . Versant enJin is designed to seamlessly integrate with any J2EE-compliant application server. More information about Versant enJin can be found at www.versant.com/products/enjin .

    About Versant Corporation

Versant Corporation (Nasdaq: VSNT, news, msgs) has led the industry in highly scalable, reliable object management solutions for complex enterprise-level systems since its founding in 1988. The company's Object Data Management System (ODBMS) serves as the core database for fraud detection, yield management, real-time data collection and analysis, operation support systems (OSS) and other large-scale applications in the telecommunications, financial services, transportation and defense industries. Versant enJin and Versant Developer Suite, based on the same proven technology and seamless object persistence, help accelerate both the development cycle and the transaction speed for e-business and Internet infrastructure companies. For more information, call 510-789-1500 or visit www.versant.com .

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These factors include, among other things, an individual customer's J2EE-based application performance, the impact on an application using varying J2EE-based architectures, the amount of cost savings for specific J2EE applications, and the market opportunity for Versant products and services. This 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.

Versant and Versant ODBMS are trademarks of Versant Corporation. All other company names and product names are trademarks of the individual companies.

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