Quarterly revenues grow 20% over last year / Quarterly diluted net income per share of $0.70

Versant Corporation (NASDAQ:VSNT), an industry leader in specialized data management, today announced its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2008.

For the quarter, Versant reported revenues of $6.3 million from its continuing operations, compared to $5.2 million for the comparable period last year, representing an increase of approximately 20%. This increase was driven primarily by license revenues, which grew by approximately 35% from $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2007 to $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2008.  Two telecommunications customers contributed approximately 33% of total revenues (and approximately 48% of license revenues) in the third quarter of 2008.

European revenue for the quarter was approximately 69% of total revenue, which was higher than recent quarters.  Due to such distribution of revenue, and the increase in the value of the euro to the dollar compared to the same period in fiscal 2007, approximately 58% of Versant’s revenue growth in the third quarter of 2008 was due to currency changes.

Net income for the quarter was $2.7 million and diluted net income per share was $0.70, compared to net income of $1.9 million and diluted net income per share of $0.52 for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. 

Versant also reported an increase in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.1 million during the quarter, resulting in a cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $27.4 million at July 31, 2008. 

“We are very satisfied with the results in our third fiscal quarter, which established another record quarterly net income milestone for the Company”, said Jochen Witte, CEO of Versant Corporation. “However, due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and the difficult economic environment in the U.S. and Europe, achieving our future goals will become more challenging.”

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About Versant Corporation
Versant Corporation (NASDAQ: VSNT) is an industry leader in specialized data management software, which helps companies to handle complex information in environments that have high performance and high availability requirements. Using the Versant Object Database, 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 Ericsson, Verizon, Sagem, US Government, and Financial Times. For more information, call 650-232-2400 or visit www.versant.com.

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