Anthony Bettencourt Joins Versant's Board

Prior to joining Coverity in 2010, Mr. Bettencourt served as the Chief Executive Officer of Verity Inc., a leader in enterprise search, and led the company through its acquisition by Autonomy Corporation plc in 2005. Afterwards Verity's acquisition, Mr. Bettencourt held several senior executive positions including CEO of several Autonomy subsidiaries including Autonomy Inc. Mr. Bettencourt currently serves as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Blinkx, Inc., an Internet video search engine company whose stock trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, and as well serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies.

The addition of Mr

"The addition of Mr. Bettencourt provides Versant with valuable relevant industry expertise in times when the software and database industry is experiencing significant change, triggered by Cloud Computing and Big Data trends," said Bernhard Woebker, President and CEO of Versant Corporation.

Versant Corporation 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 Database Engine, clients 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 150,000 installations, Versant has been a highly reliable partner for over 15 years for Global 2000 companies just as Ericsson, Verizon, Siemens, and Financial Times, as so then as the US Government. For more information, call 650-232-2400 or visit  www.versant.com .