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EXHIBIT 21.1
PERVASIVE SOFTWARE INC.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
Pervasive Software Co., Ltd. - Japan
Pervasive Software GmbH - Germany
Pervasive Software N.V. - Belgium
Pervasive Software (Ireland) Limited - Ireland
Pervasive Software Limited - United Kingdom
Pervasive Software North Asia Limited - Hong Kong
Pervasive Software S.A.R.L. - France
Pervasive Software Company - Canada
EveryWare Development Inc. - Canada
EveryWare Development Corporation - Canada
Pervasive Acquisition Corporation - Canada
Note: EveryWare Development Inc., EveryWare Development Corporation, Pervasive
Acquisition Corporation and Pervasive Software Company were amalgamated under
Canadian law and continued as a single entity, Pervasive Software Company,
effective August 1, 1999.