Btrieve Past, Present and Future
Btrieve led the database world; Pervasive PSQL follows the same path
The original release of Btrieve was a milestone in PC database performance and reliability – and its latest version, Pervasive® PSQL v10, raises the bar even higher. You can see for yourself what Btrieve looks like today with a free download of the Pervasive PSQL v10!
If you'd like more information about Pervasive, Btrieve utilities or the Novell® NetWare™ DBMS systems, whether they are navigational (ISAM Btrieve) or relational SQL (ODBC, JDBC and OLE DB) client/server engine, click here!

| 1982 |
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Pervasive, then known as SoftCraft, first makes its mark on the database world when it develops the widely used Btrieve® database technology. Btrieve 1.0 is released (roughly 6 months after the first PC is introduced). |
| 1987 |
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SoftCraft is acquired by Novell, and Btrieve is merged with Novell's NetWare network operating system. |
| 1994 |
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Btrieve's popularity continues to grow. Novell spins off its database business and Btrieve Technologies Inc. is born. |
| 1996 |
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Btrieve Technologies is renamed Pervasive Software to reflect a growing worldwide presence. Btrieve 6.30 for Warp Server, Pervasive's first MicroKernal Architecture product, is introduced in conjunction with IBM. |
| 2004 |
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Pervasive PSQL v9 launched. |
| 2007 |
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Pervasive PSQL Summit v10 launched. |
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