Versant Corp (VSNT)

Versant Corp. develops and delivers database management software for complex and mission-critical applications that help companies to handle complex information. It offers Versant Management Center, a monitoring and administration tool for the Versant Object Databases; Versant Compact that is designed for applications that delete large numbers of objects; Versant FTS, an add-on module that enables automatic fail-over and recovery in the case of hardware or software failure; and Versant HA Backup, an add-on module that enables the Versant Object Database to utilize the disk mirroring features of EMC Symmetrix or other enterprise storage systems. The company also provides Object Database that is used by enterprises that have large-scale data management requirements; db4o, an open source object database for Java and .NET; and db4o Replication System that enables users to build applications, which bi-directionally synchronize objects between db4o's mobile database instances and another db4o server instance. In addition, it offers FastObjects Client-Server Database, a object client-server database that is designed to meet the requirements of object oriented programmers. Further, the company provides support, pilot project, architecture and design review, mentoring, application tuning, database administration, technology integration, and standard and obsolescence software maintenance services. Its solutions are deployed in various industries, including telecommunications, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, and defense in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Versant Object Technology Corp. and changed its name to Versant Corp. in July 1998. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Redwood City, California with operations in Shanghai, China; Hamburg, Germany; Shinagawa-Ku, Japan; and Rajasthan, India. As of December 21, 2012, Versant Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Actian Corporation.