Company Profile

Merant (NASDAQ: MRNT), with a market cap of $212 million, develops software and provides services that give companies flexible control of code, content and workflow, enabling them to better view, track, protect and re-use these business-critical assets. More than 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Merant's cost-effective solutions to automate business processes, significantly boosting productivity, visibility and overall ROI. Merant's product line includes the PVCS family of products for software configuration management and Merant Collage for web content management. With approximately 600 employees and a global presence, Merant is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the symbol MRN in addition to the NASDAQ National Market.

Merant is dedicated to delivering software and services that enable organizations to control and manage business-critical information assets, including packaged and proprietary software applications, web content, product and customer data, and more. The Company has a 20-year heritage and proven track record for meeting customers' needs for complete software configuration management (SCM) solutions, regardless of the size or complexity of their projects or processes. Its PVCS product line is considered by many to be the de facto standard within the SCM market.

Merant’s acquisition of web content management (WCM) pioneer NetObjects in 2001 has enabled the Company to bring its expertise in best practices process and workflow to the WCM market. Its WCM offering, Merant Collage, not only provides enterprise-scalable WCM capabilities at an affordable price, it seamlessly integrates with Merant’s SCM tools to create a complete enterprise-wide change management solution.

With a customer base of more than 16,000, Merant is known throughout the industry for offering solutions unmatched in flexibility and affordability. The Company is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, with development centers in Hillsboro; Mountain View, Calif.; St. Albans, U.K.; and Allerod, Denmark. Merant has offices throughout the world.