Enterprise Mobile Application Development made Amazingly Fast and Simple with Progress Pacific

SINGAPORE, May 8, 2014 – Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced new rapid application development (RAD) capabilities in its powerful Progress® Pacific™ platform-as-a-service (PaaS) with unique features for creating and deploying enterprise-class mobile and web applications significantly faster than traditional development methods and with less complexity than other PaaS platforms.

The new mobile features in Progress Rollbase®, the RAD component of the Pacific platform, include innovative, standards-based capabilities that address major mobility challenges that ISVs and businesses continue to struggle with as they move business applications to the cloud.  These include easily creating customized mobile and desktop apps from a unified platform with minimal coding, efficiently and securely integrating with backend infrastructure, and fast, easy cloud deployment.

The Progress Pacific platform enables visual development of highly customized hybrid apps for web, Android and iOS devices without the need for costly, time-consuming, device-specific custom coding to access native application features.  This dramatically simplifies, speeds and automates the process of augmenting existing enterprise applications with mobile capabilities, building new ones that support both web and mobile interfaces or building mobile-only apps.

Key Progress Rollbase Mobile Benefits:

·         A unique, comprehensive, model-driven approach using drag and drop, point and click tools that simplify building an application and enhance the user experience.

·         Automatic generation of the server objects needed to support a mobile and web application, with access to business logic and data integration capabilities, for secure access to critical business information.

·         Easy setup, control and administration of push notifications from backend services to mobile clients, for an optimal user experience.

·         A choice of easy distribution and deployment options, whether in app stores or in the cloud, simplifying support for multiple devices.

The new Progress Rollbase software capabilities are part of a major Progress investment to incorporate leading mobile technologies into its solutions and enable enterprise-class applications that provide an optimal user experience on any device.

Carego International Improves Healthcare In Developing Countries With Progress Pacific PaaS

Cloud-based Healthcare Application Automates Clinical and Business Processes to Improve Quality of Care in Remote Clinics

Singapore. – November 25, 2013 – Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced that Carego International has successfully launched new software built with the Progress Pacific platform-as-a-service (PaaS) to help remote health clinics improve quality of care in developing regions around the world.

Carego International improves the health status of underserved populations by advancing healthcare delivery through both innovative modular facilities and cloud-based IT solutions. While working to bring turnkey clinics and hospitals to countries like Kenya in the mid 2000’s, CEO Steve Landman found that existing medical software used by hospitals wasn’t compatible with local needs, largely due to complexity and an inability to tolerate frequent Internet service outages common in developing regions.

After an initial effort using Salesforce.com failed to meet requirements and translation needs, Carego turned to the Progress Pacific application development platform. Using the visual development and cloud capabilities of the Progress Pacific solution, the company built Carego Complete, an integrated, cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) Practice Management application that automates clinical, hospital and business processes for small clinics to large hospitals. The low-cost, easy-to-deploy and manage solution reduces redundancy and errors, while improving productivity and quality of patient care. It also enables the ability to capture massive amounts of valuable data that would otherwise go undocumented.

Carego Complete helps medical organizations streamline operations with its intuitive and user-friendly features, which include patient scheduling, charting and history, electronic prescriptions, referral lab tests, billing and more. Because Carego customers operate in developing areas

around the world, it is critical that the Progress solution enables Carego Complete to function anywhere, and with minimal management complexity. Carego is currently using Progress Pacific software to add mobile functionality in future releases of the application for its existing clientele worldwide.

Progress Software Delivers on Cloud Vision with Availability of Pacific aPaaS Platform

New Data Access and AppDev Solutions Provide Unparalleled Speed, Choice and Freedom
Singapore – August 7, 2013 – Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced availability of new data connectivity and application capabilities as part of its Progress® Pacific™ application platform-as-a-service (aPaaS), furthering its strategy to give anyone the ability to quickly create, evolve and customize connected business applications on demand.

They include:
 Data Connectivity: The new Progress DataDirect Cloud™ service enables applications to easily integrate data from popular SaaS, relational database, Big Data, social, CRM and ERP systems. The connection management service allows applications to be built in less time by using a single standards-based interface to execute SQL queries against a wide range of cloud data sources.

 Application Development: New integrated business process management (BPM) and business rules management system (BRMS) capabilities dramatically simplify application customization using Progress OpenEdge® 11.3 development software. Flexible processes, rules and workflows can be easily configured to meet business requirements while greatly accelerating productivity. In addition, an improved Progress Rollbase® infrastructure ensures an enhanced user experience for standards-based business applications created with innovative drag-and-drop tools using any web browser. Progress Rollbase is one of the industry’s most innovative rapid development platforms.

Introducing Progress Pacific: Freedom for Cloud and Mobile Apps

Fundamental New Development Approach Provides Choice of Data Sources, Deployment Environments and Business Logic Tools

Singapore, June 12, 2013 - Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), today introduced Progress® Pacific™, a powerful, easy-to-use platform for building and managing “connected apps” on any cloud, mobile or social platform. Connected applications integrate with real-time data from multiple sources for faster business reaction, analysis and problem solving. Progress Pacific is a fundamental new approach that gives businesses and independent software vendors (ISVs) the freedom to choose the data sources, deployment environments and business logic tools that best fit their needs.

This new platform is the foundation of a major PaaS (platform-as-a-service) transformation Progress previously announced to address customer and partner demand in one of the fastest growing IT markets. Today, businesses of all sizes are experiencing unprecedented market pressures and are turning to rapidly developed software applications for competitive advantage. These are typically confined to a specific service platform and are insufficient without integrated access to data from disparate SaaS, relational database, Big Data, social, CRM and ERP systems. Progress Pacific will uniquely solve this problem and eliminate lock-in with the industry’s most comprehensive set of integrated capabilities, including:

 Rapid Development using a “Cool” Technology: Powerful, standards-based business applications can go from idea to reality faster with innovative point-and-click, drag-and-drop tools in a standard browser, saving time and money while also providing deployment freedom. To enable this, Progress has acquired Rollbase, Inc., a privately held independent software vendor based in Saratoga, CA, that was recently named “One of the Cool Vendors in PaaS” by Gartner, Inc.* Over 10,000 users are using custom Rollbase™ applications in10 languages globally. See demo.

 Connection to the Most Data Sources: A comprehensive set of SaaS, relational database, NoSQL, Big Data, social, CRM and ERP sources can be tapped into for automated, context-aware applications. Technology from Progress DataDirect®, the world’s leading data connectivity provider, helps to unlock an application’s full value by allowing faster integration, analysis and decision making. See demo.

 Unique Hybrid Deployment Options: Unlike other vendors where deployment options are restricted to either cloud or on-premise, Progress Pacific offers developers the opportunity to create cloud apps that can be deployed in multiple environments (cloud, on-premise, hybrid) as well as connect to existing applications. By working harmoniously with current applications, including those using OpenEdge®, Corticon® and other technologies, critical data is accessible, business logic is preserved and investments are protected.

Availability:
The Progress Pacific platform will be generally available later in Progress’ fiscal third quarter with the Rollbase product available immediately.

Progress Software Names Industry Veteran Stephen McNulty Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Japan

New leader to strengthen company’s regional presence with a focus on Big Data, Cloud and Mobile technologies

Singapore, April 8, 2013 - Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global software company that simplifies and enables the development, deployment and management of business applications, today announced the appointment of veteran software executive Stephen McNulty as Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). With over 20 years of sales, channel and service experience in the region, McNulty will lead Progress Software’s business and operations in APJ, with a primary focus on growing the company’s network of channel partners and customers.

Based in Singapore, McNulty joins Progress from JDA Software, where he most recently served as President of Asia Pacific. He also has prior long-term experience with Oracle and Baan in Asia Pacific, managing teams across key markets in South and Southeast Asia. He has over two decades of experience working in Asia Pacific and has an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, Scotland.

Andy Zupsic, Senior Vice President of Global Field Operations, Progress Software said, “The Asia Pacific region is a key growth engine for Progress Software with Japan and China being the second and third largest IT markets in the world behind the U.S. In order to best respond to the unique needs of our customers and provide better support and coverage, we will be investing heavily in our partner network in APJ. I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen McNulty as our new Vice President of APJ, based in our Theatre headquarters in Singapore. Stephen brings a wealth of experience and I am confident he will rapidly extend our footprint, expand our partner eco-system and continue to help our customers achieve their business goals with the rich set of products and solutions that Progress offers.”

McNulty said, “Progress has an impressive portfolio of customers and channel partners which include almost 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. IT spending in Asia Pacific is forecasted to grow by 26 percent to more than $3billion this year according to IDC, , I am confident that there are a number of opportunities for Progress to strengthen its business in this region as we focus on Big Data, mobility and the cloud. Progress also has a solid channel partner ecosystem and I look forward to working with the stellar team and partners to further strengthen our relationships.”

New Progress OpenEdge 11.2 Platform Helps Electronic Health Records Provider Go Mobile

Infian Speeds Development of Critical Business Apps for Mobility with Latest Progress® Software Platform, Now Generally Available

February 20, 2013 – Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global software company that simplifies and enables the development and deployment of business applications, today announced that Infian, a leading provider of Electronic Health Records (EHR) for dialysis centers and the renal industry, has chosen the new Progress® OpenEdge® 11.2 cloud application development platform, featuring the OpenEdge Mobile product to help its clients save time and improve quality of care. Using the new solution, Infian will now be able to make data available securely - where it’s needed and when it’s needed - using the latest in mobile technology.

Infian has been in the healthcare business for over 30 years and has worked with Progress Software technology to develop comprehensive EHR solutions. As the industry has evolved into its current cloud, mobility and “bring your own device” environments, Infian is using the OpenEdge 11.2 platform to develop solutions to help medical centers and physician offices easily and securely manage patient care while remaining compliant.

Launched earlier this month at the Progress Software Global Partner Conference and now generally available, the OpenEdge 11.2 platform with the Progress OpenEdge Mobile product provides developers with a quick and easy way to deploy full enterprise applications on mobile operating systems, including iOS and Android, while also taking advantage of mobile device features. This “write once, run anywhere” approach helps organizations bridge the so-called mobile app gap. By leveraging the powerful backend capabilities of the OpenEdge platform, it can increase developer productivity by 40% or more compared to time-consuming, feature-limiting competitive solutions.

The OpenEdge Mobile App Builder product allows developers to continuously and efficiently update applications as the mobile market evolves and new devices are introduced. As a result, developers have a highly productive, simplified development experience from start to finish from which they can integrate end-user access to full features of critical business applications on mobile devices.

Progress Software Predicts Business Process Improvement in 2012 through Cloud, Collaboration and Control

Social integration, cloud deployment and data security will top IT agendas in the coming year

SINGAPORE, December 15, 2011 - Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software provider that enables companies to be operationally responsive, predicts that IT security, demand for collaboration tools and web-based applications will dominate in 2012.

Dr. John Bates, chief technology officer, Progress Software, said: “In 2012 we will continue to see a seismic shift in IT’s role within the business. Organizations will move closer to conquering the cloud, social collaboration and mobility, resulting in increased scrutiny on outcomes, operations, users and processes. All groups will expect greater transparency, and meeting this demand will require IT to work outside the traditional borders and become more flexible and responsive to an increasingly complex business landscape."

Progress Software’s IT predictions for 2012 include:

1. Cloud on the move. According to recent research by Progress, approximately 25 percent of ISVs will host a public cloud infrastructure by the end of 2012. Organizations will move from evaluation to deployment of public cloud, increasing demand for cloud-enabled systems and applications such as robust, high performing drivers that act as on/off ramps to the cloud.

2. Cost control evolves to efficiency In 2011, cost was the main driver of cloud adoption. In 2012, business will continue to control costs but will now also focus on system efficiencies and time to market. In addition, organizations will move away from just test and stage capabilities to management and monitoring. To maximize efficiency, CIO’s will source solutions that drive more automation of processes in the cloud.

3. Data security starts with secure access. Authentication and authorization of data in the cloud will be a priority. The question will no longer be whether to access data across devices and platforms, but how to ensure security across disparate environments. Who will have access to the data? How will it be encrypted? Who is the core owner? Having a strong driver that runs on a stable and tested data interface like ODBC is good line of defense as application stacks continue to grow.

4. RIP: Non web-based applications. To keep up with device proliferation, at least 80 percent of business applications will be web-based. Furthermore, any new application will be business process enabled, web-based and cloud-deployed. Successful organizations will take a hard look at new toolsets for optimizing next generation applications as well as software that will allow them to bridge to legacy applications and data that they still need to access.

5. IT border control. More than half of all content and functionality will be out of the organization’s control and in the hands of outsourcers, supply chain partners and external community databases.

6. What’s in the fire hose? The days of complete visibility into big data are numbered. There is simply too much of it. While we may see companies promoting fancy strategies for managing “fire hose data”, only the ones focused on analytics will get close to making meaning from the massive deluge. As a result, more companies will plug into new advancements in relational and non-relational programming frameworks that support the processing of large data sets.

7. Limitations of freeware. As more companies gain revenue across the Internet they are moving away from freeware and open source because they lack secure interoperability. Everything is free on the Internet until there’s a problem. In 2012 we will see greater support for ODBC and investment in data connectivity as companies look for dependable, robust ODBC drivers to handle financial transactions securely and quickly.

8. All hail the social enterprise. Social collaboration applications will dominate in business as employees look for ways to more effectively share and innovate across regions and lines of business. The increasing need of collaboration capabilities will be so paramount that companies will expect that these offerings be embedded features in business applications.