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:
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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.
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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.
Supporting Quotes:
Cal German, president and CEO at DMSi Software, the leading business
management solution for building materials distribution, said, “After
evaluating a number of platforms, including SalesForce.com, SAP and
Acumatica, we’ve chosen Progress Pacific to help us build and deploy
innovative applications for our customers. In particular, the drag and
drop features and robust workflow and triggers in Progress Rollbase will
enable us to quickly deliver highly customizable solutions that meet our
customers’ complex business processes.”
John Goodson, chief product officer at Progress Software, said,
“Customer and partner response to the Progress Pacific launch in June
has been extremely positive and we are now delivering on our vision.
It’s clear that the move to aPaaS is gaining momentum as time-to-market
and data capabilities in new apps are key requirements for developers
and end users. Pacific addresses these needs with rich data, visual
design and open deployment capabilities in a single platform.”
Additional Resources:
Progress
Corporate Blog
Progress
OpenEdge Blog
Progress
DataDirect Blog
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About Progress Software Corporation
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software company
that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business
applications on-premise or in the cloud, on any platform or device, to
any data source, with enhanced performance, minimal IT complexity and
low total cost of ownership. Progress Software can be reached at www.progress.com
or 1-781-280-4000.
Progress, Pacific, OpenEdge, DataDirect Cloud and Rollbase are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation or
one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries.
Any other names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
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operation, direction and success of Progress’s business. There are a
number of factors that could cause actual results or future events to
differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking
statements, including, without limitation: (1) Progress’ ability to
release its product development initiatives in a timely manner; (2)
market acceptance of Progress’s product development initiatives; (3)
pricing pressures and the competitive environment in the software
industry and Platform-as-a-Service market; (4) Progress’s ability to
make technology acquisitions and to realize the expected benefits and
anticipated synergies from such acquisitions; (5) economic conditions in
the U.S. and international economies; (6) business and consumer use of
the Internet and the continuing adoption of Cloud technologies; (7) the
receipt and shipment of new orders; (8) Progress’s ability to expand its
relationships with channel partners and to manage the interaction of
channel partners with its direct sales force; (9) the timely release of
enhancements to Progress’s products and customer acceptance of new
products; (10) the positioning of Progress’s products in its existing
and new markets; (11) variations in the demand for professional services
and technical support; (12) Progress’s ability to penetrate
international markets and manage its international operations; and (13)
changes in exchange rates. For further information regarding risks and
uncertainties associated with Progress’s business, please refer to
Progress’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 2012 as amended, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarters ended February 28, 2013 and May 31, 2013. Progress
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date of this press release.
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