Progress Software Announces Availability of OpenEdge 10.1 Platform for Developing SOA Business Applications

Early Adopter Customers State Eclipse-Based IDE, Built-in AuditingServices, and Object-Oriented Extensions Increase DeveloperProductivity and Minimize Operating Costs

Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS), a global supplier ofapplication infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrateand manage business applications, today announced the commercialavailability of the Progress(TM) OpenEdge(R) 10.1 platform forsimplifying the development and deployment of service-orientedbusiness applications. OpenEdge 10.1 takes the complexities out ofdeveloping sophisticated, data-driven, highly scalable businessapplications by providing better component services, improved languagecapabilities, new tools and an Eclipse-based open source integrateddevelopment environment. The new features are intended to simplify thedesign and implementation of reusable service components and minimizeoperating costs by increasing developer productivity and applicationefficiency. (For more information about OpenEdge 10.1, please visithttp://www.progress.com/products/openedge_10_1a/index.ssp)

According to Robin Bloor, partner at Hurwitz & Associates andfounder of Bloor Research, "OpenEdge is the only integrated platformoptimized for the development, deployment, integration and managementof service-oriented business applications." This includes the newOpenEdge 10.1 Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE),OpenEdge Architect, which simplifies the complex aspects of writingsoftware and automates many routine tasks, providing developers moretime to concentrate on building business logic. OpenEdge 10.1 alsooffers built-in connectivity to messaging and integration componentswith the Sonic SOA Suite, allowing developers to easily connectOpenEdge applications with heterogeneous environments.

In maintaining its commitment to backward compatibility, allexisting OpenEdge applications will run transparently in the newOpenEdge 10.1 environment and benefit from features such as the newfailover/failback capabilities, combined with more onlineadministration capabilities and streamlining of routine maintenancetasks. This delivers greater control over the data managementenvironment and ensures a higher availability of business systems anddata.

The addition of object-oriented extensions to the OpenEdgeAdvanced Business Language (ABL) speeds development and improves codereuse. Also new in this latest release is an auditing service featureat the application and database level that is delivered as aconfigurable service 'out of the box,' saving developers a significantamount of time and effort. The auditing service addresses thecompliance needs of finance, healthcare and other industriestraditionally affected by audit and compliance requirements.

Early Adopters Embrace OpenEdge 10.1

"A record 245 Progress application partners and customers activelyengaged in our OpenEdge 10.1 early adopter program," said Niel Powers,vice president of OpenEdge products. "By working closely with ourpartners and customers to help them evolve their applications and takeadvantage of the latest technologies, we are positioning them for evengreater market success and profitability."

Stephen Brailsford, development manager for UK-basedCedarOpenAccounts, the award-winning enterprise-class suite offinancial applications, said, "Progress continues to move in the rightdirection, keeping us equipped with the tools to improve developmentproductivity and to advance to a componentized, service-orientedarchitecture in the future."

"The new auditing feature is not just database auditing as onewould expect, but it also enables developers to do applicationauditing," said Patrick Elsen, research and development director forM-Soft, a leading European provider of ERP software for production anddistribution. "And of course there are many, many more valuablefeatures, such as the reading and writing XML documents andProDataSets(TM), the enhanced log-manager that facilitates debuggingand troubleshooting, and the automated OpenEdge(R) Replicationfailback option. This will really help us stay ahead. We are simplythrilled with the new Progress OpenEdge release."

"The advantages of OpenEdge Architect are the ease of switchingbetween the production and development environments, the tie-in to thedatabase for auto-completion of tables, and the general feeling ofhaving a complete environment directly available from within Eclipse,"said Ron Bruintjes of Medeco Security Locks, one of the world'sleading producers of high security locks. "The IDE ties the differentcomponents of OpenEdge together in one solid, proven environment."

Progress Software continues to uphold its commitment to simplifythe delivery of the world's best business applications by enabling itsApplication Partners and end-users to transform their existingapplications easily, providing them all the benefits of every newfeature, without compromise.

About Progress Software Corporation

Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq:PRGS) is a global industryleader providing application infrastructure software for all aspectsof the development, deployment, integration and management of businessapplications through its operating units: Progress OpenEdge Division,Sonic Software, DataDirect Technologies, and Progress Real TimeDivision. Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., Progress can be reached atwww.progress.com or +1-781-280-4000.

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