Progress Software
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Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS), formerly Data Language Corporation, is an American software
company that sells business application infrastructure software. Its best known product is the OpenEdge ABL (formerly known as Progress 4GL), which was developed in the early 1980s. The best known application written in (on) Progress is MFG/PRO (from QAD Inc). Progress's headquarters are in Bedford
. The company is composed of the following operating units: Responsive Process Management (RPM), Responsive Business Integration (RBI), Responsive Business Applications (RBA), DataDirect. FuseSource is run as an independent subsidiary.
Progress Software was co-founded under the name Data Language Corporation by several MIT graduates, including Joseph W. Alsop, in 1981. The company was renamed in 1987. Progress products and technology are used at over 60,000 organizations in 140 countries including 90% of the Fortune 500
. Progress technology provides the infrastructure for applications as diverse as ERP
and financial trading, across industries as diverse as retail (Smartstores
), manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, and government.
In October 2002 Progress Software acquired Boston based eXcelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXLN, formerly Object Design, Nasdaq: ODIS) for approximately US$24 Million.
eXcelon also created an XML
IDE
, Stylus Studio, which is now sold by Progress Software.
In 2005 Progress acquired Apama Software and entered the Complex Event Processing Space.
In January 2006 Progress Software acquired Mountain View based Actional Corporation, which itself was the merger between Actional Corporation and WestBridge Technologies (an XML Security company). Actional focuses on providing enterprise-class SOA Management, Security, and run-time Governance solutions that cross vendor and protocol boundaries, based upon open standards.
In March 2006 Progress Software acquired Neon Systems, which offers a set of capabilities for companies seeking to modernize existing 3270 applications.
During the mid-late-2000s, SonicMQ became a popular message broker
made by Progress Software. It implements the Java Message Service
1.1 API
. The term ESB was termed by David Chappell from the Progress Sonic team.
In June 2008 Progress Software acquired Xcalia, a data integration company, and Mindreef, which developed SOAPscope products. In September 2008, Progress acquired IONA Technologies
. IONA brought three product lines into the fold: FUSE
(open source SOA
), Artix (commercially-licensed SOA), and Orbix
(CORBA
infrastructure).
In early 2009, Richard D. Reidy succeeded Joseph Alsop as President and Chief Executive Officer. In August 2011 it was announced he would step down when a successor is named.
In 2010, Progress Software acquired the Santa Clara, CA-based Savvion Inc., a provider of Business Process Management technology. Later that year, Progress announced the introduction of its Responsive Process Management (RPM) suite, including its Progress Control Tower.
Computer software
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....
company that sells business application infrastructure software. Its best known product is the OpenEdge ABL (formerly known as Progress 4GL), which was developed in the early 1980s. The best known application written in (on) Progress is MFG/PRO (from QAD Inc). Progress's headquarters are in Bedford
Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...
. The company is composed of the following operating units: Responsive Process Management (RPM), Responsive Business Integration (RBI), Responsive Business Applications (RBA), DataDirect. FuseSource is run as an independent subsidiary.
Progress Software was co-founded under the name Data Language Corporation by several MIT graduates, including Joseph W. Alsop, in 1981. The company was renamed in 1987. Progress products and technology are used at over 60,000 organizations in 140 countries including 90% of the Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
. Progress technology provides the infrastructure for applications as diverse as ERP
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
and financial trading, across industries as diverse as retail (Smartstores
Smartstores
Smartstores is the generic term for next generation retail technologies that use RFID that sell using a full complement of smart technologies including smart shelves , smart carts, smart cards, etc. They can also deliver their services via the Web and smart phones.Retailers are fast adopting...
), manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, and government.
In October 2002 Progress Software acquired Boston based eXcelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXLN, formerly Object Design, Nasdaq: ODIS) for approximately US$24 Million.
eXcelon also created an XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
IDE
Integrated development environment
An integrated development environment is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development...
, Stylus Studio, which is now sold by Progress Software.
In 2005 Progress acquired Apama Software and entered the Complex Event Processing Space.
In January 2006 Progress Software acquired Mountain View based Actional Corporation, which itself was the merger between Actional Corporation and WestBridge Technologies (an XML Security company). Actional focuses on providing enterprise-class SOA Management, Security, and run-time Governance solutions that cross vendor and protocol boundaries, based upon open standards.
In March 2006 Progress Software acquired Neon Systems, which offers a set of capabilities for companies seeking to modernize existing 3270 applications.
During the mid-late-2000s, SonicMQ became a popular message broker
Message broker
Message broker is an intermediary program which translates the language of a system from one internationally recognized language to another by way of a telecommunications medium.-Pattern:...
made by Progress Software. It implements the Java Message Service
Java Message Service
The Java Message Service API is a Java Message Oriented Middleware API for sending messages between two or more clients. JMS is a part of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, and is defined by a specification developed under the Java Community Process as JSR 914...
1.1 API
Application programming interface
An application programming interface is a source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other...
. The term ESB was termed by David Chappell from the Progress Sonic team.
In June 2008 Progress Software acquired Xcalia, a data integration company, and Mindreef, which developed SOAPscope products. In September 2008, Progress acquired IONA Technologies
IONA Technologies
IONA Technologies was an Irish software company. It was founded in 1991.The company began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and maintains headquarters in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo....
. IONA brought three product lines into the fold: FUSE
FUSE (Certified Open Source SOA Solution)
FuseSource is company that sells a set of open source software components which are tested, certified and productized distributions of Apache Software Foundation Service-oriented architecture projects....
(open source SOA
Service-oriented architecture
In software engineering, a Service-Oriented Architecture is a set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services. These services are well-defined business functionalities that are built as software components that can be reused for...
), Artix (commercially-licensed SOA), and Orbix
Orbix
Orbix may refer to:* Orbix , a battery-operated puzzle toy from Milton Bradley released in 1995.* Orbix...
(CORBA
Çorba
Chorba , ciorbă , shurpa , shorpo , or sorpa is one of various kinds of soup or stew found in national cuisines across Middle East...
infrastructure).
In early 2009, Richard D. Reidy succeeded Joseph Alsop as President and Chief Executive Officer. In August 2011 it was announced he would step down when a successor is named.
In 2010, Progress Software acquired the Santa Clara, CA-based Savvion Inc., a provider of Business Process Management technology. Later that year, Progress announced the introduction of its Responsive Process Management (RPM) suite, including its Progress Control Tower.