Progress Software Unveils Interactive Reality E-Novel: BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 17, 2009--
In a six chapter 'e-novel' entitled The
Semantic
Dialogues,
Progress
Software [NASDAQ: PRGS] chronicles the trials and tribulations of a
fictional communications service provider in its quest for
data
interoperability.
The stakes are high, but the tension between IT and business is even
higher. How will the IT and business teams address each other’s demands,
hurdling personality conflicts and bridging the gap of many experts’
opinions? Considering the financial and time commitments of available
solutions, what are the best practices the team should follow? Will
customers be lost, and how will other risks be mitigated? Finally, once
the initiative is completed, what will the long-term effects be?
Progress Software invites Communication Service Providers to follow
the dialogue and join
the conversation at http://www.psdn.com/library/forum.jspa?forumID=125.
Log in and offer suggestions or post questions for the experts to
address throughout the initiative.
The Background
Setting the scene of a data problem that’s been overcome, the prologue
showcases a quick and easy fix to an IT glitch. The subsequent chapters
take a look back at how National Networks achieved this, propelling the
reader into the heated dialogues of the previous year and throughout a
roller coaster ride of issues resulting from data silos. From conflicts
of varying IT and business demands, to personality differences and ego
trips, the first three chapters provide a glimpse into a company’s
battles with data problems.
Chapter one, “Day
One, a Year Earlier,” dives into the depths of the data problems and
the overshadowing challenges presented by a Board convinced that IT is
“a blocker of all progress.” Through a series of close encounters, Mick
Dundon, Executive Director, Data & Integration Solutions, emerges
heroically, elevating IT’s reputation to “enabler of company success”
with the help of the Data Architecture team. With a short-term solution
in place, the team then faces tough goals and a tight budget, narrated
in chapter two, “The
Data Architecture Dialogues.”
During this grueling decision-making process, personality conflicts
pique and egos clash. Sanjiev Bhakta, Enterprise Architect and Fellow,
Office of the CIO, exacerbates an already-tense situation by inflicting
his IT-focused stipulations on the project. In chapter three, “The
Enterprise Architecture Dialogue,” Sanjiev details the current SOA
implementation and demands a data integration tool, refuting the
business-focused requirements put forth by Jerry Aims, Business Systems
Analyst.
To follow the entire six-chapter Semantic Dialogues e-novel, go to: http://www.progress.com/web/global/semantic-dialogues/index.ssp
The Cast
Mick Dundon, Executive Director, Data & Integration Solutions:
The visionary. Mick understands the value of uniting business and IT
demands, building an infrastructure that fulfills the expectations of
all involved.
Sanjiev Bhakta, Enterprise Architect and Fellow, Office of the CIO:
The IT egomaniac. He believes that enterprise architecture is the only
solution, and he takes a hard line on forcing it into the enterprise.
His narrow IT focus manifests a mentality that all that’s needed is to
complete the architecture with a data strategy.
Jerry Aims, Business Systems Analyst: The business proponent.
Jerry is focused on the business users' perspective, and proposes
radical changes to the way National Networks uses applications to better
serve the employees in the short term.
Read about all the characters here: http://www.progress.com/web/global/semantic-dialogues/meet-the-characters/index.ssp
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) provides application
infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and
management of business applications. Our goal is to maximize the
benefits of information technology while minimizing its complexity and
total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com
or +1-781-280-4000.
Source: Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software
Judy Mintz, +1 781-280-4286
jmintz@progress.com
or
LEWIS
PR
Richard Young, +1 617-226-8842
progresssoftware@lewispr.com
