Progress Software's Worldwide Annual Event to Showcase New aPaaS
Offering
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) will hold Progress
Exchange, its worldwide event for software developers, from October
6-9, 2013 at Boston's Westin Boston Waterfront hotel. The four-day
conference will draw hundreds of developers, business leaders,
journalists and industry analysts from around the world to learn more
about the latest developments and best practices in application
development and deployment and data integration.
The 2013 Exchange Conference will feature more than 70 hours of breakout
sessions, 11 unique workshops and hands-on labs and demonstrations of
the very latest technology from Progress and its global partner
community. Sessions will focus on a wide array of practical topics,
including pricing and sales strategies for SaaS business applications as
well as development best-practices. In-depth sessions will also focus on
using and deploying Progress technologies, including the new Progress®
Pacific™ application platform-as-a-service (aPaaS), which provides
the ability to quickly create, evolve and customize connected business
applications on demand.
Attendees will also:
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Hear from keynote speaker, recognized author, professor and noted
business authority, Luke
G. Williams on disruptive innovation. Williams is the author of
Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your
Business. For more than a decade, he has worked internationally with
industry leaders such as American Express, GE, Sony, Crocs, Virgin,
Disney and Hewlett-Packard to develop new products, services and
brands. His views have also been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek
and Fast Company and on National Public Radio (NPR).
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Learn about the latest Progress innovations and market directions from
Progress senior executives, including CEO Phil Pead, Chief Product
Officer John Goodson and Chief Technology Officer Karen Tegan Padir.
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Meet with executives from Progress partners, including QAD,
Bluebird
Auto Rental Systems, Akioma,
FDM4,
and more.
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Gain valuable industry and technical information and learn about best
practices
one-on-one with product experts at the Exchange Showcase.
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Network with members of the Progress community and discover how they
are tackling business challenges and opportunities.
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Unconference;
meet with Progress developers, product managers, and peers to solve
business problems and ask in depth-questions about the new offerings.
To register for Progress Exchange, visit: http://exchange.progress.com/.
Sponsors of Progress Exchange 2013 include: QAD,
BravePoint,
Quicken
Loans, TOTVS,
App
Technologies, Consultingwerk,
Cyberscience
Corporation, Data
PA, Kingslake,
ProStar
Software, Rollbase
Philippines, Tugboat
Software, VLG,
White
Star Software
Executive Quote:
Jennifer Smith, chief marketing officer at Progress Software said: "At
Progress Exchange 2013 attendees will experience a whole new Exchange
and get sound advice on how to fast track innovation within their
companies. We live in an environment of continuous change where
disruption to business and technologies has become the norm; we will
demonstrate to attendees how to seize the technological advantage, and
make their businesses more productive. With a mix of practical
workshops, inspirational speakers and clear guidance on the Progress
roadmap, businesses will get what they need to turn ideas into reality."
Customer Quote:
Gordon Fleming, chief marketing officer at QAD said: "Progress has put a
lot of time and effort into helping us deliver a successful,
goal-oriented manufacturing solution to our customers; we look forward
to attending Exchange knowing that we will have the opportunity to
explore Pacific and bring new and exciting applications to our
customers."
Additional Resources:
Progress
Corporate Blog
Progress
App Dev Blog
Progress
DataDirect Blog
Follow conversation about Exchange at #PRGS13
Join the Progress Exchange event group on LinkedIn
Follow conversation about Progress Pacific at #PRGSPacific
and #PaaS
Follow Progress Software on Twitter,
Facebook,
LinkedIn
and Google+
Follow Progress DataDirect on Twitter,
Facebook,
LinkedIn
and Google+
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 and Pacific 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.
Progress Software
Rachel Godwin, +44 (0)7785 285551
rachel.godwin@progress.com
Source: Progress Software Corporation
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