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Technologist, Entrepreneur, Author and Mentor to Drive Technology Vision and Strategy for Application Development Giant

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Progress today announced the appointment of Matt Robinson to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Robinson will act as the technology visionary and strategist for the Company, and will partner with his team to craft and deliver the technological direction for the entire organization, across its three distinct business units. In this role, Robinson will report to Phil Pead, CEO, Progress.

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"Matt Robinson is a proven software entrepreneur with a strong work ethic. His visionary approach and collaborative nature make him uniquely qualified for our CTO role," said Phil Pead, CEO, Progress. "Matt brings comprehensive technical and business acumen to the position that will benefit our expanding customer base and help drive Progress to new levels of innovation and market opportunity."

In addition to setting the agenda for technology direction at Progress, Robinson will oversee the architecture and user experience teams, and work closely with Chief Innovation Officer Vassil Terziev and his team on longer-term innovation projects and growth strategies. He will also act as Progress chief evangelist, serving as a liaison for industry analysts, customers and partners.

Robinson joined Progress in 2013 as a Vice President within the Application Development and Deployment business unit through the acquisition of Rollbase, which he founded and led as CEO. Prior to that, he was Director of Product Development at Taleo (acquired by Oracle) and founder and CEO of Recruitforce.com (acquired by Taleo). Robinson is actively involved in the Bay Area startup community, having mentored in the Alchemist Accelerator and invested in Datasnap.io. He is also the author of "Swing," a guide to programming with Java's cross-platform user interface library.

About Progress

Progress (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 is a trademark or registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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