Thoughts on British Innovation
The Economist asks Dr. Giles Nelson why many great ideas coming out of Britain often remain on the shelf.
About Progress
Progress Software enables enterprises to be operationally responsive to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur – to capitalize on new opportunities, drive greater efficiencies and reduce risk. Progress' comprehensive portfolio spans event-driven visibility and real-time response, open integration, data access and integration, and application development and deployment.
Progress products and technology are used by nearly 140,000 organizations in more than 180 countries, including 70% of the Fortune 100. Discover how Progress technology improves operational responsiveness across many industries, for applications as diverse as ERP and financial trading.
Latest News
23-Nov-2009 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Live with Progress Software
18-Nov-2009 Progress Software Successfully Enables SaaS Deployment in the Cloud for Fifth Year
16-Nov-2009 British Airways selects Progress Software SOA Solutions to upgrade the travel experience
09-Nov-2009 match2blue Stands Out from the Crowd with Apama
Featured Customer
Half a Billion Transactions Enjoy Safe Travels Each Year at Sabre
When Sabre Holdings needed a system that was flexible enough to keep up with the dynamic travel industry, it chose the FUSE ESB. Scalable enough to keep up with projected growth plans, and capable of supporting the SOA adoption underway at Sabre Holdings, the open source FUSE fit the bill in every way.
Case Study: English
Progress Customers
This leading Italian 3G provider enjoys smooth and accurate convergent billing with proactive monitoring of business events in network systems in real-time. This ensures service requests reconcile with customers’ current account balances.
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Meet Our Experts
Some of the greatest minds in the industry are working right here at Progress. Take a look (or listen) to what they have to say.
John Wilmes, Chief Technical Architect, Communications Sector
John is an expert on the SID data model and how telco companies can benefit from using it. As an active member of many TM Forum technical teams, John offers unique insight into telco common models.
John's recent podcast:
Learn more about service oriented architecture, complex event processing, software as a service and more from all of our experts.
Dr. Giles Nelson, Senior Director of Strategy and Co-inventor, Apama
Giles develops global business strategies and manages technology innovation into new markets, as well as bolstering market share in the Capital Markets sector.
Giles' recent podcasts:
Join the Discussion
Many of our employees are so enthusiastic about what they do, they are blogging about it. Read about what's on their minds, and add to the discussions by sharing your own thoughts or feedback.
Progress Software Developers' Network (PSDN)

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Progress Users Groups (PUGs)

Share knowledge. Exchange ideas. Enhance skills. PUGs provide the ideal networking environment for you and other Progress users.
What We Offer
Progress Software is a pioneer in the application infrastructure software industry. Our company was the first to offer the enterprise service bus and complex event processing technology, and we are continually creating innovative new technologies in emerging areas.
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Inside Progress
Video: An Introduction to Complex Event Processing and its Role in Modern IT Architectures
Roy Schulte of Gartner Group and Dr. John Bates of Progress Apama discuss complex event processing (CEP), its role in IT architectures, and what it can do for your organization.


