Progress Software Company Description
Progress Software envisions a progressive reproductive cycle -- software begets software begets software. The company's development and deployment tools help software vendors and IT departments create and use business software. The company's product lines include Progress OpenEdge (business application platform), Progress Apama (processing streaming event data), Progress EasyAsk (natural language query applications for e-commerce) and DataDirect Connect (software that lets developers connect applications to databases). In 2008 the company announced plans to acquire IONA Technologies for about $149 million.
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