Progress ISV Applied Logic Systems Contributes Browser-Based Framework to Progress Open Source Software Exchange --POSSE--.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 Progress Dynamics(TM) to Integrate New Framework, Further Reducing Costs and Development Time for Delivering Full Featured E-Business Applications The Progress Open Source Software Exchange (POSSE), an open source development initiative of the Progress Company, a business unit of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PRGS PRGS Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase ), today announced that Applied Logic Systems Ltd., a Progress independent software vendor (ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. ) and leading New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. software and development company, has contributed their Web-enablement toolset to the POSSE community. The toolset allows developers to create full-featured applications that run completely from a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . This browser-based framework will be integrated into Progress(R) Dynamics(TM), further reducing costs and development time for Progress ISVs looking to create flexible e-business applications. POSSE allows the Progress Company and its development community to work collaboratively in rapidly enhancing and extending the Progress development platform to build the world's best business applications. The Progress development toolset is unique in that it is built with the same language ISVs have used to create the more than 5,000 Progress(R)-based applications. This expertise enables 2,000 Progress ISVs to further extend Progress for competitive advantage, and is the reason why over 1,600 developers have joined this open source initiative since December 2000. Working with members of the POSSE community, Progress will integrate the new software submission from Applied Logic Systems into Progress Dynamics. As the application framework for the OpenEdge(TM) business application platform, Progress Dynamics is designed to accelerate the development, assembly and deployment of business applications and cut the time it takes to bring them to market. It represents a new development paradigm, with application objects and their properties stored in a repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. , rather than in source programs. By storing these object attributes in a repository, OpenEdge developers have less code to write and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. , and applications can be dynamically generated at runtime--all leading to faster and more efficient application delivery. One of the key features of Progress Dynamics is that it provides customers with a way to dynamically generate user interfaces for different clients needs, while keeping the fundamental business logic the same. The initial commercial version of Progress Dynamics does this for Windows clients; Applied Logic System's contribution will provide comparable functionality for HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used clients. This can be used for applications developed for the application service provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ) model or for back-office applications that were previously unavailable from a browser. Most of Applied Logic System's research and development budget in recent years has been dedicated to the Web-enablement of business applications, such as their own Realtime application, used to manage enterprise financials, distribution and service provisioning. The outcome of their efforts was the ASP-toolset, which allows developers to rapidly develop, deploy and support Web applications in as little as six weeks. "We, like so many companies today, have been faced with the task of overcoming the e-business hurdle HURDLE, Eng. law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution. ," said Tim Charman, chief executive officer of Applied Logic Systems. "We have invested a lot of time and effort in creating world-class software that will help simplify this task. By sharing our expertise in Web-enablement toolsets with the POSSE community, we will help others to overcome the complexities of taking their applications to the next level, making it a perfect compliment Not to be confused with Complement. Compliment may be
"POSSE and Progress Dynamics are proof of our commitment to giving our customers the most productive, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. tools, as well as the information they need to meet today's development needs," said Peter Sliwkowski, vice president of products for the Progress Company. "We are pleased that Progress ISVs, such as Applied Logic Systems, understand the value of these initiatives and are willing to share the fruits of their labor in order to give the Progress community a collaborative and competitive edge in the e-business world." About Applied Logic Systems Applied Logic specializes in the development and deployment of Internet based business systems for a broad range of industries. These solutions enable customers to gain a competitive edge through the use of information systems. The company's products automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. essential business processes including Finance, Distribution, Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) and Service Management. Applied Logic's solutions are available "anytime, anywhere" over the Web and by wireless, generating business growth and profitability while reducing costs. For information about Applied Logic Systems, please visit http://www.applog.co.nz. About POSSE The Progress Open Source Software Exchange (POSSE) allows the Progress Company and its development community to work collaboratively to rapidly enhance and extend the Progress development platform for building e-business applications. The Progress Application Development Environment is unique in that it is built with the same Progress 4GL language used to build the more than 5,000 Progress-based applications. This power enables the 2,000 Progress ISVs to further extend POSSE for competitive advantage, and is why over 1,600 developers have already joined this open source initiative launched in December 2000. For more information, visit www.possenet.org. About the Progress Company The Progress Company is a global supplier of software technology and services for developing, deploying, integrating and managing e-business solutions. The company provides a comprehensive suite of products that includes application development tools, application servers, messaging servers, and the industry's most widely used, lowest-cost-of-ownership embedded database (1) Database software that is included with an application rather than offered as a separate database management system (see DBMS). Tending to be compact and efficient, an embedded database generally includes fewer features than a full-blown DBMS. . The Progress Company's partners include more than 2,000 independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs) who supply annually over $5 billion in Progress(R)-based applications and related services. Over 50,000 organizations across more than 100 countries--including 70% of the Fortune 100--rely on Progress-based applications. The Progress Company, an operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), is headquartered in Bedford, Mass., and can be reached at 1-781-280-4000 or on the Web at www.progress.com. Progress, Progress Dynamics, Progress Software Developers Network, POSSE, and OpenEdge are trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Any other trademarks and/or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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