Progress Software Announces Three Appointments to Vice President; Rick Catalano, Margot Carlson Delogne and Richard Forberg Elevated to Executive Positions.

Business/Technology Editors

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS), a leading supplier of application development, deployment and management products and services, today announced three appointments to Vice President positions: Rick Catalano, promoted to vice president, information technology; Margot Carlson Delogne, promoted to vice president, corporate marketing; and newly-hired Richard Forberg, as vice president, marketing for Internet technologies.

Catalano joined Progress Software in 1995 after an extensive career at Digital Equipment Corp. Since then, he has served as Progress Software's director of information technology, helping to increase the visibility and scope of the IT department. His responsibilities recently expanded to include management control of Progress Software's Europe and Asia/Pacific IT groups. He also serves as chair of the IT Steering Committee, which prioritizes major IT initiatives for Progress Software.

Carlson Delogne joined Progress Software in 1996 as director of international marketing and later gained responsibility for corporate communications functions, including public, analyst and investor relations. Her responsibilities expanded in 1999 to include the electronic marketing, advertising, marketing services and events functions when she became director of corporate marketing. Since then, Carlson Delogne has developed and led communications teams that promote important company initiatives to all audiences, including technology strategy announcements, acquisitions and, most recently, the company's Application Service Provider (ASP) initiatives.

Forberg recently joined Progress Software from 3Com Corporation as head of sales and marketing for ISQ products. In his new position with Progress Software Forberg is responsible for the worldwide marketing of the company's new Progress(R) SonicMQ(TM) messaging product, a fast, fully JMS compliant Java messaging server designed to simplify the development and integration of today's highly distributed enterprise applications and Internet-based business solutions.

&uot;Margot, Rick and Richard are invaluable to the continued success of Progress Software and I am pleased to continue the company's practice of promoting qualified individuals from within,&uot; said Progress Software President Joseph Alsop. &uot;Margot's efforts have helped solidify our global positioning and raise Progress Software's visibility within new trends and markets. Rick has been instrumental in streamlining our information technology department, allowing Progress Software to provide fast, high-quality support to our customers. Richard's extensive background in marketing and technical experience have prepared him to successfully lead the marketing initiatives for our new, award-winning Progress SonicMQ messaging product.&uot;

About Progress Software

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS) is a global supplier of software products and services for developing, deploying and managing business solutions across all computing and network environments. Our products, which are installed in over 60% of Fortune 100 companies, include application servers, databases, development tools and application management products for Internet/Web, extranet and intranet applications.

Our customers operate in 100 countries, are supported by more than 1,300 employees worldwide, and deploy annually over $2 billion in Progress-based applications built by more than 2,000 independent software vendors (ISVs). For more information, visit www.progress.com or [phone].

Progress is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.