Progress Software Names James Freedman Senior Vice President and General Counsel; Industry Veteran to Expand Role as Complexity of Software Business Increases.BEDFORD, Mass. -- Progress Software Corporation (PSC (Public Service Commission) Same as PUC. ) (Nasdaq: PRGS PRGS Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase ), a leading supplier of technology to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced that James Freedman has been named senior vice president and general counsel for Progress Software Corporation. Freedman originally joined Progress Software Corporation as general counsel in 1992 and was promoted to vice president in 1994. Previously, Freedman served as general counsel of Computer Corporation of America, practiced corporate law with several Boston area law firms and served as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. . Freedman earned a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in engineering management from the United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. air force; authorized in 1954 by Congress. , and a J. D. degree from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. . With more than 25 years of legal experience, Freedman is well suited to handling the challenges of managing the global legal operations of a $300 million publicly traded corporation. "Progress has spent the past several years carefully acquiring technologies that will complement its existing offerings and help its partners stay ahead in an industry that moves at a dizzying pace," Freedman said. "As a result of these acquisitions, we have added new operating companies that bring with them new demands and challenges for those of us who focus on the legal aspects of the software industry." "Our business faces important but complex challenges in areas such as intellectual property and licensing issues, partner and customer contracts, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , the acquisition and integration of other businesses, and employee relations, all across our various operating companies and jurisdictions throughout the world," said Joseph Alsop, co-founder and chief executive officer of PSC. "For global corporations such as Progress Software, a high level and broad range of legal expertise is essential to achieving growth in revenue and earnings. Jim's promotion is recognition of the quality and depth of expertise he and his team have provided to Progress Software over a decade of expansion and the additional contributions his group will make as PSC extends its track record of outpacing the industry in revenue and profitability growth." Freedman is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law (ABA), the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ) and the New England Corporate Counsel Association (NECCA). He served on the board of NECCA from 1990 to 2001 and as President from 1996 to 1998. About Progress Software Corporation Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) is a $300+ million global software industry leader. PSC supplies technologies for all aspects of the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications through its operating companies: Progress Software, Sonic Software Corporation, DataDirect Technologies, ObjectStore and PeerDirect. Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., PSC can be reached on the Web at http://www.progress.com or by phone at +1-781-280-4000. |
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