Faster time to revenue generation a key benefit of Progress® Arcade™
Portal
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), today announced the
availability of the Progress®
Arcade™ portal, a new Cloud deployment environment, in which
software companies and solution providers can create, stage and test
SaaS applications as well as deploy and manage them in the Cloud. Once
it is ready for full deployment, the completed application can be made
available securely and globally, which means software vendors can
generate revenue more quickly than traditional methods.
The Progress Arcade portal provides software developers with easy-to-use
tools and resources to stage and test applications, configure and
demonstrate custom variants, and deploy production-ready applications
with just a few clicks of the mouse. The Arcade portal also provides
community-based resources that enable developers to share best
practices, try new products and browse additional solutions from
complementary solution providers.
This initial deployment of the Progress Arcade portal is built using
several best-in-class solutions arising from both home-grown product
development and partnerships with industry-leading companies. The portal
includes the Progress OpenEdge® application development platform, the
Sonic® Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Amazon Web Services and the
Rightscale Cloud Computing Management platform.
John Bates, Chief Technology Officer, Progress Software commented: "The
aim of the Progress Arcade portal is to simplify migration of
Progress-powered applications to the cloud. The first incarnation of the
portal uses the Progress OpenEdge application development and Progress
Sonic ESB products. Our goal is to introduce the Progress Responsive
Process Management™ and industry solutions into the Progress Arcade™
portal, which will bring the benefits of the Arcade portal to all
software development companies."
Amazon Web Services provides extensive global reach for Progress ISVs so
that they can deploy their SaaS applications and reach their customers
more easily. Amazon Web Services offers a secure and scalable
infrastructure web services platform in the Cloud, which allows users to
pay for only what is used. Amazon Web Services also provides physical
deployment regions in Singapore, Japan and Ireland to serve customers
around the globe.
Terry Wise, Director of Business Development for Amazon Web Services
said: "We are seeing strong adoption of business software delivered via
a SaaS business model. With the Progress Arcade portal, ISVs can
expedite the delivery of their SaaS offerings and easily deploy on the
Amazon Web Services Cloud platform, where they only pay for the
resources they use and can scale up or down based on demand."
RightScale
provides a management layer allowing deployment across multiple Cloud
infrastructure providers. Specifically for Amazon Web Services,
RightScale offers an intuitive interface that simplifies and automates
the software developer's experience, including multi-availability zone
redundancy, migration from one region to another on the Amazon Web
Services platform and increased visibility and control into the
underlying Amazon Web Services infrastructure services. In cases where
application availability, global proximity and demand rapidly increase,
an ISV's SaaS application can scale in real-time to ensure the best
experience for the end user.
Michael Crandell, Chief Executive Officer for RightScale, commented:
"Software companies deploying their applications in the Cloud need to
maintain control of their applications, and it is important to have
complete control within application development. RightScale is thrilled
to partner with Progress to provide transparency and control to Progress
Arcade users, allowing them to better manage the deployment of their
Cloud-based applications."
John Bates also noted: "Our strategic relationships with Amazon Web
Services and RightScale allow software developers to more easily take
advantage of the Cloud in a secure and efficient manner. Moving SaaS
applications to the Cloud can be a complex process, however the Progress
Arcade portal simplifies the process by helping software developers more
efficiently deploy applications in the Cloud."
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is an independent
enterprise software company that enables businesses to be operationally
responsive to changing conditions and customer interactions as they
occur — to capitalize on new opportunities, drive greater efficiencies
and reduce risk. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of
best-in-class enterprise software spanning event-driven visibility and
real-time response, open integration, data access and integration, and
application development and deployment — all supporting on-premises and
SaaS/Cloud deployments. Progress maximizes the benefits of operational
responsiveness while minimizing IT complexity and total cost of
ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com
or +1-781-280-4000.
Follow Progress Software on Twitter: @ProgressSW.
Progress, OpenEdge, Progress Responsive Process Management, Arcade, and
Sonic are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software
Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and
other countries. Any other marks contained herein may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
Progress Software
John Stewart, +1-781-280-4101
progresssoftware@lewispr.com
or
Progress
Software
Kim Karelis, +1-617-226-8844
progresssoftware@lewispr.com
Source: Progress Software Corporation
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