Award Winning Partner Program Shows Growth and Innovation
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
(NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced that its Partner+ program will now offer
greater support to its members in Latin America through its newest
education and training delivery partner Fast Lane. The Brazilian based
company will take classroom based IT training modules and translate them
into Portuguese and Spanish and offer them to 14 Latin American
countries.
Recently awarded a 5-Star Rating by CRN, the Progress Partner+ Program
offers partners access to experts to solve business and technical
challenges, and resources, workshops and tools to help them meet
customer needs, and grow and sustain profitable businesses. With an
ecosystem of more than 2,000 partners, the program supports over 5,000
applications, 4 million users, and 47,000 businesses. The program covers
five key areas: marketing, empowerment, enablement, technical and
business. Fast Lane will be a cornerstone partner in the enablement
area, bringing a rich catalog of e-learning and classroom training to
Progress partners in Latin America to support them in both technical and
sales practices.
The mission of the program is to help partners maximize growth, increase
revenue potential and drive new opportunities. For example, Progress
partners FDM4 and B&L Information Systems, have recently leveraged the
program to achieve dramatic business results. Industry leaders like
Shark and alphabroder, rely on FDM4's integrated ERP, WMS, eCommerce,
and CRM applications to support thousands of users and stay ahead of the
competition in fiercely competitive markets, such as apparel, footwear,
and industrial parts. Mike Cutsey, President, FDM4 International Inc.
said, "Not only do we have access to programs that can help us optimize
our business and operations, but we also have the opportunity to
collaborate with Progress business and technology experts. That level of
access and interaction is not something you get with most large
technology vendors. The value we receive from the Progress Partner+
Program is truly priceless."
With over 400 customers across five countries, B&L provides integrated
enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM)
systems that enable metalcasters to drive increased efficiencies and
improve profitability. According to Matt Gacek, Vice President of
Business Development for B&L Information Systems, "The Progress Partner+
Program has provided a variety of strategies, tools and tactics over the
years to help improve sales, marketing and management techniques. As a
result, we quadrupled the number of deals we closed this year and
reduced the average sales cycle by 50%."
Executive Quotes:
Kimberly King, vice president, global partners and channels at Progress,
said, "The Partner+ Program has grown to include many business
empowerment offerings. Our Program isn't just about enabling partners to
create innovative apps, it is about supporting the whole business and
making sure our partners succeed in their fields. Working with Fast Lane
is the first step in our broader training delivery strategy to identify
partners around the globe to bring our IT solutions to life locally."
Luis Campbell, vice president and managing director LATAM at Fast Lane,
said, "We are thrilled to form a strategic alliance with Progress to
establish a formal education and training program for their customers
and partners across 14 countries in CALA. Working together we will be
able to offer Progress users access to invaluable business, sales and
technical training within their own region, language and currency."
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About Fast Lane
Fast
Lane is a worldwide leading provider of IT Training courses,
offering complete, authorized training solutions with Vendor Certified
instructors. They have expertise with the most advanced technologies and
train and advise major companies in all industries including leading
service providers and government agencies, in twelve languages. Serving
customers worldwide, Fast Lane ensures companies gain the knowledge and
skills to achieve their goals. Fast Lane also develops a range of
advanced technology courses that ensure access to the most up-to-date
training for IT careers. Learning with Fast Lane means real-world
experience that translates from the classroom to the job with ease.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software company
that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business
applications on-premise or in the cloud, on any platform or device, to
any data source, with enhanced performance, minimal IT complexity and
low total cost of ownership. Progress Software can be reached at www.progress.com
or 1-781-280-4000.
Progress is a trademark or registered trademark of Progress Software
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Any other names contained
herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Press Contacts:
Progress
Christina Pizzella,
+1-781-280-4843
cpizzell@progress.com
or
LEWIS
PR
Kim Karelis, +1-781-761-4500
progress@lewispr.com
Source: Progress Software Corporation
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