IDC has named Progress Software as the largest pure-play embedded database management system (DBMS) vendor in the IDC, "Worldwide Embedded DBMS 2010-2013 Forecast and 2008 Vendor Shares," Report with the Progress® OpenEdge® business application development platform. More than 1,500 Application Partners use the Progress OpenEdge Platform to develop, deploy, manage their business applications and increase their operational responsiveness.

The report, written by Carl W. Olofson, states that "Progress has been a leading player in this space for over a quarter of a century, offering a range of products for ISVs to use in building and deploying their applications. Those products are to be found in the OpenEdge family. The company attributes its success in this area to the coupling of technical innovation with strong, intimate support for its ISV customers."

When the government moved to crack down on fraudulent concession claims for water and sewerage services, South East Water was compelled to act. The utility installed a verification system based on the Progress OpenEdge platform. Since completing the implementation the organization has realized numerous benefits, including compliance with administrative guidelines, quick response using the web service, fewer errors due to instant information validation, and improved data accuracy. Read the full case study.

Progress Software has announced the acquisition of Savvion Inc., a privately held business enterprise software company based in Santa Clara, California. Savvion is a pioneering and leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) technology with 15 years of market experience. The company offers a comprehensive, standards-based BPM suite that helps more than 300 of the world's top-performing companies -- including 24 of the 'Fortune 100' -- automate and continuously improve critical business processes. Progress' acquisition of Savvion enhances its goal to provide unprecedented business visibility, responsiveness and business process improvement, coupled with the highest degree of data integrity and integration. Read the full press release.