June 2009

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Welcome to Progress Communities
New Site Replaces the Progress Resource Center, Add Expanded Features & Information

We are very pleased to announce that Progress Communities is now operational and ready for your use. In fact, if you have logged into PSDN or the Progress Resource Center (PRC) you have already experienced the site.
 
Progress Communities is the evolution of the former PRC and much more. Leveraging many of the capabilities that people find very useful in Web 2.0 sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and more, Progress Communities will help us build, engage and keep a connected community of users with similar interests.
 
Progress believes that the sum of all the parts in the Progress ecosystem is much greater than the individual components. That synergy is what Progress Communities is all about.

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Register for the July 14th Webinar on the New Vision and Plan to Raise the Worldwide Awareness of Progress Software
Webinar Features Progress Executives Rick Reidy, CEO and Gary Conway, CMO

Progress is embarking on the next phase of growth with a renewed vision, message and initiative to improve the awareness for the company worldwide. With the launch of the new Progress Software website, the company began the program to communicate its vision and raise the awareness of Progress Software throughout the world. In June, our awareness program became larger and more ambitious. In fact, this month we have launched an advertising campaign in North America and the UK with banner advertising on Linked In, eWeek, CIO Insight, InformationWeek, CIO and Search SOA.com. 

Click here to register for the Webinar in your time zone and find out more about the new Progress vision and awareness initiative.


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The Grand Prairie Independent School District Streamlines Operations and Dramatically Improves Efficiency and Productivity Levels with Skyward and Progress® OpenEdge®.

Read this case study to hear how the Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD) of Texas quadrupled control over its information in just 30 days, reduced the time spent generating reports to meet state requirements from 16-32 hours to just the click of a button, and expects a 100% return on its investment (ROI) in three to four years using Skyward and Progress OpenEdge.


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Get Found Locally Even if You Market Globally

By now, most people have figured out how to use local search information to find a business close to them. But, did you know that you can have your business found on the Internet at the local level, even if you don't have a website? Read this article from Find and Convert to understand more about how to build your local listings to be relevant for the kind of queries your customers are using. If they can find you, then you can convert more searches into sales.


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Traffic to the Global Solutions Locator (GSL) and Partner Sites Grows Dramatically

The Global Solutions Locator (GSL) helps prospects and other Progress Partners find your company and applications -- FAST. In 2009 to date there were nearly 3,500 visits to the site and more than 12,000 page views and 3,000 click-throughs to partner Websites. Visitors spent an average of 2 minutes per visit to Partner Websites.

Find out what the GSL can do for your company. Take a few minutes to complete the online survey to list your company and applications on the GSL by Clicking Here.  




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