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Progress Application Server for OpenEdge Advances Business Critical Apps with Security, Extensibility and Cloud-Ready CapabilitiesProgress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of application development and deployment technologies, today announced the latest advancements now available in the Progress® Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge®, the highly scalable, performant and secure application server, designed for cloud-first deployments. PAS for OpenEdge server helps developers evolve complex mission-critical business applications in less time, while limiting security vulnerabilities and easing installation, configuration and management. Built on the widely-adopted Apache Tomcat, PAS for OpenEdge server is a scalable, secure and standards-based application server that facilitates the modernization of legacy applications and increases its extensibility to deliver improved digital experiences and cloud and mobile-first deployment. It allows application developers to extend APIs and easily leverage the existing OpenEdge Advanced Business Language (ABL) codebase to provide new functionality, technology and user experiences. Businesses in need of scale will find that it requires fewer resources to update and less application to code, ultimately increasing developer productivity and time to market. "The Progress Application Server for OpenEdge solution is important to our application because it allows us to consolidate our business logic into one location creating a highly maintainable code base," said Jeffrey Brown, Senior Principal Architect, Infor. "As a software architect, I'm challenged by how quickly we can take new technology from idea or prototype to the actual product. With the Progress Application Server for OpenEdge solution, we were able to do it in days or weeks, rather than months." Key benefits of PAS for OpenEdge server include:
"The trend from monolithic to services-based architectures, as well as continuous delivery deployment models, require flexibility and reliability like never before. Users expect applications to always be up-to-date with the latest functionality, requiring no downtime, yet remaining secure and compliant at all times," said John Ainsworth, Senior Vice President, Core Products, Progress. "Progress Application Server for OpenEdge brings developers the extensibility and scalability required for today's business environment by providing the cloud-ready services needed to optimize operations and reduce management costs in a secure and reliable environment." The enhanced Progress Application Server for OpenEdge solution is now available in Progress OpenEdge 11.7.3. To test ride OpenEdge 11.7.3 application for 60 days, or to learn more, please visit www.progress.com/openedge. Additional Resources
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