2010 Global Partner Conference
Award Ceremony




Jerry Kelly
Vice President, VP, Global Application Partner Channel

Bob Palumbo
Vice President, Partner Development
2010 Progress Partner Awards


       Business Focus
       Visionary (Technical Focus)
       Partner Collaboration
       Fastest Growing Partner
       SaaS Excellence Award
       Partner of the Year




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Business Focus Award

    Award Selection Criteria:
     Foresight in recognizing a key market opportunity
        • Leveraged what others perceive as a trend
        • Achieved measurable business success

     Understanding of current/future market needs

     Clearly defined a business model and pricing structure

     Stayed true to a course to achieve their goals

     Two winners chosen in 2010!
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The Business Focus Award

    And the nominees are:
      Applied Logic                                               Strategic Information
      Apprise Software                                             Technology (S.I.T.)

      ASA Tire                                                    Suncoast Solutions
      LexisNexis                                                  Trinium
      Logica                                                      Vermont Systems
      Radius Solutions
      Sage Healthcare

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About Strategic Information Technology (SIT)




                                                       S.I.T. develops and sells Portfolio Plus,
                                                       a complete, real-time banking software
                                                         solution for banks, trust companies,
                                                         credit unions and building societies.




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Why Strategic Information Technology (SIT)


Award Selection Criteria:
 Capitalized on a market
  opportunity to bring automated
  banking to the Credit Union
  market in Ireland
 Established a foothold in the
  market with the largest Credit
  Union in Ireland
 Continued expansion into the
  UK Credit Union market

6   © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
         S.I.T.!


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The Business Focus Award

    And the nominees are:
     •   Applied Logic                                            •   Strategic Information
     •   Apprise Software                                             Technology (S.I.T.)

     •   ASA Tire                                                 •   Suncoast Solutions

     •   LexisNexis                                               •   Trinium

     •   Logica                                                   •   Vermont Systems

     •   Radius Solutions
     •   Sage Healthcare

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About Radius Solutions

                                              Radius Solutions is the leading integrated
                                                       Business Information
                                                 Management/Enterprise Resource
                                                Planning provider for the printing and
                                                        packaging industry.




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Why Radius Solutions

Award Selection Criteria:
 The worldwide focus on a single
  objective – to dominate the
  Packaging Industry
 Record-breaking two year
  organic growth of 20%
 Continued investment in their
  application, expanded growth
  and marketing initiatives


10   © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
             Radius!


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2010 Progress Partner Awards

           Business Focus
           Visionary (Technical Focus)
           Partner Collaboration
           Fastest Growing Partner
           SaaS Excellence Award
           Partner of the Year




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Visionary Award (Technical Focus)

     Award Selection Criteria:
      Uniquely utilizes Progress technology specifically to
       meet a market need

      This original and visionary solution elicits the idea
       that most “…wouldn’t have imagined that this could
       be done with Progress”

      Two winners chosen in 2010




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Visionary Award (Technical Focus)

     And the nominees are:
       Broadridge
       Digia
       DST
       FDM4
       Fiserv/PCS
       Mobile Data Systems
       Van Meijel

14    © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
About Van Meijel




 Since 1987 VanMeijel develops effective software solutions
for mid-sized and large construction companies. Focusing on
   the day to day construction and infrastructure business,
    VanMeijel delivers modern, innovative and integrated
            solutions to the Construction industry.

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Why Van Meijel

Award Selection Criteria:
 Modernized their application
   Leveraging an Adobe Flash
     front-end
   Integrating Sonic
 Combining workflow solution
  with BPM




16   © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
            Van Meijel


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2010 Progress Partner Awards

           Business Focus
           Visionary (Technical Focus)
           Partner Collaboration
           Fastest Growing Partner
           SaaS Excellence Award
           Partner of the Year




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Partner Collaboration Award

     Award Selection Criteria:
      Illustrates the benefit of partner collaboration within
       the Progress Partner community
                                and/or
      Collaborates with Progress to help educate and
       facilitate technology enablement and business
       acceptance in the Progress Partner community




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Partner Collaboration Award

     And the nominees are:
       Advanced Data Systems
       Applied Logic
       Digia
       Fiserv/PCS
       proALPHA
       Skyward


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About Skyward

                                                     Since 1980, Skyward has been
                                                     committed to providing the best
                                                 administrative software and IT consulting
                                                  services to K-12 school districts in the
                                                   United States and around the world.




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Why Skyward

                                                     Award Selection Criteria:
                                                      Participated in more than 15
                                                       Empowerment Programs
                                                      Specific focus on improving
                                                            sales & marketing
                                                            effectiveness
                                                      2009 revenue growth of 20%
                                                            demonstrates the value of
                                                            collaboration

22    © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
            Skyward!


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2010 Progress Partner Awards

           Business Focus
           Visionary (Technical Focus)
           Partner Collaboration
           Fastest Growing Partner
           SaaS Excellence Award
           Partner of the Year




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Fastest Growing Partner Award

     Award Selection Criteria:
      Generated the greatest Year-Over-Year Growth

      Achieved the greatest growth demonstrated through
       total revenue, derived through software sales, new
       maintenance and renewals.

      Software sales drove at least 60-70% of the total
       revenue growth.




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Fastest Growing Partner

     And the nominees are:

        DTI
        Health Informatics Intl (HII)
        Organi
        Skyward




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About Health Informatics Intl (HII)




     HII is a leader and expert in the
     fields of informatics, technology,
        medical records, and billing.




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Why Healthcare Informatics Intl (HII)


Award Selection Criteria:
 Achieved over 100% license and
  new maintenance revenue growth
 Stayed true to their market &
  underlying Progress technology
 Transformed their application and
  is well-positioned to exceed market
  requirements




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Congratulations
               HII!


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2010 Progress Partner Awards

           Business Focus
           Visionary (Technical Focus)
           Partner Collaboration
           Fastest Growing Partner
           SaaS Excellence Award
           Partner of the Year




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SaaS Excellence Award

 Award Selection Criteria:

      Achieved SaaS revenue growth (year over year)

      Participation in SaaS Empowerment Programs

      Adoption of new products as part of Service Offering

      Overall success of SaaS offering to the marketplace




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SaaS Excellence Award

     And the nominees are:
       Applied Logic
       AVR
       B&L Information Systems
       FDM4
       IFDS
       Integrated Management Systems
       Proginov

32    © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
About IFDS

                           International Financial Data Services (IFDS) is a
                              premier global service provider of business
                            solutions to the investment fund industry for the
                                              past 30 years.




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Why IFDS




                                         Award Selection Criteria:
                                          Achieved annual SaaS revenue
                                           growth of 50%
                                          Expanded the Progress SaaS
                                           footprint in their application by
                                           adding Actional
                                          Live with Actional in early 2010
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Congratulations
              IFDS!


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2010 Progress Partner Awards

    Business Focus
    Visionary (Technical Focus)
    Partner Collaboration
    Fastest Growing Partner
    SaaS Excellence Award
    Partner of the Year
                                                                     2010
                                                                   Progress
                                                                  Partner of
                                                                   the Year




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The 2010 Partner of the Year

     Award Criteria:
      One partner chosen for each region: Americas,
       EMEA and Asia Pacific.

      Exemplifies the true meaning of partnership,
       demonstrated through technology innovation and
       willingness to exchange ideas.

      Increases in annual revenue and evangelism within
       their customer base and amongst the Progress
       community.


37    © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
2010 Partner of the Year – Americas

     And the Americas nominees are:
        DTI
        Fiserv/PCS
        HII
        Skyward




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About DTI

                                                                   DTI is America's fastest-
                                                                      growing document
                                                                    outsourcing company
                                                                      offering a complete
                                                                  solution for the newspaper
                                                                     and media industries




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Why DTI

Award Selection Criteria:
    Leveraged SaaS to provide a
     unique competitive advantage
     and maintain its market
     leadership
    In 2009 DTI continued to
     produce big numbers in a
     challenging vertical market
    Despite the shift in its market
     and difficult economic times,
     DTI increased revenues by
     29% over 2008
40    © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
                DTI!
     Americas
     Partner
     of the
     Year



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2010 Partner of the Year - EMEA

     And the EMEA nominees are:
        proALPHA
        PTC
        Unit4Agresso




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About proALPHA

                                                             proALPHA Software, AG specializes
                                                               in the design, development and
                                                            implementation of complete business
                                                              solutions and services for medium-
                                                                sized manufacturing and trade
                                                                          enterprises.




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Why proALPHA

Award Selection Criteria:
 Participated with local Progress
  Account Team to win several
  SonicESB and the first Apama
  deal in 2009
 Engaged with Progress in many
  Empowerment Programs
 Continuous modernization of
  their application and migrating to
  the newest OpenEdge release

44   © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
             proALPHA!
     EMEA
     Partner
     of the
     Year


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31     © 2009 Progress Software Corporation




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2010 gpc awards presentation final

  • 1.
    2010 Global PartnerConference Award Ceremony Jerry Kelly Vice President, VP, Global Application Partner Channel Bob Palumbo Vice President, Partner Development
  • 2.
    2010 Progress PartnerAwards  Business Focus  Visionary (Technical Focus)  Partner Collaboration  Fastest Growing Partner  SaaS Excellence Award  Partner of the Year 2 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 3.
    Business Focus Award Award Selection Criteria:  Foresight in recognizing a key market opportunity • Leveraged what others perceive as a trend • Achieved measurable business success  Understanding of current/future market needs  Clearly defined a business model and pricing structure  Stayed true to a course to achieve their goals  Two winners chosen in 2010! 3 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 4.
    The Business FocusAward And the nominees are:  Applied Logic  Strategic Information  Apprise Software Technology (S.I.T.)  ASA Tire  Suncoast Solutions  LexisNexis  Trinium  Logica  Vermont Systems  Radius Solutions  Sage Healthcare 4 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 5.
    About Strategic InformationTechnology (SIT) S.I.T. develops and sells Portfolio Plus, a complete, real-time banking software solution for banks, trust companies, credit unions and building societies. 5 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 6.
    Why Strategic InformationTechnology (SIT) Award Selection Criteria:  Capitalized on a market opportunity to bring automated banking to the Credit Union market in Ireland  Established a foothold in the market with the largest Credit Union in Ireland  Continued expansion into the UK Credit Union market 6 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 7.
    Congratulations S.I.T.! 7 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 8.
    The Business FocusAward And the nominees are: • Applied Logic • Strategic Information • Apprise Software Technology (S.I.T.) • ASA Tire • Suncoast Solutions • LexisNexis • Trinium • Logica • Vermont Systems • Radius Solutions • Sage Healthcare 8 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 9.
    About Radius Solutions Radius Solutions is the leading integrated Business Information Management/Enterprise Resource Planning provider for the printing and packaging industry. 9 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 10.
    Why Radius Solutions AwardSelection Criteria:  The worldwide focus on a single objective – to dominate the Packaging Industry  Record-breaking two year organic growth of 20%  Continued investment in their application, expanded growth and marketing initiatives 10 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 11.
    Congratulations Radius! 11 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 12.
    2010 Progress PartnerAwards  Business Focus  Visionary (Technical Focus)  Partner Collaboration  Fastest Growing Partner  SaaS Excellence Award  Partner of the Year 12 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 13.
    Visionary Award (TechnicalFocus) Award Selection Criteria:  Uniquely utilizes Progress technology specifically to meet a market need  This original and visionary solution elicits the idea that most “…wouldn’t have imagined that this could be done with Progress”  Two winners chosen in 2010 13 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 14.
    Visionary Award (TechnicalFocus) And the nominees are:  Broadridge  Digia  DST  FDM4  Fiserv/PCS  Mobile Data Systems  Van Meijel 14 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 15.
    About Van Meijel Since 1987 VanMeijel develops effective software solutions for mid-sized and large construction companies. Focusing on the day to day construction and infrastructure business, VanMeijel delivers modern, innovative and integrated solutions to the Construction industry. 15 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 16.
    Why Van Meijel AwardSelection Criteria:  Modernized their application  Leveraging an Adobe Flash front-end  Integrating Sonic  Combining workflow solution with BPM 16 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 17.
    Congratulations Van Meijel 17 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 18.
    2010 Progress PartnerAwards  Business Focus  Visionary (Technical Focus)  Partner Collaboration  Fastest Growing Partner  SaaS Excellence Award  Partner of the Year 18 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 19.
    Partner Collaboration Award Award Selection Criteria:  Illustrates the benefit of partner collaboration within the Progress Partner community and/or  Collaborates with Progress to help educate and facilitate technology enablement and business acceptance in the Progress Partner community 19 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 20.
    Partner Collaboration Award And the nominees are:  Advanced Data Systems  Applied Logic  Digia  Fiserv/PCS  proALPHA  Skyward 20 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 21.
    About Skyward Since 1980, Skyward has been committed to providing the best administrative software and IT consulting services to K-12 school districts in the United States and around the world. 21 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 22.
    Why Skyward Award Selection Criteria:  Participated in more than 15 Empowerment Programs  Specific focus on improving sales & marketing effectiveness  2009 revenue growth of 20% demonstrates the value of collaboration 22 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 23.
    Congratulations Skyward! 23 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 24.
    2010 Progress PartnerAwards  Business Focus  Visionary (Technical Focus)  Partner Collaboration  Fastest Growing Partner  SaaS Excellence Award  Partner of the Year 24 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 25.
    Fastest Growing PartnerAward Award Selection Criteria:  Generated the greatest Year-Over-Year Growth  Achieved the greatest growth demonstrated through total revenue, derived through software sales, new maintenance and renewals.  Software sales drove at least 60-70% of the total revenue growth. 25 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 26.
    Fastest Growing Partner And the nominees are:  DTI  Health Informatics Intl (HII)  Organi  Skyward 26 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 27.
    About Health InformaticsIntl (HII) HII is a leader and expert in the fields of informatics, technology, medical records, and billing. 27 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 28.
    Why Healthcare InformaticsIntl (HII) Award Selection Criteria:  Achieved over 100% license and new maintenance revenue growth  Stayed true to their market & underlying Progress technology  Transformed their application and is well-positioned to exceed market requirements 28 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 29.
    Congratulations HII! 29 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 30.
    2010 Progress PartnerAwards  Business Focus  Visionary (Technical Focus)  Partner Collaboration  Fastest Growing Partner  SaaS Excellence Award  Partner of the Year 30 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 31.
    SaaS Excellence Award Award Selection Criteria:  Achieved SaaS revenue growth (year over year)  Participation in SaaS Empowerment Programs  Adoption of new products as part of Service Offering  Overall success of SaaS offering to the marketplace 31 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 32.
    SaaS Excellence Award And the nominees are:  Applied Logic  AVR  B&L Information Systems  FDM4  IFDS  Integrated Management Systems  Proginov 32 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 33.
    About IFDS International Financial Data Services (IFDS) is a premier global service provider of business solutions to the investment fund industry for the past 30 years. 33 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 34.
    Why IFDS Award Selection Criteria:  Achieved annual SaaS revenue growth of 50%  Expanded the Progress SaaS footprint in their application by adding Actional  Live with Actional in early 2010 34 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 35.
    Congratulations IFDS! 35 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 36.
    2010 Progress PartnerAwards  Business Focus  Visionary (Technical Focus)  Partner Collaboration  Fastest Growing Partner  SaaS Excellence Award  Partner of the Year 2010 Progress Partner of the Year 36 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 37.
    The 2010 Partnerof the Year Award Criteria:  One partner chosen for each region: Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.  Exemplifies the true meaning of partnership, demonstrated through technology innovation and willingness to exchange ideas.  Increases in annual revenue and evangelism within their customer base and amongst the Progress community. 37 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 38.
    2010 Partner ofthe Year – Americas And the Americas nominees are:  DTI  Fiserv/PCS  HII  Skyward 38 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 39.
    About DTI DTI is America's fastest- growing document outsourcing company offering a complete solution for the newspaper and media industries 39 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 40.
    Why DTI Award SelectionCriteria:  Leveraged SaaS to provide a unique competitive advantage and maintain its market leadership  In 2009 DTI continued to produce big numbers in a challenging vertical market  Despite the shift in its market and difficult economic times, DTI increased revenues by 29% over 2008 40 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 41.
    Congratulations DTI! Americas Partner of the Year 41 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 42.
    2010 Partner ofthe Year - EMEA And the EMEA nominees are:  proALPHA  PTC  Unit4Agresso 42 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 43.
    About proALPHA proALPHA Software, AG specializes in the design, development and implementation of complete business solutions and services for medium- sized manufacturing and trade enterprises. 43 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 44.
    Why proALPHA Award SelectionCriteria:  Participated with local Progress Account Team to win several SonicESB and the first Apama deal in 2009  Engaged with Progress in many Empowerment Programs  Continuous modernization of their application and migrating to the newest OpenEdge release 44 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 45.
    Congratulations proALPHA! EMEA Partner of the Year 45 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 46.
    31 © 2009 Progress Software Corporation 46 © 2010 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.

Editor's Notes

  • #6 Digital Technology International (DTI) is a proven, global provider offering a complete solution that includes editorial, advertising, circulation, Web publishing, production, business and professional services for the newspaper and media industries. The Progress OpenEdge platform is the basis for the Circulation Application module of DTI’s offering.
  • #7 In February 2007, DTI acquired Publishing Business Systems (PBS). The acquisition combined the resources and talents of two of the newspaper industry’s leading and long-standing software solutions providers and demonstrates a continued commitment to serving this market. Progress Partner PBS focused on the publishing business had a circulation management system based on OpenEdge. DTI had a “competitive” platform from InterSystems that powered their other applications. Progress worked with the partner to help craft an overall SaaS strategyThe SaaS model would allow DTI to offer an On Demand solution and provide a distinct competitive advantage for New prospects and existing . DTI now has a strong competitive offering against outsourcers. SaaS and OpenEdge is a core to their strategy. In fact, in the future DTI will migrate the other DTI applications that are based on InterSystems to a SaaS environment. 
  • #10 UnicornHRO, Inc. is a company with a singular focus – proving outsourced solutions that address a companies needs for their Accounts Payable and Human Resources functions in order to operate efficiently and profitably.  
  • #11  In 2008, UnicornHRO increased their revenues to Progress for the fifth consecutive year as they achieved continued success in their chosen niche: mid-market companies (employees 200 – 5000) who choose to outsource the AP/HR functions as a means of cost reduction. Unicorns Achievements documenting their focus in 2008 include – Doubling the size of their sales organization; now standing at six reps. Growing internal revenues 35%; 75% of which was from net new customers. Writing their planned upgrade to Oe10 into 2009 business plan.Hired By Appointment Only and conducted telemarketing campaign leading to one 2008 deal. Hired public relations firm to re-brand the company. Participated in case study with Progress highlighting Spring Valley Savings Bank Such high level of focus requires an application partner who is committed to their vision and willing to work at it over a period of years, and such is the case with UnicornHRO. The companies plans for 2009 include building on this achievement by reinvesting in their application and expanding their marketing initiatives.  Because of their phenomenal business focus in 2008, as well as their plans for 2009, UnicornHRO deserves the 2008 Business Focus Award from Progress.  
  • #16 QAD continues to be among the largest Progress partners. QAD is focused in supply chain management and developing products that are easy to learn and intuitive to operate. QAD continues to rely on Progress technology to keep their business strong, competitive and continually growing.
  • #17 QAD knows how to stay fresh and competitive and their busy market space. QAD constantly desires to consume as much Progress technology as they possible can, and they put their money where there mouth is. Their commitment to staying competitive was obvious in the Q3 when QAD flew several R&D people into Santa Barbara from all corners of the world including Australia, Belgium, Chicago and Detroit. In a quest to bolster their SOA Strategy, QAD spent several days performing a Proof of Concept for Actional with the help of Progress Factional and Sonic resources. QAD is considering using Actional within their Qxtend product to monitor their real time business processes. This once again proves that QAD is committed to adding features and functionality to their product while taking advantage of the latest and greatest PSC technologies.
  • #22 MobileTec is an industry leading developer of software for the Public Safety industry, 2008 was a continuation of strong alignment between MobileTec, and Progress.
  • #28 " Information is the capital of the new economy. HII's TIME™ System and managed services were conceived 25 years ago to deliver the best clinical and financial information at the moment needed. In 2006, HII is recognized for its quality, contribution to care, and compelling value to clients.“Beth Evans, CEO and Co-Founder
  • #29 Health Informatics Incorporated has a long history as a successful Progress Application Partner. In FY 2008, HII achieved over 100% license and new maintenance revenue growth to Progress from FY 2007 ($364,888 vs. $147,071). HII accomplished this enormous feat by staying true to their market and their underlying technology. After undergoing a complete Application Transformation two years ago, HII has been positioned to not only meet the needs of the End Stage Renal Care market, but exceed them.  
  • #34 Wilke/Thornton specializes in consumer relationship management system solutions. Wilke/Thornton consultants have over 300 person-years of experience in Consumer Affairs solutions. They help clients to maximize the utility of Wilke/Thornton's specialized CRM system. The steady profitable growth of the company is the result of its commitment to listening to and responding to clients’ unique needs.
  • #35 SaaS revenue growth (year over year) - Wilke/Thornton grew over 70% Y/Y from ‘07 to ‘08Participation in SaaS Empowerment Programs - Wilke/Thornton participated in SaaS, Marketing and Growth Strategies Empowerment webinars throughout the year   Overall success of their SaaS offering to the market – Wilke has continued to add new name customers to their SaaS offering including many well-known name brands in the CPG industry.  And they have expanded into new geographies as part of their growth strategy as well. 
  • #40 Fiserv delivers technology, systems, and services to help your business manage and profit from information. Draw on our solutions to process financial transactions, automate business operations, manage your healthcare benefits...all while streamlining workflow and capturing hidden profits. You benefit from our leading-edge knowledge and our service-oriented architecture - creating powerful connections to help you outperform the competition.
  • #41 Fiserv/PCS is an Elite Progress Partner for over 20 years perfecting its technology to design software solutions that are reliable, flexible and future-proof for multi billion dollar banks. They offer core processing applications and a complete line of ancillary products that can be molded to banks unique needs.  FISERV/PCS has engaged in several Empowerment Programs such as Business Planning, Solution Selling, Market Planning, Value Proposition Workshop and Webinars. Most notable is FISERV/PCS Transformation .net project. FISERV/PCS realized that they needed to move forward with modernizing their banking application and worked closely with the Progress team to meet their goals and deadlines.  FISERV/PCS continues to collaborated and engaged with Progress Software researching the possibilities of globalization. Now in the process of test marketing and identifying key differentiators in the European core retail banking market place.  **Fiserv/PCS restructuring to integrate all acquired businesses into a flatter, more efficient organization has provided PSC the opportunity to work directly with Fiserv ITI and Fiserv Corporate Office providing POC for our SOA offerings.  In late 2007 and into 2008, FISERV/PCS released phase 1 & 2 of its Application Transformation Assessment that brought new technology and a host of new capabilities to the FISERV/PCS banking application. The project was a true collaboration between FISERV/PCS and Progress which went beyond just the recommendation of using, NET Smart Client technology but included the addition of Progress contract programmers and on going .net architecture and design assistance to help expedite the process and add expertise.  Describe how this partner has increased their annual revenue and have shown evangelism within their customer base and amongst the Progress community: The Progress-based Vision core banking application that PCS first released in 1993 has been the driving force behind their growth. PCS has realized just under a 20% year to year sustained growth in revenues since 1998. The Vision application was offered in an ASP (outsourced) model initially in 2002 and, after gaining market momentum, revenue from this market segment continues to grow at about 20% per year.
  • #44 Fiserv delivers technology, systems, and services to help your business manage and profit from information. Draw on our solutions to process financial transactions, automate business operations, manage your healthcare benefits...all while streamlining workflow and capturing hidden profits. You benefit from our leading-edge knowledge and our service-oriented architecture - creating powerful connections to help you outperform the competition.
  • #45 Fiserv/PCS is an Elite Progress Partner for over 20 years perfecting its technology to design software solutions that are reliable, flexible and future-proof for multi billion dollar banks. They offer core processing applications and a complete line of ancillary products that can be molded to banks unique needs.  FISERV/PCS has engaged in several Empowerment Programs such as Business Planning, Solution Selling, Market Planning, Value Proposition Workshop and Webinars. Most notable is FISERV/PCS Transformation .net project. FISERV/PCS realized that they needed to move forward with modernizing their banking application and worked closely with the Progress team to meet their goals and deadlines.  FISERV/PCS continues to collaborated and engaged with Progress Software researching the possibilities of globalization. Now in the process of test marketing and identifying key differentiators in the European core retail banking market place.  **Fiserv/PCS restructuring to integrate all acquired businesses into a flatter, more efficient organization has provided PSC the opportunity to work directly with Fiserv ITI and Fiserv Corporate Office providing POC for our SOA offerings.  In late 2007 and into 2008, FISERV/PCS released phase 1 & 2 of its Application Transformation Assessment that brought new technology and a host of new capabilities to the FISERV/PCS banking application. The project was a true collaboration between FISERV/PCS and Progress which went beyond just the recommendation of using, NET Smart Client technology but included the addition of Progress contract programmers and on going .net architecture and design assistance to help expedite the process and add expertise.  Describe how this partner has increased their annual revenue and have shown evangelism within their customer base and amongst the Progress community: The Progress-based Vision core banking application that PCS first released in 1993 has been the driving force behind their growth. PCS has realized just under a 20% year to year sustained growth in revenues since 1998. The Vision application was offered in an ASP (outsourced) model initially in 2002 and, after gaining market momentum, revenue from this market segment continues to grow at about 20% per year.