The document describes Rollbase, a rapid application development platform from Progress Software. It allows users to build, deploy, and manage multi-tenant SaaS applications using a model-driven approach with minimal coding. Key features include being open source, fast to develop on, easy to use, and secure. It can run applications on-premises, in various public/private clouds, and is OS and database agnostic.

1. Progress®
Rollbase®
Rapid Application Development Platform

2. Every application begins
as an idea
This is where ideas become
business reality

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Today’s
application
development
demands
speed
Today’s
applications
need to go
anywhere
you do
Modern Demands of Application Development
Today’s
applications
are driven by
integrated
data

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Solution
§ A cloud platform for building, deploying and managing
multi-tenant SaaS business applications that is
Open
Runs Anywhere
Cloud or On-premises
Fast
Minimal Coding
Model-driven
Easy
No Proprietary
Languages

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Customer Business Problems Rollbase Addresses

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Reduce Your Development Time and Resource
Requirements
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§
§
Build

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Simplify Application Delivery and Deployment
§ Publish applications and deploy them to one or more tenants
§ Role and user-based access control
§ Tenant and user provisioning
§ Plus many more tools provide robust deployment capabilities
Deploy

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Anywhere, Anytime Access
§ All Progress Rollbase applications run natively
on the Progress Rollbase platform as on-
demand services as soon as they are built
without any manual deployment required
§ Deploying applications is just a matter of adding
users and assigning permissions
§ Users only need access to an Internet
connection and an up-to-date browser to use
your new application
§ Progress Rollbase applications integrate with
each other once deployed
§ Applications that include portals can also be
seamlessly integrated into your company’s
website or intranet

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Provide a Proven Cloud Platform
§ Central dashboard to manage
servers, databases, tenants,
users, applications and more
§ Monitor system components and
user activity, access tenants
to provide support, resource
metering, etc.
Manage

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Out-Of-The-Box Integration With Google Products

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Out-Of-The-Box Integration With Google Products
Progress Rollbase and GMail:
Uses each user's GMail account to send any outbound email
from within Progress Rollbase, and stores that email in the
user's Sent Items for historical reference within GMail.
Progress Rollbase and Google Calendar:
Enables the synchronization of all types of tasks and events
in any Progress Rollbase application with each user's Google
Calendar.
Progress Rollbase and Google Docs:
Enables sharing Progress Rollbase data views and reports,
making them available to internal and external audiences
through Google Spreadsheets.

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Functional Components
Data Model Workflow & Logic Model User Interface Model Permissions Model
Organization Model Integration Model Application Directory Application Runtime Engine

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Data Model
Point & click wizards make
setting up a database easy,
walking you through the process
of building objects, fields,
relationships, views.
Workflow & Logic Model
Use a powerful business
logic framework to customize
workflow, process automation,
validation rules, approvals.
User Interface Model
Define application pages and
forms with a real-time drag &
drop page editor. Use custom
HTML, Scripts, and third-party
widgets to build your UI. White
label options for ISVs.
Permissions Model
Configure fine-grained
permissions specific to each role
and user in your organization
from the application down to the
individual field level.
Organization Model
Define location, department
and function hierarchies along
with user groups to model your
entire organizational structure no
matter how large or small.
Integration Model
Create custom integrations
with external services and
applications using Progress
Rollbase Web APIs. SOAP,
REST and AJAX APIs available.
Application Directory
Pre-built applications can be
installed into your account on-
demand and customized to
meet specific needs. ISVs and
resellers can have their own
private directory for white-labeled
apps.
Application Runtime Engine
A proprietary runtime engine
automatically orchestrates
the execution of all Progress
Rollbase services, including
application instantiation,
serialization and publishing to an
application directory.
Functional Components

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What Does Rollbase Run On?
Cloud or
On-Premises
• Amazon EC2
• Rackspace
Cloud
• Joyent
• Managed
Servers
• In-house
Servers
• Etc.
100% Open
Source Stack
• Java
• Apache
• Tomcat
• MySQL
OS-Agnostic
• Windows
• Linux
• Solaris
• UNIX
• Etc.
Database
Support
• Progress
OpenEdge
• MySQL
• SQL Server
• Oracle

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Summary
Open
Fast
Easy
Secure,
Reliable &
Available
Customer
Branding & App
Store for ISVs &
Resellers
§ Your company and platform name
§ Your logos and branding
§ Your custom branded App Store
§ Runs anywhere, no vendor lock-in
§ Choice of cloud, on-premises or hybrid
§ OS agnostic
§ Minimal coding,
model-driven
§ Point & click
wizards
§ Drag & drop editor
§ Easy to learn
§ Simple to use
§ Quick to start
§ Role & User-based
permissions
§ Publish applications &
deploy to one or more
tenants
§ 24x7x365 monitoring

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