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Progress and Epicor Announce Microsoft .Net Strategy for Manufacturing CustomersEpicor Users To Benefit from the Power of Progress(R) OpenEdge(TM) Platform and Integrated Microsoft .NET User InterfaceBEDFORD, Mass., and IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Progress Company, a business unit of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS - News) and a leading supplier of technology for building business applications, and Epicor®Software Corporation (Nasdaq: EPIC - News), a leading provider of integrated enterprise and e-business software solutions for mid-market companies, today announced a combined strategy whereby both companies will support the Microsoft® .NET Framework. By adding the power of the Progress® OpenEdge(TM) platform to a native Microsoft .NET User Interface (UI), Epicor is offering manufacturing customers new levels of scalability, reliability and flexibility in implementing enterprise solutions. Over the next year, Epicor's more than 6,000 small to mid-market manufacturing solutions customers worldwide, will have the opportunity to move to the Progress OpenEdge platform supported through a Microsoft .NET UI. Epicor customers will be able to leverage the familiarity of the Microsoft UI, while benefiting from the flexibility and power of OpenEdge's operating system independence, low cost-of-ownership and support for multiple databases. "The Progress OpenEdge platform has gained a global reputation for its rapid deployment, low overhead, high scalability and flexibility," said Rick Borg, senior vice president and general manager of Epicor's Manufacturing Solutions Group. "Native access to Progress from a .NET client allows us to leverage one of the most powerful and reliable business processing engines available, with the extensive, collaborative capabilities offered by .NET and Web services." The combination of OpenEdge and .NET is a win-win for end users, as well as for Progress and Microsoft developers. In addition to giving .NET users access to powerful, best-of-breed Progress-based Web services, Progress OpenEdge support for .NET provides the Progress developer community with an expanding market for their domain expertise. The OpenEdge platform offers application developers the option of supporting a wide variety of user interface techniques and technologies via a single collection of business logic components within the platform. Working with Epicor, Progress has extended that independent approach to the .NET environment. Support for .NET will help application developers leverage proven Progress-based business logic, while integrating with the Progress RDBMS, the leading embedded database for business applications around the world. As a result, Epicor's manufacturing solutions will accommodate virtually any technology environment, while giving Epicor customers the benefit of a robust, scalable product. "The Microsoft .NET strategy outlined by the Progress Company and Epicor's Manufacturing Solutions Group is a clear signal to business application developers that a combined platform strategy doesn't have to be difficult," said Dave Ireland, president of the Progress Company. "Progress will ensure that its legendary rapid deployment and cost effectiveness is available to .NET developers." About Epicor Software Corporation Epicor is a leading provider of integrated enterprise and ebusiness software solutions for mid-market companies around the world. Founded in 1984, Epicor has over 15,000 customers and delivers end-to-end, industry- specific solutions that enable companies to immediately improve business operations and build competitive advantage in today's Internet economy. Epicor's comprehensive suite of integrated software solutions for Customer Relationship Management, Financials, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Professional Services Automation and Collaborative Commerce provide the scalability and flexibility to support long-term growth. Epicor's solutions are complemented by a full range of services, providing single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership, now and in the future. Epicor is headquartered in Irvine, California and has offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.epicor.com. About the Progress Company The Progress Company is a global supplier of software and services that simplify the development, deployment, integration, and management of business applications. The Progress® OpenEdge(TM) platform, with the industry's leading embedded database, delivers lowest cost-of-ownership applications that are rapidly implemented and easily integrated with other enterprise, extended enterprise and Internet applications. With the expertise of more than 2,000 independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs), the Progress Company and its application partners supply more than $5 billion annually in Progress technology, Progress-based applications, and related services. Progress customers span 50,000 organizations in more than 120 countries including 70 percent of the Fortune 100. The Progress Company, an operating unit of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS - News), is headquartered in Bedford, Mass., and can be reached at 1-781-280-4000 or on the Web at www.progress.com. Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation. Progress and OpenEdge are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein may be the property of their respective owners. The statements herein regarding anticipated new product releases as well as statements regarding expected release dates and expected functionality and benefits from such functionality, are "forward- looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially. The factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited to, unanticipated development delays, undetected software errors, competition, technical difficulties with third party products, difficulties integrating with other company products and other factors discussed in the Company's Quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for the period ending June 30, 2002, at pages 23-30. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements. Editorial Contact: Lisa Preuss Epicor Software Corporation 949-585-4235 lpreuss@epicor.com top of page |
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