Building the World

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Building the Worlds Best Business Applications

• Damir Huljev
• Direktor razvoja poslovanja
• INFODESIGN d.o.o.

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Progress Software Corporation
Dedicated to business application productivity
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The Worlds BestBusiness Applications
Agenda

• Business Applications Today
• Simplifying Your Job
• Who Makes Progress
• PSC A Solid Foundation

If I had to make the decision all over again,
Id definitely use Progress.
Tony VallinGlobal Director of ITTransitions
Optical November 2002
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The Business Value of IT
IT has no mandate other than the mandate from
the business. Gartner Group October, 2002
With flat budgets and decreased spending,
organizations need to better use existing
investments and learn to decrease costs while
increasing efficiency . Colleen Niven, AMR
November, 2002
The only function of businessis to provide
customer value. Peter Drucker, Business 2.0
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Business Priorities
For Competitive Advantage
Grow Profit

• Improve critical business processes
• Provide up-to-date Information
• Exploit existing and new technologies

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Typical Application Architectures
Improve Customer Service and Lower Transaction
Costs
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The Worlds BestBusiness Applications
Agenda

• Business Applications Today
• Simplifying Your Job
• Who Makes Progress
• PSC A Solid Foundation

We selected OpenEdge because it is based on open
standards and offers the easiest system to
implement and administer.
Cristof Thomas DaimlerChrysler Services
Management, September 2002
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the Progress Company
Develop, Deploy, Integrate, Manage
We simplify the job of creating the worlds best
business applications.
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Kaiser Permanente MakesProgress in Healthcare

• Fastest Implementation
• Lowest Cost of Ownership
• Unparalleled Reliability

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Business Application Landscape
HTML
WebServices
HTTP
SSL
WSDL
Real-TimeEnterprise
JMS
XML
UDDI
Improve Customer Service and Lower Transaction
Costs
WML
ODBC
SOA
J2EE
SOAP
SQL
EnterpriseNervousSystem
SODA
JDBC
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OpenEdge? Simple, Integrated, Open
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OpenEdge? Providing Value
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The Lowest Cost of Ownership Belongs to Progress
SQL Server 2000
70,000
Initial Licenses
60,000
Progress OpenEdge
Development
Tools
50,000
Deployment
Initial Licenses
Upgrades
40,000
DevelopmentTools
Platform Cost of Ownership
Deployment
30,000
Administration
20,000
Administration
10,000
Training
Training
Aberdeen Group Jan. 2002
Support
Support
0
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The Worlds BestBusiness Applications
Agenda

• Business Applications Today
• Simplifying Your Job
• Who Makes Progress
• PSC A Solid Foundation

We have received high praise and accolades from
other technology-driven companies, and all our
partners and clients are astonished at the power
in our systems. We definitely have the Edge.
Chris NodenHead of Development, Monstermob,
Sept. 2002
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Who Makes Progress in Beverages
Tropicana
2,700,000,000 Annual revenue in the U.S. alone
1,250,000 Customer records in their Progress
database 10,000 Customer calls per month via
their customer relationship system developed by
Wilke/Thornton 500 Increase in customer calls
after implementation 28 Offices worldwide 0
DBA
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Who Makes Progress in Industry
Your Customers Story Here!
X,X00,000,000 Annual revenue XX,000
Transactions X00 Improvement in Business 0
Progress Value Simplify
Your Customer
Your ISV
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The Worlds BestBusiness Applications
Agenda

• Business Applications Today
• Simplifying Your Job
• Who Makes Progress
• PSC A Solid Foundation

Companies that can deliver solid and consistent
financial results are more likely to be put on
the short list
Colleen NivenAMR, September 2002
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86 in Five Year Return on Equity
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Annual Revenue and EPS Analysis
Total Revenue
Earnings per Share
Millions

300
1.00
0
0
FY01
FY03
FY02
FY01
FY03
FY02
Per Analysts Estimates
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Three Quarters of Consistency
2002 Over 2001 Increase (Decrease)
Q4
Q3
Net Income
Total Revenue
Total Revenue
Net Income
TotalRevenue
EPS
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Great Products, Partners, Customers Leads to
Great Success!
QTR Y/Y Increase(Decrease)
NetIncome
TotalRev.
NetIncome
TotalRev.
TotalRev.
NetIncome
TotalRev.
EPS
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Progress and Its Partners Leaders in Business
Applications
E-Commerce
Front Office
CRM
CustomerService
BusinessIntelligence
Portfolio of Applications
HR/Payroll
Back Office
AccountingFinance
Manufacturing
SupplyChain
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Industry Expertise on Progress OpenEdge
Technology
Over 2,000 application partners worldwide
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the Progress Company isYour Global Partner
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