Progress honours 2016 global partner awards winners

Issued by TBL Communication Solutions for AIGS
Johannesburg, 01 Jun 2017

Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) has announced the winners of the Progress 2016 Global Partner Awards. The annual recognition celebrates top Progress partners demonstrating excellence in a wide array of business and market categories as well as technology innovation. In total, the awards honoured 18 Progress partners across 10 countries.

"These organisations exemplify the power of Progress technology to deliver game-changing business outcomes," said Kimberly King, Vice President, Global Partners and Channels, Progress. "We're proud of our partners' expertise in leveraging Progress technology to develop applications and experiences that deliver on complex and innovative business requirements. Together we help our customers grow their businesses and stay competitive in a fast-paced technology landscape. Best of all, we inspire each other to drive innovation and create the best solutions for tomorrow's challenges."

Progress OpenEdge 2016 Global Partner Awards

These awards recognise partners who have leveraged Progress OpenEdge, the leading application development platform for simplifying the delivery of mission-critical business applications, in a significant way. The 2016 Progress Global Partner Awards winners are:

* Modernisation: FDM4;
* Visionary: LexisNexis;
* SAAS Excellence: B&L Information Systems;
* Service Delivery Partners (SDP) Community: Consultingwerk;
* Highest Revenue: QAD, TOTVS, proALPHA, Markinson;
* Highest SAAS Revenue: DMSi, CSI | TSS PinkRoccade; Healthcare, Supercorp Technology, ADP Brasil;
* Distributor of the Year: AIGS; and
* Partner of the Year: DMSi.

"We are deeply honoured to receive the Distributor of the Year award," said Rick Parry, chairman and CEO, AIGS.

Founded in 2010 as a result of the conversion of Progress Software Corporation's operation in South Africa from a wholly-owned subsidiary to an independent distributor, AIGS has consistently proved itself instrumental in introducing and implementing many of the key Progress technologies to South African customers, whilst continuing to grow local market share.

In addition, AIGS's appointment earlier this year as a certified Progress Service Delivery Partner is further testimony to its commitment to support the local Progress partner network.

To learn about the Progress Partner+ Program, visit: https://www.progress.com/partners.

Additional resources:

* Follow Progress on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+.
* Read the Progress blog.

AIGS

Aligning technology spending with strategic business objectives is becoming increasingly important for business, as are relationships that will allow companies to accelerate their success. As the distributor of Progress Software and Yellowfin Business Intelligence in Sub-Saharan Africa, AIGS offers flexible solutions that aid in driving revenue expansion and growth. With a strong focus on providing personalised service and an approach that has its customers at its heart, it helps companies create real success. It believes the reason WHY it is in business is because it wants to 'Make a difference'. www.aigs.co.za

Progress

Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global leader in application development, empowering enterprises to build mission-critical business applications to succeed in an evolving business environment. With offerings spanning Web, mobile and data for on-premise and cloud. Progress powers businesses worldwide, promoting success one application at a time. Learn about Progress at www.progress.com or 1-781-280-4000.

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