Progress Software Corporation develops markets and distributes application infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications software. The Company’s product lines are organised into four business units: OpenEdge, Integration Infrastructure, Apama and Data Infrastructure. The OpenEdge products empower both end user organizations and independent software vendor (ISVs) to develop, deploy and manage sophisticated applications utilized in an ever-changing business environment. The integration infrastructure products use a service oriented architecture (SOA) approach where information systems are built from shared components called services, which automate discrete business functions. The Apama products provide platforms for building event-driven applications. The data infrastructure products provide data management, data integration, replication, caching, access, and security capabilities spanning multiple data stores.