Progress Software
Progress provides AI-powered software solutions to automate processes, develop, deploy, and manage business applications, and make critical data accessible and secure.
At a Glance
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Government
- Manufacturing
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AI Tools by Progress Software
(1)Telerik
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Latest News
Progress Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2025 and Full Year Results ($978M Revenue)
Progress Announces Winners of 2025 Sitefinity Partner of the Year Awards
Progress Brings Agentic AI to Telerik and Kendo UI for Modern Business Apps
Progress Named to TIME's List of America's Growth Leaders 2025
Products & Services
Flagship application development platform for building mission-critical business applications.
A leading Content Management System (CMS) and Digital Experience Platform (DXP).
DevOps and infrastructure automation platform for secure configuration management.
Multi-model NoSQL database and data integration platform.
Market Position
A 'consolidator' of infrastructure software, providing a unified platform for developing and managing mission-critical enterprise applications through strategic acquisitions.
Leadership
Founders
Joseph W. Alsop
Co-founder and CEO of Progress Software from 1981 to 2009. MIT graduate (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1967) and attended the Sloan School of Management. Previously worked with the Mitrol board.
Clyde Kessel
Co-founder and lead engineer. MIT graduate. Previously worked at Mitrol for 10 years before co-founding Data Language Corporation (now Progress).
Mary Székely
Co-founder and lead developer of the Progress RDBMS. MIT background, worked at Mitrol for 10 years. Known as a 'Progress Pioneer' with a scholarship named in her honor.
Charles 'Chip' Ziering
Co-founder and software visionary. MIT graduate who worked at Mitrol for 10 years. Instrumental in the early architecture of the Progress software.
Executive Team
Yogesh Gupta
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joined in 2016. Previously CEO of Kaseya and FatWire Software, and CTO at CA Technologies. Holds a degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and UW-Madison.
Anthony Folger
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Joined in 2020. Previously CFO at Carbonite and Acronis. Experienced in capital markets and growth strategy.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded by MIT graduates who wanted to port enterprise software from mainframes to the emerging PC market. Originally Data Language Corporation, they created the Progress RDBMS which became their namesake.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription (SaaS), Maintenance/Support, and Professional Services.
Pricing Tiers
Secure file sharing for teams, minimum 3 users.
End-to-end document workflows for teams and clients.
Target Markets
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Government
- Manufacturing
- IT Services
- Modernizing legacy applications
- Digital experience management
- Network infrastructure monitoring
- Secure collaboration
- Data integration
- Chevron
- DNB
- Telstra
- CVS Health