ADVISORY/ Michael Vizard, Editor-in-Chief of InfoWorld, to Moderate a Roundtable on Web Services and Supply Chain Integration at Progress Software's Exchange 2002 Users Conference

Business Wire, June 3, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday (June 3)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq:PRGS):

WHAT:    Michael Vizard, editor-in-chief of IDG's InfoWorld
         Magazine, to moderate a roundtable on Web services and
         supply chain integration at Progress Software's Exchange
         2002 Users Conference. This is the first in a series of
         panel discussions hosted by Progress as part of its Web
         Services Forum.

WHERE:   Hyatt Hotel, 151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois

WHEN:    1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 3, 2002

CONTACT: Candace Clemens                 Robin Lane
         Progress Software Corporation   Schwartz Communications, Inc.
         781-280-4101                    781-684-0770
         cclemens@progress.com           progress@schwartz-pr.com

Do Web services hold the future for a software utopia, or are they just one in a series of technology hypes? This is the subject of a panel discussion hosted by the Progress Company, a business unit of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq:PRGS) and a leading global supplier of technology for building business applications. The discussion titled, "Web Services and Supply Chain Integration: Pipe Dream or Panacea?" will be conducted during Exchange 2002 in Chicago at its annual users conference. Michael Vizard, editor-in-chief of InfoWorld Magazine, will lead the panel discussion on the state of Web services and supply chain integration. Participants include the following Progress Software's application partners:

-- eB2B, a leading provider of order management life cycle services;

-- NxTrend, a leading provider of wholesale-distribution software;

-- Integrated Warehousing Solutions (IWS), focused on improving warehouse and
logistical management; and

-- Computer Applications Limited (CAL), an integrated business system provider
working with customers to deliver both packaged IT solutions and custom
applications.

The panel also includes Progress Software and Sonic Software representatives to provide the Progress perspective on Web services.

The panel discussion at Exchange 2002 is part of the Web Services Forum announced during the Exchange 2002 Users Conference. The Web Services Forum consists of a series of six panel discussions each focusing on a particular aspect or category within the Web services paradigm. The Web Services Forum provides an opportunity for Progress(R) application partners and developers to share experiences meeting customer integration or development needs using standards-based integration technologies, particularly those supporting Web services. The Progress Company will also collaborate with members of the forum to gain input into the development of its OpenEdge(TM) technology for Web services and its implementation in collaborative business systems.

"With the current hype surrounding Web services, this panel, along with our ISV series of Web Services Forums, will present a very real perspective on the potential impact these new integration standards may have on businesses from several points of view--ranging from application developers to CEOs," said Dave Ireland, president of the Progress Company. "There will be both a large dose of reality and controversy on each panel that will make for an interesting conversation for the audience and the members."

For additional information, please contact Robin Lane at 781-684-0770 or rlane@schwartz-pr.com.

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