Progress Software's Larry Harris to Speak about Search Tools at the Gilbane Conference on Content Technologies
Pioneer in Search Technology to Join Industry Discussion on the Role of Search in Enterprise IT Strategies
BEDFORD, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE)
27-Nov-2006
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a provider of leading application infrastructure software to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced that Dr. Larry Harris, vice president and general manager of EasyAsk Products for Progress Software, will participate in a panel discussion at the Third Annual Gilbane Conference on Content Technologies, which takes place November 28-30, 2006 in Boston, Mass.
The panel, entitled "Is Search a Tool, an Application, or a Platform?" will take place on November 29, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) Harris will join other search industry experts to discuss how search has become an important part of enterprise IT strategies. The panel will discuss how to interpret these differences when considering investments in search technology.
Following are the details for attending this presentation:
WHAT: Panel discussion: "Is Search a Tool, an Application, or a
Platform?" Moderated by Susan Feldman, VP of IDC Research
WHO: Larry Harris, vice president and general manager of EasyAsk
Products for Progress Software
WHEN: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. (ET)
WHERE: Third Annual Gilbane Conference on Content Technology
The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Ave
Boston, Mass. 02116
For more information about the conference and panel discussion, please visit http://gilbaneboston.com/index.html
About Larry Harris
Dr. Larry Harris is the founder, vice president and general manager for EasyAsk Products at Progress Software. Harris' early work focused on developing a unique language analysis technique. He is considered an expert in database systems and computerized natural language. Harris was a professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College and a visiting professor at MIT. Harris earned his PhD in Computer Science from Cornell University and is the author of AI Enters the Marketplace.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) provides application infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications. Our goal is to maximize the benefits of information technology while minimizing its complexity and total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com or +1-781-280-4000.
SOURCE: Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation Silvie Casanova, 781-999-7235 scasanov@progress.com or Schwartz Communications, Inc. John Moran, 781-684-0770 progress@schwartz-pr.com
