What you need to know before you start

The app can be either a new app or a mobile version of an existing app but must be developed using the OpenEdge Mobile App Builder. The app can run on a single or multiple mobile devices (phone or tablet).

The goal: Build your best mobile app.

Simple, right?

Deadline for entries is 31 July 2013 but you must first pre-register to participate. Winners will be announced at Progress Exchange 2013 in Boston on 8 October.

Criteria
Apps will be rated by a mix of Progress and third-party judges and will be judged on the following criteria:

• Innovation and creativity
• User Interface Design and overall user experience
• Commercial appeal
• Performance

Interested? Check out the Get Started tab for more information.

OK, so you’re ready to participate and want to know where to begin? You’re in the right place!

Step 1: Check out the Rules to ensure you’re eligible

Step 2: Register your intent to participate

Send an email with your name, address, company (if applicable), telephone and email to mobilitycontest@progress.com by 15 June 2013.

Step 3: Find out what we’re looking for

Familiarize yourself with the judging criteria on the OVERVIEW tab to find out how to make a winning app.

Step 4: Get the product

Download your 60-day trial version of OpenEdge version 11.2 HERE on-premise or in the Cloud. Simply check the box for terms and conditions and you’re ready to go. If you have already had a 60-day trial to OpenEdge 11.2, let us know in your “Intent to participate” email and we’ll instruct you how to get another one.

Step 5: Get building that app!

To help you along, we’ve provided you some assets on the RESOURCES tab including tips and hints to get you started.

Developer Tech Tips

Check out these short 3-5 minute videos to help you get started:

1. Tour of a mobile app built with OpenEdge Mobile
2. Getting started – creating your first OpenEdge Mobile Project in Progress Developer Studio
3. Using the Mobile App Builder to craft your UI
4. Service-enabling the backend
5. Binding data to your mobile UI
6. A closer look at JavaScript Data Objects (JSDO)

Mobility Forum

Get answers to specific questions and interact with other developers on the mobility forum on PSDN.

Other useful videos and reading materials

• Forrester whitepaper: Design Mobile Apps from the Outside In
• Blog post: Making Mobile Applications Secure
• Blog post: Server-side Security of OpenEdge Mobile
• Blog post: OpenEdge Mobile: Keeping up with the Jones’

The Progress App Dev Challenge
Official Rules (Terms and Conditions)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. ELIGIBILITY. The Progress Software Corporation (“Progress”) App Dev Challenge (the “Contest”) is a game of skill open to individuals or a team consisting of members who:
   (i) are eighteen (18) years of age or older and the age of legal majority in his or her state or jurisdiction of primary residence at the time of submission;
   (ii) are residents of one of the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States; and
   (iii) have access to the internet (“Participant”).
   The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. The Contest is void in Rhode Island, USA and where prohibited or restricted. Employees of Progress, and any of their related companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and agents and any agencies or other companies involved in the development or execution of the Contest or production or distribution of Contest materials, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each employee are not eligible. Participants must NOT be under any contractual or other legal obligation that would conflict with this Contest or these Official Rules.
2. TIMING. The Contest begins at 00:00:01 Eastern Daylight Time on May 22, 2013 and ends at 23:59:59 Eastern Daylight Time on July 31st, 2013 (the “Contest Period”). Progress is the official time-keeper for the Contest. Winners will be announced on October 8, 2013. 
3. HOW TO ENTER. To enter, eligible Participants must:
   
   1. Register their intent to participate by sending an email to Progress at mobilitycontest@progress.com by 23:59:59 EDT June 15, 2013 containing the following contact information:
      1. Name;
      2. Telephone number (including country code and area code);
      3. Residential address (including country of residence);
      4. Preferred email address; and
      5. Company name (if applicable).
   2. Visit http://www.progress.com/openedge-landing/openedge-download.html  and follow the links and instructions to download the 60-day free evaluation of the OpenEdge Developer Studio version 11.2.
   3. Submit the entry via the form on the contest website under the “Submit an app” tab (http://www.progress.com/openedge-landing/submityourapp.html) no later than 23:59:59 EDT July 31, 2013 (“Entry”). The Entry must be documented in English and must include the following:
      1. the Participant's full name and contact information;
      2. the name of the application;
      3. a description (minimum of one hundred (100) words, maximum of two hundred fifty (250) words) of the application (for example: who it targets, the functionality, the problem it solves, the benefits of the application over other similar apps in the market (if applicable);
      4. a short video (maximum of five (5) minutes) showing Participant interacting with the application (together with the description, the “Work”); and
      5. acceptance of these Official Rules, including the acknowledgement of the license provided to Progress for the Entry, and consent that personal information will be transferred and processed in the United States of America (checkbox).
4. FURTHER CONDITIONS OF ENTRY.  The application may be a brand new application or a mobile version of an existing application, but it must be developed using the OpenEdge Mobile App Builder. Any incomplete, inaccurate or false Entry or Entry in contravention with these Official Rules will be excluded. An Entry must not contain any material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including moral rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. Language that is defamatory, obscene, lewd, or inappropriate is also prohibited. The Entry cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means. By participating in the Contest, Participants demonstrate their full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to the decisions of Progress in relation to the Contest, which are final and binding.
5. ODDS OF WINNING. This Contest is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the Winner(s). The odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible Entries received and the quality of the Entry.
6. JUDGING. A panel of six (6) judges consisting of four (4) representatives from Progress and two (2) independent judges (“Judging Panel”) will review the pool of eligible Entries and assign scores based on the criteria set forth below, each receiving equal weight.  The two (2) independent judges are currently Michael Fechner of ConsultingWerk Ltd. and Paul Guggenheim of White Star Software LLC, however, Progress reserves the right to replace either or both independent judges at any time in its sole discretion.  The criteria is as follows:
   1. Innovations/creativity
   2. Commercial appeal/viability
   3. User experience
   4. Performance
      

   Participant agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Judging Panel in any verification activities.  The Judging Panel will select ten (10) potential finalists (each, a “Finalist”) from the pool of eligible Entries receiving the highest scores based on the stated criteria. The Finalist will be contacted via the contact information provided in the Entry and required to provide a 15-30 minute remote demonstration for the Judging Panel. The Judging Panel will have the opportunity to ask the Finalists questions about the Work and verify that it was built using the OpenEdge Mobile App Builder. From the eligible Finalists, the Judging Panel will select five (5) winners (each, a “Winner”, collectively, “Winners”). In the event of a tie, the Judging Panel, in its sole discretion, selects the Winners.

7. PRIZES. The prizes (“Prizes”) are as follows:
   1. FIRST PLACE: six (6) mobile devices, one year subscription for OpenEdge Mobile App Builder and a perpetual named user license for Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge, with a total value of approximately US $7311.  The six (6) mobile devices are: (i) Black 32GB Apple iPad 4 with retina display, WiFi only; (ii) Black 32GB Apple iPad Mini, WiFi only; (iii) unlocked 32GB Apple iPhone 5, SIM free, without a contract; (iv) unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4, without a contract; (v) 32GB Google Nexus 10; and (vi) 32GB Amazon Kindle Fire with 7” HD display.
   2. SECOND PLACE: three (3) mobile devices, one year subscription for OpenEdge Mobile App Builder and a perpetual named user license for Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge, with a total value of approximately US $5633.  The three (3) mobile devices are: (i) Black 32GB Apple iPad 4 with retina display, WiFi only; (ii) unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4, without a contract; and (iii) 32GB Amazon Kindle Fire with 7” HD display.
   3. THIRD PLACE: two (2) mobile devices, one year subscription for OpenEdge Mobile App Builder and a perpetual named user license for Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge, with a total value of approximately US $5079.  The two (2) mobile devices are (i) Black 32GB Apple iPad Mini, WiFi only; and (ii) unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4.
   4. FOURTH PLACE: 32GB Google Nexus 10, one year subscription for OpenEdge Mobile App Builder and a perpetual named user license for Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge, with a total value of approximately US $4300.
   5. FIFTH PLACE: 32GB Amazon Kindle Fire with 7” HD display, one year subscription for OpenEdge Mobile App Builder and a perpetual named user license for Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge, with a total value of approximately US $4184.
      
      Total prize pool valued at approximately US $26507. Prize values are calculated based on Recommended Retail Price (RRP) in the United States of America. The Prizes are carrier independent and formatted for use in the United States of America. Progress reserves the right in its reasonable discretion to substitute the Prize(s) with a prize of equal or greater technical nature and value. If a portion of a Prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Progress, a substitute Prize of equal or greater monetary value, in cash or otherwise, will be awarded; provided however, that if the Prizes are awarded but if any portion of it is unclaimed/forfeited by Winner, such portion of the Prize may not be re-awarded, in Progress’ sole discretion. If a potential Winner cannot be contacted, fails to execute and return the Releases (defined herein) within the required fifteen (15) day period, or the Prize is returned as undeliverable, the Winner forfeits the Prize. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded. If the Participant is a team, only one Prize will be awarded to the entire team. The Prizes will be shipped to the Winners within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Releases.
      
      
8. WINNER NOTIFICATION. A notification email will be sent to the Winners by September 15, 2013.   Winners will be publicly announced on www.progress.com, and at Progress Exchange, the annual conference hosted in Boston, Massachusetts, US, on October 7-8, 2013. Winners do not need to be present at Progress Exchange to receive a Prize. The list of Winners will also be posted on www.progress.com/openedge-landing/OpenEdge-Mobility-Contest.html, and on the Progress pages of the following social media sites: Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Twitter. Winners must respond by 23:59:59 Eastern Daylight Time November 29, 2013. Failure to respond in a timely manner, or if prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if the Winner is found not to be eligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, disqualification will result and an alternate Winner will be selected from the Finalist with the next highest score. If after three (3) attempts, a Winner is not confirmed, the applicable Prize will remain un-awarded. All taxes, including federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner. (Winners are advised to seek independent counsel regarding prize winnings). 
9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Participant represents and warrants as follows:
   1. the Entry includes original work that has not been entered into any other contest, promotion or exhibition;
   2. the Entry does not contain any computer virus, worm or other harmful or potentially harmful code, file or program, is otherwise uncorrupted, is wholly original with Participant, and as of the date of the submission, is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim;
   3. the Entry and its use thereof by Progress and its designees does not and will not violate or infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity;
   4. Participant and all members of Participant’s team (if applicable) and the Entry do not and will not violate these Official Rules or any applicable laws in connection with the Contest, and the Entry is not and will not be defamatory or libelous;
   5. Participant and all members of Participant’s team (if applicable) are at least eighteen (18) years of age and the age of legal majority in Participant’s and all team members’ state or jurisdiction of primary residence and the time of Entry;
   6. all information that Participant provides to Progress in connection with the Contest is and will remain accurate and complete through the end of the Contest period;
   7. the Entry and Participant’s participation in the Contest and agreement to these Official Rules do not violate any applicable policies of or contractual obligations to Participant’s school and/or employer; and
   8. any other factor deemed relevant by Progress to help ensure Participant’s participation in the Contest will not, in Progress’ sole discretion, bring Progress into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on Progress or its brands.
10. MATERIALS/RIGHTS IN SUBMISSION. Without limiting the generality of these Official Rules, Participants irrevocably grant to Progress an exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) and transferable license, without any additional consideration to Participant or any members of the team (if applicable) to reproduce, use, download, view, print, copy (whether onto hard disk or other media), perform and display (publicly or otherwise), and otherwise use and exploit Participant’s Entry and any ideas, copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property accompanying, related to or embodied in the Entry, and any materials embodying, incorporating or derived from the Entry, for any and all purposes in any and all media consistent with the operation of the business of Progress. Participant and all members of the team (if applicable) hereby waives any and all rights that Participant may have under laws worldwide that concern “moral rights” or “droit moral” in connection with the Entry, or where such waiver is not permissible, Participant warrants not to enforce its moral rights against Progress. Participant represents that he/she is legally entitled to grant the above license to the Entry. If Participant’s school or employer has intellectual property rights or copyrights in or to the Entry, Participant represents that he/she has received permission to grant the above license on behalf of the school or employer with respect to all such intellectual property rights or copyrights or that the school or employer has waived all such intellectual property rights or copyrights so as to allow Participant to grant the above license. Progress reserves the right (but does not have the obligation) to verify at any time that all necessary rights, clearances, consents, releases and other permissions in or relating to the Entry have been validly obtained (including such permissions from Participant’s members of any team (if applicable) or applicable school or employer). Participant (and all members of the team, if applicable) agrees to fully cooperate with Progress with any such verification inquiries. Participant accepts and acknowledges that Progress shall not be obligated to use the Entry and Progress in its sole discretion shall have the right to refrain from using the Entry. Progress shall not incur any liability whatsoever to the extent Progress chooses to refrain from any exploitation of its rights hereunder.
11. PUBLICITY. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes Participant’s consent to Progress’ use of Participant’s name, voice, statements, photographs, Entry or other likenesses for publicity purposes without further notice, compensation or consideration. Winners may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release, and other required information (“Releases”) within fifteen (15) business days of notification.  Failure to return the Releases within fifteen (15) business days may result in a forfeiture of the Prize. Progress shall use Participant’s name, voice, statement, photographs or other likenesses for one hundred eighty (180) days after Progress Exchange for publicity purposes.
12. PRIVACY POLICY. By registering and submitting an Entry, Participants consent to the collection, use disclosure and processing of their personal information by Progress in the United States of America for the purposes of administering the Contest and fulfilling the Prizes, and otherwise in accordance with Progress’ privacy policy, a copy of which is available at http://www.progress.com/en/privacy-policy.html. The Contest site is hosted on servers in the United States, and the personal information provided by Participant may therefore be subject to the laws of the United States.  The personal data collected are mandatory.  The Participant may be disqualified if the required personal data is not provided.  The Participant has the right to access his/her personal data and to request that Progress correct his/her personal data.  Any request from Participant relating to personal data must be addressed to: makeprogress@progress.com.
13. GENERAL CONDITIONS. If any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Progress’ reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, Progress reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and/or determine the Winners from among all eligible Participants as of the date of termination using the procedures and criteria outlined above. Progress further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Participant who violates these Official Rules or interferes with this Contest in any manner and void all associated Entries for any reason. Entries not complying with all Official Rules are subject to disqualification. Progress’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforceable. Each Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between Participant and Progress is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship. Prizes are subject to the terms and conditions of their third party suppliers. By submitting an Entry, the Participant agrees to release and hold harmless Progress, its officers, directors, shareholders, agents and employees (collectively “Released Parties”) from any damage, loss or injury to Participant or any third party resulting from Participant’s participation in this Contest or for the use or misuse of any Prize or Released Parties’ use of any rights granted herein, for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Entry information, for any human or other error, for any injury to person or property, arising from Participant’s participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activity or from the acceptance, receipt, possession, use or misuse of any Prize won except for any loss, damage or injury which is due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Progress or which otherwise cannot be excluded by law. Participants also release Facebook, LinkedIn Corporation™, Twitter and Google from any and all damage resulting from participation in the Contest. Participants acknowledge that the Contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, LinkedIn Corporation™, Twitter or Google.
14. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY. The Released Parties are not responsible for:
    1. lost, late, damaged, delayed, incorrect, ineligible, undeliverable or misdirected Entries;
    2. any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Participant, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest;
    3. technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, disconnections in the phone lines or network hardware or software, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof;
    4. technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, processing of Entries, determining the Winners, the announcement of the Winners or in any Contest-related materials;
    5. any typographical/other error in Entries, selection announcement or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest;
    6. lost, late, damaged, delayed, undeliverable or misdirected Prizes due to an error regarding the address provided by Participant or the failure of the courier utilized to deliver the Prize; or
    7. any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Participant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize, except for any loss, damage or injury which is due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Progress or which otherwise cannot be excluded by law.
15. FURTHER LIMITATIONS. If for any reason a Participant’s Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, Participant’s sole remedy is submission of another Entry. In no event shall Progress be liable for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental or consequential damages, including without limitation damages for loss of income, profits, data or damage to property incurred by Participant or any third party, arising out of or resulting from this Contest or any related materials, whether in an action in contract or tort, however caused and regardless of the theory of liability, even if Participant has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Progress makes no representations or warranties or conditions whatsoever, in fact or in law, including but not limited to, the implied warranties or conditions of satisfactory quality, merchantability, title, and fitness for a particular purpose, whether oral, express, implied or statutory and hereby disclaims any and all warranties relating to this Contest or any related materials.  
16. DISPUTES. Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Participant and Progress in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the United States of America. Participants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the federal and state courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees. Under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. 
17. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. It is not intended that these Official Rules contravene any provision of the South African Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008, (“CPA”) and therefore, to the extent applicable, all provisions of these Official Rules must be treated as qualified, if necessary, to ensure compliance with the CPA.
18. ENFORCEMENT/SEVERABILITY. Each term and provision of these Official Rules shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any term or other provision of these Official Rules is adjudicated to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of these Official Rules shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.
19. SPONSOR AND PROMOTER. The sponsor and promoter of this Contest is Progress Software Corporation, headquartered at 14 Oak Park Drive, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 USA. Telephone number +1-781-280-4000.
20. OFFICIAL RULES. These rules, terms and conditions comprise the Contest’s Official Rules and Terms and Conditions and official Contest communications or publications by Progress shall govern and apply to all participation and activity arising out of and relating to the Contest. These Official Rules are dated as of May 16, 2013. These Official Rules cannot be modified or superseded except by Progress, in its reasonable discretion. In the event of any inconsistency between these Official Rules and any other communication by Progress, the terms of these Official Rules shall govern.  The complete Official Rules are available at http://www.progress.com/openedge-landing/OpenEdge-Mobility-Contest.html. To obtain a free, PDF copy of these Official Rules, or a complete list of Winners, send your request to makeprogess@progress.com, no later than 23:59:59 Eastern Daylight Time December 31, 2013. 

Submitting your App

Deadline for entries is Midnight Eastern Time, 31 July 2013. All entries should be submitted via the form hosted here. Please be sure to include a link to a short video (max 5 mins) showing you interacting with the app before submitting. Only complete entries will be considered.

Based on the first round of judging, a shortlist of participants will be invited to participate in a second round of judging via an online session with the judging panel. Details on the live session will be discussed with the finalists directly. Impress us enough and we may even showcase you, and your app at Exchange.

5 Winners; Over $25,000 of prizes

Now you’ve developed your app, you're in with a chance to win a whole suite of the latest iOS and Android mobile devices to test out your app (or just have fun with)!

In addition to the prizes listed below, all five winners will receive:

• A 1-year subscription to OpenEdge Mobile App Builder
• A Perpetual named user license for Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge

Grand Prize

1. Apple iPad 4 with retina display (Wi-Fi) - 32GB
2. Apple iPad Mini  - 32GB
3. iPhone 5 (Unlocked) – 32GB
4. Samsung Galaxy S4 (Unlocked)
5. Google Nexus 10 – 32GB
6. Kindle Fire – 32GB

2nd prize:

1. Apple iPad 4 with retina display (Wi-Fi) - 32GB
2. Samsung Galaxy S4 (Unlocked)
3. Kindle Fire – 32GB

3rd prize:

1. Apple iPad Mini  - 32GB
2. Samsung Galaxy S4 (Unlocked)

4th prize:

1. Google Nexus 10 – 32GB

5th prize:

1. Kindle Fire – 32GB

*Progress reserves the right to substitute devices for others of a similar value in the event that any of the above are not available