If you’re building, modernizing or innovating with Progress OpenEdge, there’s a place where those conversations are already happening.
Progress Labs Discord is a user-driven space where OpenEdge customers, partners and developers come together to share ideas, explore what’s new and learn from real‑world experiences across the OpenEdge user community, AI and developer tooling. It’s designed to be informal, collaborative and hands‑on, complementing existing Progress communities with a faster, more conversational way to engage.
Why Join Progress Labs?
Learn from Real‑World Experience
This is a place to swap patterns, share lessons learned and talk through real implementations. Developers and Progress teams alike all bring different perspectives, making the conversation practical and grounded.
Build with the Community, Not In Isolation
Progress Labs is about collaboration—a place where you can share feedback and connect directly with others working on similar challenges. As more people participate, the community continues to evolve based on what members care about most.
A Space to Explore, Contribute and Connect
Progress Labs isn’t a replacement for the Progress Community. It’s an additional space to explore ideas, experiment and engage in a dynamic way.
The Progress Community is the best place to go for varied product content like product announcements, how-to articles, searchable knowledge banks and trainings, to more user-generated content like code shares and community forums, that you can keep referencing over time. When you’re looking for authoritative information, official updates or resources you can easily find again, the Progress Community is your home base.
Progress Labs on Discord is all about real‑time conversation and collaboration. It’s where OpenEdge customers, partners and developers gather to share ideas, explore what’s new and learn from experimentation that’s happening right now. The vibe is informal and community‑driven.
Whether you’re an OpenEdge developer or simply curious about what others are building, you’re welcome to jump in, introduce yourself and join the conversation.
Jessica (Malakian) Newton
Progress Software empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and digital experiences with agility and ease.
Bio Overview
With over five years of experience in product marketing, Jessica has developed a strong foundation in application development and database management software. Her entire career has been at Progress, where she began as an intern in 2020 and have since contributed to multiple products, including the Progress Corticon business rules management system and others.
Jessica specializes in Go-To-Market strategy, execution and management for the Progress OpenEdge platform—leading both campaigns and new product launches, as well as content development, market and persona research and other product marketing activities. She consistently delivers results that drive customer retention and foster innovation. Her public speaking skills have been recognized, notably when she placed first in the Pi Sigma Epsilon South/Atlantic Regional Speakers Competition.
Her goal is to empower customers and partners to fully realize the value of their OpenEdge technology—enabling them to modernize, innovate, and achieve greater business impact by maximizing existing investments and seamlessly embracing new capabilities. Whether it’s migrating to the latest version of the OpenEdge applications or leveraging the Progress Data Platform, she is dedicated to showing organizations how to transform their technology into a strategic advantage. Currently, she focuses on multiple initiatives for the OpenEdge platform, including modernization, expanding the developer base, AI integration, security and more, helping customers and partners succeed in a rapidly evolving landscape. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys writing and reading, which help her stay creative and balanced.
Areas of Expertise
- Product Marketing Strategy
- Go-To-Market Execution and Management
- Content Development
- Market and Persona Research
- Public Speaking
Credentials & Publications
- Pi Sigma Epsilon South/Atlantic Regional Speakers Competition – First Place
Connect with Me
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamalakian/
- Contact Me / Request a Collaboration: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamalakian/