With the latest Innovation release, Progress OpenEdge 12.7 delivers exciting new features that will provide numerous benefits for OpenEdge application developers, database administrators and users.
With OpenEdge 12.7, customers can drive their OpenEdge application to modernization. Because 12.7 is an Innovation release, you can adopt features at a faster pace. This release provides the latest in productivity, security and modernization.
What’s New in OpenEdge 12.7
Object-Oriented ABL Enhancements
With ABL's built-in HashMap collection support, OpenEdge application developers can optimize their existing applications while also adding new capabilities. In contrast to a list collection, where the time required to retrieve an item depends on its position in the list, the time required to retrieve an item in a HashMap Collection is constant regardless of its size. The best data structure for better performance and resource utilization is HashMap key-value pairs.
Security Improvements
In OpenEdge 12.7, there is now support for industry-standard protocols for authentication and authorization. TLSv1.3 is now the default security protocol for OpenEdge, further enhancing security and performance. In addition, the use of OAuth2 and SAML authentication is greatly simplified by a Security Token Service that automatically transforms these industry-standard tokens into the Client-Principal internal OpenEdge security token. This supports a more seamless integration with applications developed using other technologies that use OAuth2 and SAML.
Efficient Database Maintenance
OpenEdge 12.7 has several improvements to make it easier for database administrators to maintain their databases. Database administrators can now remove and return a data storage area to the Operating System without downtime, which is helpful for cloud-hosted databases. With record and key validation during an index check, DBAs can quickly detect and repair integration issues. With this feature, DBAs can also reorganize table data and restore databases, including those from compressed backups, faster than ever before.
.NET 6 Support on Windows for OpenEdge
For those ready to migrate their applications to .NET 6, the successor to .NET Framework and a long-term supported release from Microsoft, OpenEdge is ready. Moving to .NET 6 ensures that your OpenEdge applications stay up to date with enhanced performance, support, security, look and feel and long-term sustenance. The older .NET Framework continues to be fully available, which allows our OpenEdge users to migrate to .NET 6 on their own schedule. Supporting .NET 6 provides a clear path to maintain and modernize your .NET application without disruptive architectural redesign.
OpenEdge DevOps Framework (OEDF)
OEDF provides the building blocks for the Continuous Integration of ABL applications and natively supports Progress Developer Studio projects, allowing a seamless transition from development to continuous integration environments and concise build logic. OEDF initially supported Procedure Libraries (PLs) for deployment and now adds the OpenEdge Developer Studio (OEDS), WAR and OpenEdge Application Archive (OEAR) as deployable packages. With OEDF, a simple build script can compile the code, fetch the dependencies, create packages and execute tests.
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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/