Application Development

Modernization doesn't require replacing every system at once. Instead, organizations can accelerate progress by connecting existing platforms through a data and integration layer, improving visibility, interoperability and access to critical information. This incremental approach reduces risk, preserves current investments and delivers value faster while creating a scalable foundation for future modernization.

A new Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study found that upgrading to Progress OpenEdge 12.8 helps organizations reduce operational complexity, improve software delivery and system availability, and achieve significant business value, including a 247% ROI, $1 million NPV, and payback in less than eight months.

This blog shows OpenEdge developers how they can begin applying AI today through practical workflows—order exception handling, customer-facing knowledge search, and automated code review—that augment existing ABL applications without replacing core business logic.

OpenEdge helps manufacturers modernize critical business systems without disruption by extending the stable, trusted applications that keep operations, inventory, production, and data-driven innovation running at scale.