Jessica (Malakian) Newton
Jessica (Malakian) Newton is a Senior Product Marketing Specialist at Progress, focused on the Progress OpenEdge product. Jessica started her career at Progress as an intern in 2020 and has since developed into a full-time marketer, dedicated to guiding customers on how to maximize the value of their OpenEdge solutions. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys reading and writing.
Articles by the Author
This Hackathon Team Used AI and OpenEdge to Reduce Manual Data Anonymization Effort
A hackathon team enhanced Wayfare’s OpenEdge-based Deblur tool by using Progress Agentic RAG to suggest which database fields should be anonymized from GDPR guidance, cutting manual effort while keeping humans in control for compliance.
OpenEdge 13.0: What This Innovation Release Really Delivers
OpenEdge 13.0 is an innovation release that helps teams modernize OpenEdge applications to be more secure and AI-ready by boosting developer productivity (ABL and IDE upgrades), improving DBA operations (faster backups/diagnostics), and strengthening compliance-focused security controls (including FIPS 140-3 support).
Migrating to PAS for OpenEdge: What “Best Practices” Really Mean
The blog explains that migrating from Classic AppServer/WebSpeed to PAS for OpenEdge is a fundamentally different, HTTP/Tomcat-based operating model that succeeds only with deliberate architecture planning, new tooling/operations readiness, rigorous performance testing, and security-first configuration.
Calling All OpenEdge Developers: Join the Conversation on Discord
The blog invites OpenEdge developers and others interested in Progress OpenEdge to join the community-driven “Progress Labs” Discord for real-time collaboration, practical knowledge sharing and informal conversation alongside (not replacing) the more structured Progress Community.
Application Transformation Is a Cultural Shift: What Modernization Really Means in 2026
Modern application transformation in 2026 is less about replacing technology and more about adopting a business‑first, continuously improving culture that unlocks data, modern UX and AI‑driven innovation without disrupting what already works.
Hackathon Success Story: How Two Students Used AI and OpenEdge to Tackle Real-World Business Challenges
Two students, David and Alireza, used their first experience with Progress OpenEdge to build an AI-powered demand forecasting solution during a hackathon, showcasing how OpenEdge, Agentic RAG and modern AI workflows can solve real-world business challenges and spark future innovation.
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