Jessica (Malakian) Newton

Product Marketing Specialist, Senior

Progress

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

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Articles by the Author

How Progress Agentic RAG and OpenEdge Work Together to Unlock the Full Value of Enterprise Data
This blog explains how Progress Agentic RAG and OpenEdge work together to combine structured and unstructured enterprise data into secure, production‑ready AI applications that deliver accurate, traceable answers without rewriting existing systems.
What MCP Is and How It Modernizes the OpenEdge Platform
This blog recaps a Progress OpenEdge webinar explaining what the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is, why it matters, and how the OpenEdge MCP Server and AI Assistant help teams securely modernize applications, integrate AI, and boost developer productivity using industry standards.
The Progress OpenEdge AI Assistant is Now Available!
The Progress OpenEdge AI Assistant is now available and is a purpose‑built bridge that enables AI assistants to generate accurate, compliant and modernization‑ready ABL code by leveraging an organization’s own rules, context and workflows.
Introducing OpenEdge MCP Server: Make Your Applications AI-Ready
The OpenEdge MCP Server enables organizations to make their OpenEdge applications AI‑ready by securely turning existing REST APIs into actionable capabilities for AI assistants—accelerating automation without requiring code changes.
Developer Spotlight: Diana Serban Builds Confidence Through Code in Her First Year with OpenEdge
Diana Serban’s story highlights how early internships, supportive teamwork, and hands‑on experience with OpenEdge helped her build confidence and grow rapidly as a junior developer in her first year.
Developer Spotlight: Carla Spaczai on Curiosity, Courage and the Joy of Building with Progress OpenEdge
Developer Spotlight: Carla Spaczai highlights how Carla Spaczai’s curiosity, courage, and early internship experience helped her discover a passion for building with Progress OpenEdge, leading to a thriving developer career and inspiring advice for newcomers.
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