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Why the Domo Acquisition Made Sense for Progress
September 22, 2026
The Progress acquisition of Domo has now closed, significantly strengthening Progress’ ability to provide organizations with the context and control they need to turn fragmented knowledge into governed, secure, AI-ready intelligence. Reflecting on the deal, there was an important “first” for Progress.
Progress Agentic RAG Adds a Smart Agent Plus Native Teams and WordPress Support
October 01, 2026
The October release adds three capabilities to Progress Agentic RAG with nothing to install: a Smart Agent that answers questions using both indexed content and live business apps like a CRM, a native Microsoft Teams app, and a WordPress plugin that keeps content current. Built-in citations, quality scoring and audit logs let reviewers trace each step the agent takes. The blog ends by inviting readers to an October 22 walkthrough or a demo.
MarkLogic Server 12.1: Agent Ready, Engineered for Greater Efficiency.
September 25, 2026
Discover the key improvements in Progress MarkLogic Server 12.1 that boost your AI readiness and offer more cost-effective strategies to scale your critical initiatives.
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A Look Back at Design Previews
Sometimes we all need a little validation. And while the goal for our annual OEM Design Previews is to inform our customers and partners about our plans, it was nonetheless wonderful to get such great feedback and, yes, validation in our recent Boston Design Preview. This was my first time meeting...
Summer School has Arrived!
Whether using Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE), Informatica Power Center, SAS, or Tableau, if you are using Salesforce.com, then you need Connect for ODBC Salesforce.com. The tutorials we are featuring for summer school this year include all of the above applications, and how to integrate them...
Jaspersoft iReport and JasperReports real-time connection to Salesforce using JDBC
I have worked with a number of Salesforce organizations (running CRM, force.com or database.com) looking to leverage the power of JasperSoft BI against their Salesforce data. JasperSoft bundles a demo postgres database to showcase the features and functionality of their BI solution. These are very...
Key Customers Help Shape the Future of DataDirect Through Design Previews
This week the Progress DataDirect team held two productive Design Previews in Palo Alto, CA and Bedford, MA. The purpose was to invite key ISVs and customers, talk about our roadmaps, and interactively mold the future of world class data connectivity in the context of scenarios such as Big Data,...
Keeping Stanford Alums Connected
Progress DataDirect is pleased to announce the addition of the Stanford Graduate School of Business to our customer base. The school, like most universities, maintains connections with its alumni community for numerous reasons, a benefit to both the...
Security Breach Alert!
$6.5 million. That's how much richer I would be if I had a dollar for every LinkedIn encrypted password publicly posted on a Russian website. While we never want our information to be...
MarkLogic and NoSQL
I’ve been itching to write up a post about the noSQL (“not only SQL”) category of technologies because there’s such a dearth of practical and specific information on this topic, and because so many people are unclear about how MarkLogic compares to these technologies.
Inside Look: OEM Design Previews
2012 has been an eventful year for Progress DataDirect. From January 1 we hit the ground running, working hard to enhance existing products and develop new ones, all to better serve our customers. In addition, we always have our finger on the...
SAP Business Objects Universe to Salesforce CRM, database.com, force.com
Welcome to the growing list of SAP Business Objects shops building a Universe to Salesforce using DataDirect connectivity. We have completed several successful POCs with BOBJ 3.1 and 4.0. The BOBJ documentation refers to the DataDirect OpenAccess ODBC driver for Salesforce. However, DataDirect has...
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