Joe cowan greater atlanta area professional profile. As ceo and cofounder of progress software corporation nasdaq. Prgs, a leading provider of application infrastructure software to develop, deploy. He was the founder and until 2009 the ceo of progress software inc. Progress software corp ma current report filing 8k exhibit 99.
Richard rabins is currently the ceo of the company. History of progress software corporation fundinguniverse. Miteducated joe alsop cofounded in 1981 progress software then called data language to make tools for software developers. Progress software corporation creates and delivers industryleading technologies that enable our customers to build, deploy, manage, and integrate powerful ebusiness applications, said joseph alsop, ceo of progress software corporation psc. Change in the air at progress software its your business. How the cold war made georgetown hot the new yorker. Business wiremay 19, 2008progress software corporation nasdaq. The first issue is discovering settings in configuration. When joe alsop, ben bradlee and their friends ran this town. Prior to joining alsop louie partners, joe was an investment partner at inqtel, the strategic venture arm of the u. Progress joe alsop and smbs it seems as if im doing a lot of memorializing these days first sun, now joseph alsop, ceo of progress software since its founding 28 years ago.
Progress joe alsop and smbs thoughts from a retired. The company was founded by joseph wright alsop, clyde kessel and charles arthur ziering in 1981 and is headquartered in bedford, ma. Progress embraces open source with eclipsebased tools. Reidy, who joined the company in 1985, was one of the original developers of progress softwares openedge. Bud robertson svp of financeand administration and cfo. Reidy, a company veteran, as president and chief executive officer, replacing founder joseph w. We need to put conditions on microsofts future behavior, alsop said. View joseph alsops business profile as venture partner at alsop louie partners. Home get automatically notified of new news on the entire site with the rss feed. Progress acquires tools for developing javabased applications.
Progress software shares fall after revenue miss cnbc. According to edwin yoder, author of joe alsops cold war, though he had initially shown courage in the face of russian threats to blackmail him, alsop. Progress softwares ceo joseph alsop and senior vice president. Bud robertson svp, finance and administration and cfo. One of the betterconnected grapes on my personal grapevine emailed me earlier this year to ask. This job has allowed me to grow the most in my career, the opportunities for learning have been endless in my role and within marketing.
In december of 1981, joe alsop decided to fulfill his objective by starting progress software. View prgs business summary and other industry information. Company overview progress software corporation creates and delivers the technology that lets independent software vendors isvs and it organizations build, deploy, and manage powerful, enterpriseclass business software. Progress is family friendly and supports its employees. After graduating magna cum laude from harvard university 1932, alsop was a staff writer for the new york herald tribune until 1937, when he began collaborating with.
Joseph alsop, the syndicated washington columnist whose robust opinions appeared in newspapers around the country for five decades, died yesterday morning in. Bedford joe alsop, who cofounded business software developer progress software corp. Progress software corporation develops, markets, and supports software applications development. Joe alsop, who started the company in 1981, and served as its ceo for the better part of three decades, had vacated the corner office, and also left the board of directors back in march. Progress software corp ma prgs current report filing 8. Progress is a big company but i still feel that my opinion is valued and matters. His influential journalism and status as a top insider in washington was prominent from 1945 to the late.
Alsop is cofounder and ceo of progress software corporation. Prgs f1q09 qtr end 280209 earnings call march 19, 2009 9. Its strange to think that progress started up shortly before sun, but took an entirely different direction. Prgs f4q07 qtr end 107 earningscall december 20, 2007 9. You turn on your radio and are greeted by a lush, resonant voice that lulls you into a seemingly simple tale of love. Filed by progress software corporation pursuant to rule 14a12 of the securities exchange act of 1934 subject company. He was an influential journalist and top insider in washington from 1945 to the late 1960s, often in conjunction with his brother stewart alsop. View joseph alsops profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Its easy to see why david auburn thought the story of joseph alsop would make a rattling good play. Joseph wright alsop v october 10, 1910 august 28, 1989 was an american journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist from the 1930s through the 1970s.
The tag team of cofounder and chief executive officer joe alsop and chief financial officer bud robertson guided the provider of businessenterprise software, headquartered in oak park in bedford, to rising sales and profits. Joseph alsop venture partner alsoplouie partners linkedin. He has led progress software, since its founding, to its current position as a global software industry leader with annual revenue approaching half a billion dollars. Joseph alsop, american journalist and longtime syndicated columnist known for straightforward but opinionated political reporting. Joe alsop and americas forgotten code the atlantic. Joe cowan is ceo and member of the board of directors of epicor software corporation, a global leader providing flexible, industryspecific software designed around the needs of. The company invests in early stage information technology, education, and data and analytics companies. Progress software corporation develops, markets, and supports software applications development tools. Joe alsop venture partner joseph alsop is a venture partner.
Progress softwares joe alsop explains the strategy behind the vendors move to open source. Find the latest progress software corporation prgs stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing. A point in time 19941995 100% of the credit for the content below goes to doug mankoff, dwayne rush, and nick solomou, students at harvard business school who did a paper on progress software and joe alsop in the 19941995 time frame. Alsop louie partners serves customers in the united states. Alsop, who resigned and said he wont serve as a director. Initially called data language corporation dlc, the company. Joe alsop is the ceo of progress and owns 9% of its stock. Stewart, a former journalist, is now a vc with new enterprise associates and columnist for fortune magazine. Initially called data language corporation dlc, the company changed its name in 1987 to match that of its flagship product, progress. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. The perfect joe frank experience is driving down an unfamiliar highway alone at night. Prgs is a global software company that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business applications onpremise or on any cloud, on any platform and on any device with minimal it complexity and low total cost of ownership. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. Progress software was cofounded by several mit graduates, including joseph w.
Joe alsop is venture partner at alsop louie partners. Progress software shares plunged sharply tuesday a day after the business software maker missed revenue estimates the massachusettsbased company posted earnings per share of 62 cents on revenue. Progress provides application development and digital experience technologies that enable organizations to deliver and run consumergrade experiences. Through a family connection, joe alsop got a job after college. Joseph alsop has more than 30 years of experience in technology. While there, joe led investments in lensvector, pixim, thinkom, and languageweaver, among others. Alsop louie partners llc operates as a venture capital firm. Progress software corporation prgs stock price, quote. He then cofounded progress software in bedford, ma, now a halfbilliondollar software. Prgs, a leading provider of application infrastructure software. Progress software cofounder joe alsop resigns as ceo. Alpha software corp was acquired by capital cities on 24 jan 94.
Lehman brothers, which is regulated under the laws of the united states of america, is acting exclusively for the board of iona and no one else in connection with the acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than the board of iona for providing the protections afforded to clients of lehman brothers or for. Progress products and technology are used at over 60,000 organizations in 140 countries including 90% of the fortune 500. Curated profile of joe addiego, partner, alsop louie partners including career history, news and intelligence, portfolio companies and investments. Prgs, 17812804000 provides application infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications. But unless you know the history of american political journalism, parts of the columnist may. Progress software names new ceo to replace founder wsj. Progress software history progress software history. Joseph alsop has resigned as ceo of the company he founded, progress software corp. Joe alsop, president of bedfords progress software inc. Read about the history of progress software corporation. Progress acquires datadirect data connectivity tools. Progress software, bedford ma company profile bizstanding. Software for great digital experiences progress software.
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