MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge® customers Bob Trabucchi Sr Presales Consultant Sandy Caiado Sr Presales Consultant

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation2 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers What you will hear today!  Stories from Progress/OpenEdge customers Long-time Progress customers Limited/painful experience with past integration efforts  Challenges they faced  Decision process used to choose Sonic  How they leverage Sonic technologies to solve their business problems

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation3 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Agenda  Sonic technology primer  Stoughton Trailer Mike Haglund, Asst Mgr/Comm. Systems  Osprey Retail Roger Blanchard, VP Development  Summary Let’s hear how some OpenEdge customers have done it!

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation4 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers What are the Sonic technologies?  Standards-based integration technologies from Sonic Software  Allows any organization to effectively solve ALL the difficult problems associated with integration  Close technology adapter between OpenEdge and Sonic

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation5 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Web service.NET™ Application J2EE™ Application Partner System Sonic OpenEdge® Application Conceptually giving you this……..

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation6 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers How does Sonic do this?  The Sonic technology stack includes: Sonic ESB® – SonicMQ® (Messaging layer) – Enables SOA – Common connectivity options Sonic Adapters – Massive connectivity options Specialty Servers – Orchestration Server™ – Collaboration Server™ – XML Server™ Service – Database Service

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation7 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers SonicMQ® Broker JMS Client Java Application OE Adapter for SonicMQ OpenEdge Application Messaging with SonicMQ OpenEdge® Application J2EE™ Application

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation8 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers SonicMQ Sonic ESB Broker JMS Client Java Application OE Adapter for SonicMQ OpenEdge Application Validation Service Validation Service Transform Service Transform Service SOA with Sonic ESB

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation9 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Web Services.Net (C#, VB, etc) SonicMQ Sonic ESB Broker OE Adapter for SonicMQ OpenEdge Application XML Server XML Server Service FTP J2EE App Servers MQSeries Other JMS C/C++ HTTP(S) ESB iWay Adapters Java Sonic ESB: Connectivity Capabilities

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation10 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Customers adopting Sonic may think…  For OpenEdge architects/programmers Sonic products –Unfamiliar –Hard to use/confusing –Different paradigm  Without knowing your business drivers & having a long term plan Sonic products are seen as: –Too much/big –Too expensive

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation11 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Agenda  Sonic technology primer  Stoughton Trailer Mike Haglund, Asst Mgr/Comm. Systems  Osprey Retail Roger Blanchard, VP Development  Summary Let’s hear how some OpenEdge customers have done it!

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation12 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Stoughton Trailer Overview  What they do: Builds tractor trailers and maintains a trucking delivery fleet  Business Problem: Reduce costs and improve customer responsiveness  Technical Problem: Develop a series of automated systems that reduce the need for manual processing throughout the company  Solution: Automation centered around integrating systems Several integration points –PC Miler (automates payroll) –Wireless devices in each truck (customers see shipments) –Suppliers (automate ordering currently done by phone)

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation13 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Agenda  Sonic technology primer  Stoughton Trailer Mike Haglund, Asst Mgr/Comm. Systems  Osprey Retail Roger Blanchard, VP Development  Summary Let’s hear how some OpenEdge customers have done it!

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation14 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Osprey Retail Overview part I  What they do: Sell retail and retail back office decision support applications  Business Problem: Reduce costs and improve data flow by monitoring inventory and providing financial controls  Technical Problem: Develop a system that will provide for guaranteed delivery of data and real-time data access for all aspects of retail store operations

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation15 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Osprey Retail Overview part II  Solution(s): Real-time and guaranteed delivery of POS transactions to retailer’s corporate office. –Up to date financials –Real time inventory tracking –Store surveillance of risk parameters Real-time and guaranteed propagation of corporate maintenance changes to retail outlets such as: –Item Price Changes –UPC Changes –Vendor Changes –New items –Competitive adjustments Real-time data access at retail outlet to mission critical data at corporate office

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation16 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Agenda  Sonic technology primer  Stoughton Trailer Mike Haglund, Asst Mgr/Comm. Systems  Osprey Retail Roger Blanchard, VP Development  Summary Let’s hear how some OpenEdge customers have done it!

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation17 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers What we saw today!  Keys to Sonic Success Sonic as integration technology Partner with OpenEdge team –Training –Mentoring –Pilot Project Results Empowered Sonic customer!

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation18 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Where To Go From Here?  SOA-6 – Standards for SOA: 6/6 10:30  ARCH-7 – Integrate This! SonicMQ and OpenEdge Reference Arch.: 6/6 2:15  SOA-9 – Implementing SOA in Financial Services: 6/6 4:45 Get some specifics!

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation19 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Questions?

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation20 MOVE-7: Sonic Success Stories for OpenEdge customers Thank you for your time

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