The Partner of the Year award is given to Progress Software partners that demonstrate the highest levels of technology innovation, driving growth within its customers' industry and participating highly within the Progress community.

"Progress is committed to the success of our partners, and encourages them to work closely with us on technical, marketing and business empowerment programs. We provide our partners with the combination of superior technology and award winning partner programs to help them create and deliver innovative business applications," said Bob Palumbo, vice president of partner marketing for Progress Software. "The recipients of this year's awards have developed solutions that help solve complex business issues for their customers. Their unique ability to combine Industry knowledge with our underlying technology is what makes the Progress Application Partner community so strong."

"DTI collaborates with strong businesses like Progress Software to deliver the very best solutions for our media customers," said Steve Nilan, vice president of marketing, DTI. "Our partnership with Progress has driven DTI Circulation to an industry-leading position measured in innovation and market share. The Partner of the Year award is testament to a partnership that works."