Progress OpenEdge Consulting & Modernization

What we do

• OpenEdge ABL development and support for existing applications.
• AppServer back ends that expose your business logic as services for web and mobile front ends.
• Web front ends in modern frameworks such as React and Angular on top of your OpenEdge logic.
• Integrations with other systems through APIs, and AI features that draw on OpenEdge data.
• Dedicated OpenEdge developers to extend your team when experienced people are hard to hire.
• Work across the wider Progress ecosystem: the OpenEdge database, Telerik and Kendo UI front ends, Corticon business rules and Sitefinity.

Signs it's time to modernize

• Your users still work in a character-based or desktop interface and want a web or mobile experience.
• Other systems can't easily reach the business logic locked inside the application.
• Experienced OpenEdge developers are hard to find, and knowledge sits with a few people.
• The business wants reporting, analytics or AI on data that lives in the OpenEdge database.

Modernize without a rewrite

Your OpenEdge business logic holds years of hard-won rules. Throwing it away is expensive and risky. We separate that logic behind an AppServer service layer, then build new web interfaces and integrations on top of it. You get a modern user experience and a platform for new features, while the core keeps running.

Because the old and new interfaces run on the same business logic, users can move over one workflow at a time, and you can roll back if something isn't right. We put automated tests around the service layer first, so every change to the core is checked against current behaviour.

How an OpenEdge modernization runs

• Assess: we review the code base, database, integrations and deployment to map what exists and where the risk is.
• Build the service layer: we expose the core business logic through the OpenEdge AppServer as well-defined services.
• Deliver the first web slice: a new web interface for one high-value workflow, running on the same logic as the old screens.
• Extend in stages: we move the remaining workflows and integrations over at a pace the business can absorb.
• Support and hand over: we keep supporting the application, or document everything and hand it to your team.

Bring AI to your OpenEdge data

OpenEdge databases hold some of your most valuable operational data. We connect them to AI systems through APIs and JDBC/ODBC connectors, so assistants and agentic workflows can answer questions and act on live business data. See our Agentic RAG service for how that works.

Engagement models

Pick the model that fits your budget, timeline and how much you want to manage day to day. You can start with one and move to another as the work changes.

• Staff augmentation: individual engineers join your team, work in your tools and ceremonies, and report to your leads.
• Dedicated team: a stable squad that we build around your roadmap, with a Five Frogs lead responsible for delivery and quality.
• Fixed-scope project: an agreed scope, timeline and price for well-defined work such as a module, migration or MVP.