Progress Software announced its continued commitment to developing its Indian market by partnering with one of the largest technology infrastructure providers in the country, Sonata Software, to deliver its Progress Pacific platform-as-a-service (PaaS).

Based in Bangalore, India, Sonata Software is an IT service provider to Fortune 100 companies across the globe in the Software Product Development, Enterprise IT and Technology Infrastructure segments.
 
Progress Software provides reliable and high performance data application solutions to customers globally to improve the big data integration, data interoperability, mobility and application development needs of customers.

Sonata Software believes Progress fits its strategic approach to be an early mover on bringing the latest technology solutions to its customers in India through its Technology Infrastructure business.
 
Speaking about the partnership, Sujit Mohanty, head technology infrastructure business, Sonata Software, stated, ''Progress Software with it's simple, fast & open platform is undoubtly a proven leader in large scale data apllications & operations.  Through our wide distribution network in India, we intend to deliver this solution to users, realizing value in the market for Progress Software and our customers.''
 
Stephen McNulty, vice president and managing director for Asia Pacific and Japan at Progress, said, ''We're extremely pleased that Sonata Software has selected Progress to help its customers react quicker to opportunities and increase productivity to grow their businesses. Whether it's data integration, mobility or unlocking the potential of the cloud, Progress sees Sonata Software as a key partner in the region to unleash the potential of the Progress Pacific platform.''

Shares of the company declined Rs 0.25, or 0.5%, to trade at Rs 49.45. The total volume of shares traded was 58,588 at the BSE (1.17 p.m., Wednesday).