The Progressive Software Solutions team has focused its development efforts on Web-based software to serve those who are frustrated with complex and bulky software that requires installation, support, and maintenance on every computer in an organization. Web-based software allows an organization to roll out a new capability to all users everywhere without having to touch each desktop computer. Instead of sending out legions of IT staff to install, configure, and maintain software on every computer, users are simply e-mailed a new Web address. Upgrades can be performed organization-wide in seconds. The cost of ownership is simply the initial purchase cost, and the return on investment is immediately realized for PSS' relatively inexpensive Web-based software products.
As the Web browser becomes the ubiquitous application on everyone's desktop, introducing core business functionality into the browser makes sense from every perspective. This core business functionality can extend employees' ability to work from any Web browser anywhere. Employees are not tethered to the personal computer on their office desk or their specially configured portable computer. They can be anywhere: an airport Web kiosk, internet café, home computer, a customer's computer, or any computer with an Internet browser. The Internet browser is the new desktop standard, and PSS' Web-based software products fully exploit this Web-centric paradigm.
Internationalization and localization are core capabilities of companies today; Employees and customers are global. Progressive Software Solutions' products are designed and distributed so they can display text in a variety of languages without any change in software or functionality.
Progressive Software Solutions has products for the most popular Webserver environments. Although initial offerings were limited to the Windows platform, their product focus has grown to include Linux as well as Unix platforms. Sales and downloads of products for the Linux environments are now outpacing the rest. Web traffic to the popular Progressive Software Solutions Web site, www.progressivesoft.com, has rocketed upward with introduction of products for the Linux environments.
BrowserExpress, the first software offering from PSS fits this new software model precisely. It is 100% Web based, requires no client software, outside of a working Web browser, and gives users the ability to send and receive their e-mail and attachments on their organization's mail server from any Web browser. Instead of conventional software installation, BrowserExpress exploits the PSS Just-Copy-It method. Three small files are copied to your Web server and one text file is edited to point to your mail server. PSS offers both a working live demo as well as a free one-month license for BrowserExpress at www.browserexpress.com. Your organization can own Web based e-mail for $60 U.S.
With a focus on Web based software that satisfies compelling business needs, and their ability to capitalize on the Linux momentum, PSS is a company to watch. PSS is a privately held LLC. Although the PSS CFO would not disclose revenues, he did state that unlike most Dot Coms, PSS is profitable.