Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global provider of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, announced today that Royal Dirkzwager, the Dutch Maritime Information and Service provider, has chosen Progress Software solutions to automate the monitoring and analysis of real-time shipping information that tracks the arrival of cargo ships to ports around the world.
This automation will optimize the complex maritime logistics and deliver an unprecedented level of accuracy into the process as well as provide Royal Dirkzwager instant access to information that they immediately can act on. Moreover, this implementation has the potential to save millions of dollars to the industry in fuel costs and timely delivery of goods.