876167--1/29/2009--PROGRESS_SOFTWARE_CORP

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Our revenue and quarterly results may fluctuate, which could adversely affect our stock price. Revenue forecasting is uncertain, and the failure to meet our forecasts could result in a decline in our stock price. Weakness in the U.S. and international economies may result in fewer sales of our products and may otherwise harm our business. Our international operations expose us to additional risks, and changes in global economic and political conditions could adversely affect our international operations, our revenue and our net income Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Technology and customer requirements evolve rapidly in our industry, and if we do not continue to develop new products and enhance our existing products in response to these changes, our business could be harmed. We are substantially dependent on our Progress OpenEdge product line. Higher costs associated with some of our newer products could adversely affect our operating margins We face various risks in connection with our acquisition of IONA Technologies PLC. We expect to make acquisitions or investments in new businesses, products or technologies that involve additional risks, which could disrupt our business or harm our financial condition or results of operations. If our products contain software defects or security flaws, it could harm our revenues and expose us to litigation. We recognize a substantial portion of our revenue from sales made through third parties, including our application partners and OEMs, and adverse developments in the businesses of these third parties or in our relationships with them could harm our revenues and results of operations. The segments of the software industry in which we participate are intensely competitive, and our inability to compete effectively would harm our business. The market for SOA infrastructure, enterprise integration and messaging products and services is rapidly evolving and highly competitive, and failure of our SonicESB and other integration infrastructure products to achieve and maintain market acceptance could harm our business. The market for enterprise software products and services in which our Apama product line participates is rapidly evolving and highly competitive, and failure of our Apama products to achieve and maintain market acceptance could harm our business. We face risks related to the ongoing SEC investigation regarding our past practices with respect to stock options and the restatement of our financial statements.

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