Progress Software taps Wilmes

Progress Software Corp. today announced the appointment of John Wilmes as chief technical architect of its communications sector.

Progress Software of Bedford is a global supplier of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate, and manage business applications.

Before joining Progress, Wilmes served as chief technology officer of Ceon Corp. of California, where he oversaw the direction and design of next-generation product lifecycle management solutions.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)