Progress Software Announces General Availability of MarkLogic Server 12 and Breakthrough Results with Semantic RAG
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) has announced the general availability of MarkLogic Server 12, featuring advanced semantic search and graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities. The new release enables organizations to ground generative AI in their trusted data, delivering more accurate and secure results.
Early adopters have reported significant improvements, including an average 33% increase in LLM response accuracy. Notable customer successes include CAS reducing content delivery timeline from 18 months to 90 days, and various organizations achieving accuracy improvements ranging from 70% to 95% in financial services and 50% to 90% in agribusiness sectors.
The announcement was made at Ai4 2025 in Las Vegas, where Progress is showcasing its semantic search and graph RAG approach.
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) ha annunciato la disponibilità generale di MarkLogic Server 12, con funzionalità avanzate di ricerca semantica e di Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) su grafi. La nuova release consente alle organizzazioni di basare la generazione di contenuti AI sui propri dati attendibili, fornendo risultati più accurati e più sicuri.
I primi adottanti hanno riportato miglioramenti significativi, inclusa una aumento medio del 33% nella precisione delle risposte LLM. Tra i successi dei clienti, CAS ha ridotto i tempi di consegna dei contenuti da 18 mesi a 90 giorni, e varie organizzazioni hanno ottenuto miglioramenti di accuratezza compresi tra 70% e 95% nei servizi finanziari e tra 50% e 90% nel settore agroindustriale.
L'annuncio è stato fatto all'Ai4 2025 di Las Vegas, dove Progress sta presentando il suo approccio basato su ricerca semantica e RAG su grafi.
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) ha anunciado la disponibilidad general de MarkLogic Server 12, con capacidades avanzadas de búsqueda semántica y de Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) en grafos. La nueva versión permite a las organizaciones asentar la IA generativa sobre sus datos de confianza, ofreciendo resultados más precisos y seguros.
Los primeros usuarios han informado mejoras significativas, incluyendo un aumento medio del 33% en la precisión de las respuestas de los LLM. Entre los éxitos de clientes, CAS redujo el plazo de entrega de contenidos de 18 meses a 90 días, y diversas organizaciones han logrado mejoras de precisión que oscilan entre el 70% y el 95% en servicios financieros y entre el 50% y el 90% en el sector agroindustrial.
El anuncio se realizó en Ai4 2025 en Las Vegas, donde Progress está mostrando su enfoque de búsqueda semántica y RAG en grafos.
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS)가 MarkLogic Server 12의 정식 출시(일반 제공)를 발표했습니다. 이번 버전에는 고급 시맨틱 검색 및 그래프 기반 Retrieval-Augmented Generation(RAG) 기능이 포함되어 있습니다. 새 릴리스는 조직이 생성형 AI를 신뢰할 수 있는 데이터에 기반하도록 하여 보다 정확하고 안전한 결과를 제공할 수 있게 합니다.
초기 도입자들은 평균 LLM 응답 정확도 33% 향상을 포함한 유의미한 개선을 보고했습니다. 주요 고객 사례로는 CAS가 콘텐츠 제공 기간을 18개월에서 90일로 단축한 것 등이 있으며, 다양한 기관이 금융 서비스 분야에서 70%~95%, 농업 비즈니스 분야에서 50%~90%의 정확도 향상을 달성했습니다.
이 발표는 라스베이거스에서 열린 Ai4 2025에서 이루어졌으며, Progress는 그곳에서 시맨틱 검색과 그래프 RAG 접근 방식을 선보이고 있습니다.
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) a annoncé la disponibilité générale de MarkLogic Server 12, qui intègre des fonctionnalités avancées de recherche sémantique et de Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) basées sur des graphes. Cette nouvelle version permet aux organisations d'ancrer l'IA générative dans leurs données de confiance, offrant des résultats plus précis et plus sûrs.
Les premiers utilisateurs ont signalé des améliorations significatives, notamment une augmentation moyenne de 33% de la précision des réponses des LLM. Parmi les réussites clients, CAS a réduit le délai de livraison des contenus de 18 mois à 90 jours, et diverses organisations ont obtenu des gains de précision allant de 70% à 95% dans les services financiers et de 50% à 90% dans l'agrobusiness.
L'annonce a été faite lors de l'Ai4 2025 à Las Vegas, où Progress présente son approche de recherche sémantique et de RAG sur graphe.
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) hat die allgemeine Verfügbarkeit von MarkLogic Server 12 angekündigt, das über fortschrittliche semantische Suche und graphbasierte Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-Funktionen verfügt. Die neue Version ermöglicht es Organisationen, generative KI auf ihren vertrauenswürdigen Daten zu verankern und dadurch genauere und sicherere Ergebnisse zu liefern.
Frühe Anwender berichten von deutlichen Verbesserungen, darunter eine durchschnittliche Steigerung der LLM-Antwortgenauigkeit um 33%. Zu den Erfolgen von Kunden gehört, dass CAS die Bereitstellungszeit für Inhalte von 18 Monaten auf 90 Tage verkürzte, und verschiedene Organisationen erzielten Genauigkeitsverbesserungen von 70% bis 95% im Finanzbereich und von 50% bis 90% im Agrargeschäft.
Die Ankündigung erfolgte auf der Ai4 2025 in Las Vegas, wo Progress seinen Ansatz mit semantischer Suche und Graph-RAG vorstellt.
- Average 33% increase in LLM response accuracy reported by customers
- CAS reduced content delivery timeline from 18 months to 90 days
- Financial services customer improved accuracy from 70% to 95%
- Agribusiness customer increased correct answer rates from 50% to 90%
- Food technology provider achieved 99% accuracy in LLM implementation
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Insights
Progress Software's MarkLogic Server 12 release significantly enhances their AI capabilities with demonstrable customer results, strengthening their enterprise AI positioning.
Progress Software has released MarkLogic Server 12, introducing advanced semantic search and graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities that directly address a critical challenge in enterprise AI adoption. The technology allows organizations to ground generative AI in their own trusted data—a key differentiator in the crowded AI space.
The performance metrics are compelling: customers report an average
- A financial services firm improved accuracy from
70% to95% - A pharmaceutical company increased correct answers by
73% - An agribusiness raised correct answer rates from
50% to90% - A food technology provider achieved
99% accuracy
Most impressively, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) slashed their content acquisition to product delivery timeline from 18 months to just 90 days—a
The technical architecture addresses enterprise requirements with both on-premises and cloud deployment options, native vector search, and advanced semantic algorithms. This positions Progress to capitalize on the growing enterprise trend toward more sophisticated, trustworthy AI implementations that go beyond basic experimentation.
With this release, Progress Software is strategically expanding beyond traditional data management into the high-growth enterprise AI market, focusing on data quality and context—increasingly recognized as the differentiating factors in successful AI implementations.
Progress’ semantic and graph RAG approach—featuring MarkLogic Server 12—delivers
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS), the trusted provider of AI-powered digital experience and infrastructure software, today announced at Ai4 2025 the general availability of Progress® MarkLogic® Server 12. This latest release introduces advanced semantic search and graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities, empowering organizations to ground generative AI in their own trusted data—delivering more accurate, secure and context-aware results.
Unlike other solutions, MarkLogic Server 12 enables scalable, rapid, cost-effective retrieval, on-premises or in the cloud. Key features include native vector search, Virtual Views for ad-hoc analysis, BM25 relevance ranking and advanced semantic algorithms, all designed to maximize retrieval accuracy and efficiency for enterprise generative AI and analytics. Global research institutions and public sector organizations are already leveraging Progress’ semantic search and graph RAG capabilities to extract deeper insights from scientific, proprietary and public data.
The new capabilities are central to Progress’ semantic search and graph RAG approach, with customers participating in Proof-of-Concept reporting an average
“Through the combination of Progress MarkLogic and Amazon Web Services with Datavid’s expertise, CAS executed a digital transformation—providing visibility, change agility, speed and performance. It has been a force multiplier, transforming dark data into insights. We cut our content acquisition to product delivery timeline from 18 months to just 90 days—accelerating time to market for a new product,” said Rodney Fulford, Data Engineering Senior Manager and Architect, CAS.
Additional Customer Highlights
Progress is democratizing the use of advanced semantic search and RAG capabilities for organizations across industries. Additional use cases for organizations adopting Progress’ semantic RAG approach include:
- A financial services firm improved LLM response accuracy from
70% to95% , cutting SME research time from hours to minutes. - A global pharmaceutical company accelerated policy and architecture document discovery to seconds, increasing correct answers by
73% . - A leading agribusiness raised correct answer rates from
50% to90% with an AI-driven R&D hub. - A leading food technology provider achieved
99% accuracy and completeness from their LLM implementation.
“As AI matures, the real differentiator for enterprises will be how effectively they ground these models in trusted, context-rich data,” said John Ainsworth, EVP and General Manager, Application and Data Platform, Progress Software. “Our RAG-based technology is at the forefront of this shift—bridging the gap between unstructured content and actionable intelligence. We’re helping customers move beyond experimentation to build AI systems that are explainable, secure and deeply aligned with business goals.”
Progress is showcasing its semantic search and graph RAG approach at Ai4, North America’s largest artificial intelligence industry conference, taking place August 11–13, 2025, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Attendees can learn more during AI Strategist Philip Miller’s session, “Trusted AI: Unlock Data Value,” where he will demonstrate how organizations can unlock their data’s full potential through proven RAG methodologies.
MarkLogic Server 12 is available now. Learn more: https://www.progress.com/marklogic/server/latest-updates.
About Progress Software
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and digital experiences with agility and ease. Customers get a trusted provider in Progress, with the products, expertise and vision they need to succeed. Over 4 million developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of enterprises depend on Progress. Learn more at www.progress.com.
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