Welcome to the Sonic Evaluation Center

Thank you for your interest in Sonic ESB. Sonic ESB is a messaging based enterprise service bus that simplifies the integration and flexible reuse of business applications within a service oriented architecture.

The Sonic ESB Workbench is an Eclipse-based SOA toolset to model, configure, test and deploy processes and services using products in the Sonic ESB Product Family. Its graphical tools make it easy to model business processes and subsequently specify configuration and deployment details, supporting an intuitive "top-down" approach to the SOA development lifecycle.

If you have just registered, look for an email from eval@progress.com that contains your license key. Then follow the steps below to get started on your Sonic evaluation:

1. Download and install the software:

   • Download Sonic ESB Workbench V7.6 Evaluation Edition for Windows (692 MB, EXE)

   • Download Sonic ESB Workbench V7.6 Evaluation Edition for Linux (640 MB, TAR)

2. Enter the license key you received by email (click here to register if you need a license key).
3. Read the Evaluators Guide(in the Evaluation Resources), walk through the tutorials, and check out the other evaluation resources located on this page.

Evaluation Resources

• Must See ESB TV (WMV) - Progress CTO Hub Vandervoort on what makes the ESB and Progress special.
• Sonic Workbench Cook-a-longs- An archive of 20-minute cook-a-long tutorials each covering a key element of Sonic ESB Workbench.
• Sonic Discussions - Got questions? Sonic Discussions community members have answers.
• Sonic Code Share- Need one, take one. Have one, give one.
• Qualify for free premier evaluation support - Your project may also qualify for free Premier Evaluation Support. Please tell us about your project to find out more.