IRS Selects webMethods' Service-Oriented Architecture for Business Systems Modernization Initiative
August 02 2005 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
webMethods Fabric Being Employed to Create Seamless
Interoperability Between IT Systems and to Streamline Tax Return
Processing FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods Inc.
(NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization
software company, today announced that the United States Internal
Revenue Service (IRS), a bureau of the United States Department of
the Treasury, selected webMethods Fabric(TM) as the foundation of a
business systems modernization initiative designed to increase the
speed and efficiency by which the IRS processes over 224 million
tax returns annually. Led by the bureau's Modernization and
Information Technology Services (MITS) division, the initiative
will leverage webMethods Fabric to fully integrate the multitude of
existing and future IT systems deployed throughout the IRS. As a
result, the bureau also expects to benefit from enhanced
productivity as critical application functionality will be more
quickly deployed as readily invoked Web services. Working with
Government Acquisitions, a leading technology solutions company and
a Treasury Commercial Vehicle (TCV) contract holder, the IRS
procured webMethods Fabric after a competitive bidding process
among several integration vendors. webMethods Fabric offers the
richest and most complete capabilities for deployment,
orchestration, and optimization of Web services via a
service-oriented architecture. webMethods Fabric also offers
embedded support for numerous industry standards and the
demonstrated ability to easily and quickly integrate legacy, J2EE
and .Net applications, despite their inherent technology
differences. The speed with which organizations can deploy
webMethods Fabric as a fully operational SOA is another key
differentiator. The business systems modernization initiative is
expected to help the bureau modernize its IT portfolio through the
retirement of obsolete or redundant systems, and will utilize Web
services to enhance the exchange of information between many
different applications. As such, the program also expects to reduce
the cost of developing additional application functionality, and to
reduce the expense associated with ongoing maintenance. webMethods
intends to support these goals by utilizing webMethods Fabric to
construct a comprehensive service-oriented architecture which will
allow operation and utilization of many disparate information
resources as a single, fully unified platform. As explained by
industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. [Guidelines for Implementing
Service-Oriented Architectures in Government (March 21, 2005)],
"Service-oriented architecture is a key enabler for governments to
create 'joined-up' or horizontal e-government. It allows
governments to leverage common line-of-business opportunities as
well as creating efficiencies for overall IT services." "The
business modernization initiative, led by the IRS' MITS
organization, expects to deliver a significant and positive impact
on the IRS' operations. We're proud to be a core member of the
Government Acquisition's team supporting this effort," said Tammy
A. Janorske, director, Government Business Unit, webMethods Inc.
"This award adds to our momentum in the government sector, where
webMethods continues to provide solutions for enabling government
customers to share critical information more effectively and
efficiently within diverse and distributed environments." About
Government Acquisitions Government Acquisitions, incorporated in
1989, is a minority owned technology-solutions company focused on
Federal, State, and Local Government customers. As a Top 100 GSA
Schedule IT Vendor with annual revenues exceeding $100 million,
Government Acquisitions serves as a trusted advisor to its
customers, assisting them in fulfilling their missions with
efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. About webMethods,
Inc. webMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM) provides business integration
software to integrate, assemble and optimize available IT assets to
drive business process productivity. webMethods delivers an
innovative, enterprise-class business integration platform that
incorporates proven integration technology with next generation
capabilities into one interoperable set of tools that delivers a
unique combination of efficiency, agility and control. webMethods
combines industry leadership with a zealous commitment to customers
to deliver tangible business value to more than 1,300 global
customers. webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with
offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan. More
information about the company can be found at
http://www.webmethods.com/. The webMethods name and logo are
registered trademarks, and webMethods Fabric is a trademark, of
webMethods, Inc. All other marks mentioned are trademarks or
service marks of their respective companies. DATASOURCE:
webMethods, Inc. CONTACT: John Conley of webMethods,
+1-703-460-5996, Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/
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