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webMethods Also Cited as the Leader in Promoting a Service-Oriented Approach to Computing FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that it was one of 13 vendors invited by Forrester Research to participate in a recently released Forrester Wave(TM) analysis of Integration Suites [The Forrester Wave: Integration Suites, Q3 2005 -- Evaluation of Top Integration Suite Vendors Across More Than 125 Key Criteria by Ken Vollmer and Henry Peyret (July 28, 2005)]. Based upon their evaluation of each vendor's current offerings, strategy and market presence, Forrester recognized webMethods as a Leader in Integration Suites. The report also gave top marks to webMethods under the 'strategy' criteria, which evaluated each company's product strategy and vision, strategic alliances, and executive vision. Only one other vendor scored equally well along this dimension of the Wave. According to Forrester [Integration Suites Scorecard Summary: webMethods -- Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave: Integration Suites, Q3 2005" by Ken Vollmer and Henry Peyret (July 28, 2005)], "webMethods has a strong product strategy and vision for this space, and it was the leader in providing advanced Web services technology." Forrester also noted webMethods' influence in the area of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), calling the company "the leader in promoting a service-oriented approach to computing." In addition to earning the top ranking for the strategy criteria of the Forrester Wave, the report also gave webMethods the highest -- or tied for highest -- score within six of 12 underlying sub-categories, including: * Executive vision -- "The vendor has had one of the most consistent, comprehensive and clear visions for the integration space during the past five years." * Monitoring and reporting -- "The vendor is one of the leaders in this category, providing both strong reporting and real-time monitoring capability." * Strategic alliances -- "The vendor has very strong strategic alliances as a result of its early lead in providing comprehensive integration solutions in the 1998-2000 time frame." * Partner Management -- "webMethods provides strong partner management capabilities via its strategic partnership with GXS." "The integration market is being driven today by the shift to unified, comprehensive platforms that help organizations to improve business process effectiveness across a broad range of needs. At the same time, companies are looking to leverage service-oriented architecture to more flexibly integrate their critical business processes and accelerate the delivery of solutions to the line of business," said Debbie Rosen, executive vice president, Worldwide Marketing, webMethods Inc. "webMethods has remained at the forefront of the business integration market through a continuing commitment to technology leadership. We were delighted by Forrester's evaluation of our forward- looking strategy. By integrating our latest innovations in the area of Web services management and service-oriented architecture into the webMethods Fabric product suite, we continue to build upon the strong vision for the future that Forrester gives us credit for." 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 Inc., +1-703-460-5996, or Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/

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