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Monthly Series to Feature Customer-led Discussions Around Best Practices for Emerging Issues FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today introduced a new program designed to further strengthen the company's user community by fostering the enhanced exchange of real-world best practices between leading enterprises. Beginning this week, the webMethods Customer Best Practices Roundtable will showcase leading practitioners sharing lessons learned from the field in an interactive, Q & A style format. Executives from Motorola are slated to be the inaugural presenters for this monthly series. "webMethods has long prided itself in working to ensure that our client base enjoys optimal success from employing our technology. Building on this tradition, we're proud to introduce the webMethods Customer Best Practices Roundtable, which is an ongoing series of frank discussions regarding the most significant challenges confronting leading enterprises," said Deborah Rosen, executive vice president, Worldwide Marketing, webMethods Inc. "For example, a recent survey of over four hundred webMethods customers indicated that 70% of them were already deploying a variety of Web services using webMethods Fabric. As companies accelerate their move to a service-oriented architecture, the need to take advantage of this history -- an unreplicated source of knowledge, experience and insight -- becomes paramount." Motorola, which pioneered the Six Sigma approach to process improvements, has long relied upon webMethods technology to streamline important components of its supply chain and manufacturing operations. During their upcoming presentation, Motorola's Mike Danley and Oksana Keaton will outline the successful steps typically taken by the company in making the business case for specific process improvement initiatives. Information on the inaugural webMethods Customer Best Practices Roundtable is as follows: What: Building the Case for Process Improvement Who: Mike Danley Enterprise eBusiness Solutions Motorola, Inc. Oksana Keaton Enterprise eBusiness Solutions Motorola, Inc. When: Thursday, September 8, 2005 1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT How: For further information and to register, please visit: http://www.webmethods.com/customercall1 Additional programs are expected to follow on a monthly basis. 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 of webMethods, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. All other marks mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. All other trademarks, service marks and product or service names are the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: webMethods, Inc. CONTACT: John Conley of webMethods Inc., +1-703-460-5996, or Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/

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