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Strategic Partner GXS Heads the Field of Sponsors of webMethods' Annual Users Conference FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that a record number of partners are participating as sponsors of Integration World 2005. These partners include GXS, Accenture, BearingPoint, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and a host of other industry-leading system integrators, ISVs and solution providers. Each of these companies will also be showcasing unique solutions for addressing enterprises' most critical requirements during webMethods' annual users conference, which is taking place November 14-16, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. New this year, the Solution Hall at the Atlanta Hyatt Regency will encompass a number of Industry Villages, where users can evaluate first-hand integrated solutions for the financial services, manufacturing, retail, and business compliance markets. "Integration World has established itself as one of the premier venues for those that recognize the strategic imperative behind business integration as a key enabler of enhanced corporate execution," said Bobby Patrick, senior vice president and Chief Marketing Officer, GXS. "With the success of the strategic partnership that we launched with webMethods last year, we're delighted to play a significant role in leading discussions around the critical role of business integration. These activities include welcoming the GXS SIG user group to Atlanta to meet concurrently with Integration World so that these users can benefit from the world-class educational program that has been assembled for this year's conference." In addition to GXS serving as the event's exclusive Diamond sponsor, Accenture, BearingPoint and TCS will be presiding over the event as Platinum sponsors. Additional sponsors of Integration World 2005 include BWise, Certus Software, CrossVista Net2B, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, Deloitte Consulting, FCS Business Solutions, Herzum Software, Hewlett Packard, Informatica, Insolexen, Liaison Technologies, Manhattan Associates, Miracle Software Systems, NEON Systems and Solstice Software. The Business Integration Journal, BPMinstitute.org, ebizQ, the Integration Consortium, and the webMethods User Group are official Media sponsors. Each of these industry sponsors will be collaborating with webMethods to showcase specific ways in which webMethods Fabric(TM) can be leveraged to address a number of unique business requirements. webMethods will also be highlighting a number of recently introduced solutions, including those for payments processing, continuous controls monitoring, the demand-driven enterprise, and service-oriented architecture, in a variety of exclusive Integration World showcases. Other hands-on demonstrations will highlight newly introduced features of webMethods Fabric 6.5 for Web services management, business activity monitoring and predicative analysis, and process modeling and automation. "Integration World is the one event big enough for us to demonstrate all of the ways in which webMethods Fabric can help companies change the game," said Kevin Iaquinto, vice president, Corporate Marketing, webMethods Inc. "This year, we've worked closely with our partners to organize our Solution Hall into dedicated Industry Villages so that attendees will have the chance to evaluate solutions designed to have an immediate impact on their particular businesses. Coupled with the real-world educational sessions that we'll be offering and the conference's unmatched networking opportunities, Integration World is destined to be the can't miss event for business integration professionals." 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, 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, or Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/

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