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webMethods Wins Seven of 21 Awards in the Software Industry's 'Oscars,', Including Best SOA, Management Platform, Integrated Services Environment, BPM Engine and Web Services Integration Tool FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that it was named the overall winner in seven of 21 categories of the SOA Web Services Journal's 2005 Readers' Choice Awards. The publication's 17,000 readers also named webMethods a first runner-up in three additional categories. SOA Web Services Journal is the industry's leading publication exclusively focused on service-oriented architecture (SOA). "Coming from the actual developers and practitioners responsible for implementing their organization's service-oriented architecture, these awards offer unprecedented validation to the performance and value that we've long delivered," said Kristin Muhlner, executive vice president, product development, webMethods, Inc. "What's being recognized isn't hype or even a single implementation, but rather, the real-world performance of our technology as it is being used by leading enterprises to successfully transition to a service-oriented approach to computing. Our multiple wins across a variety of categories also reinforces the unmatched depth and breadth of the webMethods Fabric(TM) product suite, which allows it to serve as these organization's total solution for SOA." In the year-long balloting, webMethods was named the overall winner in the following categories: * Best SOA / Service-Oriented Architecture -- Runners-up: BEA, IBM, Iona * Best Web Services Integration Tool -- Runners-up: Sybase, BEA, IBM * Best Integrated Services Environment -- Runners-up: IBM, BEA, Oracle * Best SOA BPM Engine -- Runners-up: Sybase, BEA, IBM * Best SOA Legacy Adapter or Utility -- Runners-up: Iona, IBM, Altova * Best SOA Automation Tool -- Runners-up: IBM, Altova, Software AG * Best SOA Management Platform -- Runners-up: BEA, Infravio, IBM webMethods was also recognized as a first runner-up in the Best Web Services Platform, Best Framework for SOA and Web Services and Best SOA Portal Platform categories. By placing first or second in 10 categories altogether, webMethods tied with one other vendor for the best overall performance in the competition. "Each year in the Readers' Choice Awards there are just one or two companies whose range and scope is so wide and deep, and market penetration so successful, that the readers of SOA Web Services Journal reward it with multiple awards," said SYS-CON Group Publisher and Editorial Director Jeremy Geelan. "SYS-CON Media warmly congratulates webMethods for performing better in 2005 than anyone else in the world, not just once but seven times. It is a remarkable achievement and we are very proud of SOA Web Services Journal's proactive role in helping to facilitate this community-driven process." webMethods Fabric 6.5, webMethods' flagship product suite for service- oriented, process-based total business integration, has received widespread recognition and acclaim since its unveiling in April 2005. During this time period, Forrester Research named webMethods a leader in The Forrester WAVE: Enterprise Service Bus, Q4 2005, Evaluation of Top Enterprise Service Bus Vendors Across 100 Criteria (Nov. 15, 2005) as well as in The Forrester WAVE: Integration Suites, Q3 2005 - Evaluation of Top Integration Suite Vendors Across More Than 125 Key Criteria (July 28, 2005). webMethods was also positioned in the leader quadrant by Gartner, Inc. in the Magic Quadrant for Integration Backbone Software, 1H05 (April 15, 2005). In addition, webMethods took top honors in head-to-head competition with 10 other vendors at the 2005 Global Integration Summit, being named the Premier Solution Provider of 2005(TM) for the SOA Integration Showcase. 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/. About The Magic Quadrant The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted April 15, 2005 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. 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, +1-703-460-5996, , or Brianna Boyle, +1-703-460-6034, , both of webMethods, Inc. Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/

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