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Named One of the Ten Most Influential Companies in Business Process Management and Integration in Latest Honor FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that it has received additional recognition for its industry leadership from a number of leading publications. Computer Business Review (http://www.cbronline.com/) named webMethods one of its ten most influential companies in Business Process Management (BPM) and integration in its July 2006 edition. Since 1993, Computer Business Review has provided US and European executives with in-depth coverage and analysis of the key business strategies of leading IT vendors. The publication specifically recognized webMethods as one of the few vendors to bring together within a single platform the core applications for business integration with additional components for BPM, Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) and composite application development. In the publication's "Eighth Annual Editors' Choice Awards," the editors of Intelligent Enterprise (http://www.iemagazine.com/) named webMethods "one to watch" within the Enterprise Application category. webMethods was praised for being one of the few vendors capable of enabling the eased assembly of services into end-to-end business processes using a service-oriented architecture. A publication of CMP Media, Intelligent Enterprise focuses extensively on the role that enterprise applications play in advancing core business strategies. webMethods was also recently added to the START-IT 125. Created by START- IT magazine (http://www.startmag.com/), which focuses exclusively on the IT strategies of leading manufacturers, webMethods was recognized as a leader in business process management by the publication. "It is extremely gratifying to be recognized as a leader by the publications that cover our sectors most closely," said David Precopio, vice president of Strategic Marketing, webMethods, Inc. "What many of these reports underscore is the increasing convergence of service-oriented architecture, business process management and business integration. By establishing ourselves as a leader in each of these respective fields, we ensure that customers can consolidate all of their process improvement initiatives onto a single platform for increased operational efficiency and performance." 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 over 1,400 global customers. webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan. 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: David Precopio of webMethods, +1-703-460-2501, or Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/ http://www.cbronline.com/ http://www.iemagazine.com/ http://www.startmag.com/

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