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webMethods Fabric Tapped as the Foundation for a New SOA Delivering Expanded Process Integration FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has selected the webMethods Fabric(TM) product suite to support and enhance the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET). Since its inception in 1997, JNET has served as a national model for public sector information management. This most recent initiative is designed to further improve real-time access to information while also enhancing intra- agency collaboration throughout the law enforcement and public safety communities. As a core component of these efforts, webMethods is being employed as the foundation for a comprehensive service-oriented architecture (SOA), which includes the use of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) to facilitate faster and more cost-effective integration of disparate applications. "Our constituents are routinely called upon with minimal notice to make some of the most critical decisions imaginable. What the Pennsylvania Justice Network provides is the information and resources needed to make the right decision," said Phil Tomassini, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Justice Network. "Today's emergence of service-oriented architecture will further advance our mission by reducing or eliminating the remaining barriers that exist to effective collaboration and information sharing. Due to their leadership in the field and their long track record, we're confident that webMethods is the right partner for helping us to achieve our objectives." JNET's continuing success has been predicated on its ability to create a common infrastructure linking multiple applications and systems together without the need for a common data warehouse. Through this approach, each agency is able to maintain its operational autonomy while benefiting from on- demand access to these additional, shared resources. Building upon this model, JNET's Next Generation Architecture initiative will further enhance these operations, moving from a network that connects various systems together to a fully-integrated one in which data and functionality can both be shared across multiple applications. Underpinning these efforts is webMethods Fabric, which brings together within a single, fully-integrated product suite an industry-leading ESB with comprehensive support for the entire service lifecycle. It allows JNET to fully embrace an SOA as its architectural standard in order to create a more flexible, adaptive and powerful platform for multi-agency collaboration and information sharing at the state and local level. Through the use of webMethods Fabric, JNET is able to take advantage of a standards-based platform to simplify and speed integration of multiple, disparate applications. Beyond the immediate benefits of greater cost- effectiveness and improved efficiencies, this approach also enhances the organization's ability to respond to dynamic events, making it easier than ever to address these ad hoc requirements using previously configured processes and interfaces. JNET is also heavily leveraging the business process management features offered by webMethods Fabric. For example, this deployment will provide local agencies with the ability to create regionalized processes with minimal programming intervention. Equally important, the mission-tested product suite also meets the organization's unwavering requirements for scalability and reliability. "Nearly every government agency is confronted with the need to eliminate application silos, automate processes, and secure greater operational visibility. What the Pennsylvania Justice Network demonstrates is how these objectives can be achieved at the state and local level," said Tammy Janorske, director, government business unit, webMethods, Inc. "In particular, the organization should be commended for recognizing and embracing the transformational potential of SOA. Not only does SOA significantly reduce the hurdles to collaboration and integration, but it also makes it possible to reconfigure existing processes in a number of ways to better meet a variety of dynamic requirements. Coupled with its ability to unlock the value of legacy systems, SOA is establishing itself as the IT foundation for numerous government programs." 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 1,400 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: David Precopio of webMethods, Inc., +1-774-266-3400, Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/

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