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BellSouth's Chief Information, E-Commerce and Security Officer Joins Newly Expanded Board as an Independent Director FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Francis A. "Fran" Dramis, Jr. to the Board as an independent director. Mr. Dramis will serve as a Class II Director until the 2007 annual meeting of webMethods stockholders. With his addition, the webMethods Board has been expanded to ten members with eight positions currently held by independent directors. "We are delighted that Fran has accepted our invitation to join the webMethods Board of Directors," said Bill Russell, non-executive Chairman. "Fran's demonstrated leadership, technology vision and business experience will further enhance the strength of our Board." Mr. Dramis currently serves as Chief Information, E-Commerce and Security Officer for BellSouth Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for all information technologies for BellSouth and for directing that company's eCommerce efforts. In addition, he is responsible for overseeing business continuity and security efforts. Mr. Dramis joined BellSouth in 1998 and has been recognized by various industry publications as a top CIO. "At BellSouth, Fran has set the benchmark for how IT can effectively collaborate with the business to improve operational performance," said David Mitchell, president & CEO, webMethods, Inc. "His unique insight and experience will be of great value to the company." Before joining BellSouth, Mr. Dramis worked with CIO Strategy, Inc., a Virginia-based information technology consulting firm, where he led major technology transformation initiatives for a number of national organizations. Prior to that time, Mr. Dramis was managing director and CIO at Salomon Brothers. Mr. Dramis also served as president and chief operating officer of Telic Corporation. Early in his career, Mr. Dramis worked with AT&T, including Bell Labs, rising to the position of executive director of information product management. Mr. Dramis currently serves as director and chairman of the BellSouth Technology Group. He also serves on the boards of the BellSouth Solutions Group, Inc., the BellSouth Foundation and Avocent Corporation. Mr. Dramis received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Science degree from Pace University. 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: Christopher Martin, Investors, +1-703-460-6609, , or John Conley, Media, +1-703-460-5996, , both of webMethods, Inc. Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/

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