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webMethods Inc.
Type	Subsidiary of Software AG
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Fairfax, VA
Key people	David Mitchell, President & CEO
Industry	Computer software
Products	webMethods Fabric webMethods Integration Server webMethods Servicenet webMethods Glue webMethods Workflow webMethods Portal (see company website)
Revenue	US $200.6M (2005)
Parent	Software AG
Slogan	Get There Faster(R)
Website	www.webmethods.com

webMethods, which was founded in 1996, is a company that provides business process integration software. The company is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, and has offices throughout the United States, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan. On April 5, 2007, Software AG agreed to acquire webMethods, Inc. for $546 million ^[1] . The acquisition closed on June 1, 2007 and webMethods is no longer traded on the US stock market. Software AG is currently traded on the German Stock Exchange.

Contents 1 Partnerships 2 History 3 Products/Tools 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Partnerships

In 2004, webMethods formed a strategic alliance with GXS offering a best-of-breed combination of integration software and integration services to organizations worldwide. SAP and webMethods partnered in 1999 to release a rebadged version of Integration Server as SAP Business Connector to provide integration abilities with SAP.^[2] In 1998 Microsoft and webMethods teamed up to produce XQL, a query language for XML.

[edit] History

• 2007 June 1 - Closing of the acquisition by Software AG.
• 2007 April 5 - Software AG to acquire webMethods.^[1]
  • 2007 Fabric 7 released,^[3] office opened for Middle East/North Africa^[4]
    • 2006 Acquired Infravio^[5] and products from Cerebra^[6]
      • 2003 Added JBoss to the product suite as a bundled solution for EJB support and released webMethods Portal
      • 2001 First Integration vendor to add EDI support and business process modelling to their platform.
      • 1999 Partnership with SAP to provide integration capabilities for SAP ^[2]
        • 1998 partnership with Microsoft to develop XQL^[7]
          • 1996 Company founded by Phillip Merrick^[8]

            [edit] Products/Tools

            • webMethods Broker
            • webMethods Developer
            • webMethods Glue
            • webMethods Integration Server
            • webMethods Manager
            • webMethods Modeler
            • webMethods Optimize
            • webMethods Portal
            • webMethods ServiceNet
            • webMethods Trading Networks
            • webMethods Workflow
            • webMethods Designer

            webMethods Integration Server 4.6 was bundled with SAP as SAP Business Connector before SAP decided to develop their own integration platform.

            [edit] See also

            • Business activity monitoring
            • Business Process Management
            • Enterprise application integration
            • Service-oriented architecture
            • Middleware

            [edit] References

            1. ^ ^{a b} Software AG aquisition press release
            2. ^ ^{a b} webMethods for SAP whitepaper
            3. ^ Fabric 7 press release
            4. ^ press release about middle east/africa office
            5. ^ webMethods to acquire infravio article
            6. ^ eweek article on webMethods acquiring Cerebra
            7. ^ webMethods and Microsoft XQL Article
            8. ^ business week interview with webMethods CEO, 2000

            
            

            [edit] External links

            • Company website
            • webMethods partner GXS
            • WMUsers - Independent webMethods User Community
            • WMUsers webMethods Jobs
            • Company Profile from Reuters