WebMethods

Infobox_Company
company_name = webMethods Inc.
company_
company_type = Subsidiary of Software AG
parent = Software AG
company_slogan = Get There Faster(R)
foundation = 1996
location = Fairfax, VA
key_people = David Mitchell, President & CEO
revenue = US $200.6M (2005)
industry = Computer software
products = webMethods Fabric webMethods Integration Server webMethods Servicenet webMethods Glue webMethods Workflow webMethods Portal (see company website)
homepage = [http://www.webmethods.com/ www.webmethods.com]

webMethods, which was founded in 1996, is a company which 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 [http://www.webmethods.com/News/PressReleases/Details?pressReleaseDetails_param0=7192 Software AG acquisition press release] ] . 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.

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. [http://www1.webmethods.com/PDF/webMethods_for_SAP-wp.pdf webMethods for SAP whitepaper] ] In 1998 Microsoft and webMethods teamed up to produce XQL, a query language for XML.

History

* 2007 June 1 - Closing of the acquisition by Software AG.
* 2007 April 5 - Software AG to acquire webMethods.
* 2007 Fabric 7 released, [http://www.webmethods.com/News/PressReleases/Details?pressReleaseDetails_param0=7070&hiddenRequest=true Fabric 7 press release] ] office opened for Middle East/North Africa [http://www.webmethods.com/News/PressReleases/Details?pressReleaseDetails_param0=7074&hiddenRequest=true press release about middle east/africa office] ]
* 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 as OEM Product SAP Business Connector
* 1998 partnership with Microsoft to develop XQL [http://xml.coverpages.org/webM981116.html webMethods and Microsoft XQL Article] ]
* 1996 Company founded by Phillip Merrick [http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_20/b3681088.htm business week interview with webMethods CEO, 2000] ]

Acquisitions

* 2006 Acquired Infravio [http://news.com.com/WebMethods+to+buy+governance+guru+Infravio/2100-1012_3-6114106.html webMethods to acquire infravio article] ] and products from Cerebra [http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2006560,00.asp eweek article on webMethods acquiring Cerebra] ]
* 2003 Acquires The Mind Electric - foundation of webMethods BAM
* 2001 Acquired IntelliFrame [http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=571571 webMethods acquires IntelliFrame] ] Products:webmethods Workflow
* 2000 Acquired Active Software [http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/05/22/000522hnwebmethods.html infoworld article about webMethods acquiring Active Software] ] and partnership with J. D. Edwards for OEM Product JDE XPI. Gets EAI/A2A capabilities, Products: webMethods Broker and Adapters
** Active Software acquired Alier Inc., TransLink Software Inc. and Premier Software Technologies Inc.

Products/Tools

*webMethods Broker
*webMethods Developer
*webMethods Glue
*webMethods Integration Server
*webMethods Manager
*webMethods Master Data 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.

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.webmethods.com Company website]
* [http://www.gxs.com webMethods partner GXS]
* [http://www.wmusers.com WMUsers - Independent webMethods User Community]
* [http://www.wmusers.com/jobs/all-jobs.shtml WMUsers webMethods Jobs]
* [http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/company-profile.asp?rpc=66&ticker=WEBM.O Company Profile from Reuters]