European Executives to Share Best Practices During webMethods' Upcoming Business Integration Forums

Business Wire, Jan 9, 2007

Third Annual Series of European Business Integration Forums to Address Emerging Strategies for Process Improvement, Governance's Role in SOA, and the Need to Create a More Integrated Business

FAIRFAX, Va. & LONDON -- webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced the dates for its third annual series of European Business Integration Forums.

These one-day programs provide business and IT executives with up to the minute insight on key trends and emerging best practices impacting business integration, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and business process management (BPM). Customer-led presentations will illustrate how these technologies are being used to measurably improve business and operational performance. Attendees will also enjoy a first-hand introduction to webMethods Fabric[TM] 7.0, the latest release of webMethods' multiple award-winning product suite for business process integration.

"Our Business Integration Forums provide our European customers with the opportunity to come together and exchange new ideas and established best practices. This has proven to be a powerful catalyst for their efforts to take their business integration and process improvement initiatives to the next level," said Deborah Rosen, executive vice president, Worldwide Marketing, webMethods, Inc. "Building off the unprecedented success of Integration World 2006 as well as the early buzz around our latest release, this is likely to be our most successful series of Business Integration Forums yet."

webMethods' Business Integration Forums are scheduled for the following European cities:

* London, UK - Tuesday, January 23, 2007

* Amersfoort, The Netherlands - Wednesday, January 24, 2007

* Frankfurt, Germany - Thursday, January 25, 2007

* Stockholm, Sweden - Tuesday, January 30, 2007

* Paris, France - Thursday, February 1, 2007

For detailed agendas by location and to register, visit http://www.webmethods.com/bif.> 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, Middle East & Japan. More information about the company can be found at www.webMethods.com.

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