Software AG Accelerates Process Improvement, SOA Enablement and Enterprise Integration with webMethods 8.0

Business Wire, June 24, 2009

webMethods 8.0 also provides new and expanded development and business process management capabilities. Specifically, the development interfaces have been consolidated into a single streamlined tool for configuration across the entire webMethods suite, greatly reducing the effort needed to go live with Integration, B2B, SOA and BPM. Software AG estimates that companies can reduce by 25 percent or more the time and cost to improve processes, deploy new services and applications, and integrate systems.

Additionally, webMethods 8.0 introduces webMethods Mediator. As services multiply and evolve, the most challenging aspect is managing change without disrupting the ongoing use of services by the business. Built on the webMethods ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) as a successor to webMethods X-Broker, Mediator simplifies managing the evolving relationship between service consumers and providers. With centralized, run-time management of heterogeneous SOA implementations, Mediator makes it easy to adapt your services for greater reuse.

webMethods 8.0 will launch as First Customer Ship on June 29. General availability is slated for December. For more information visit www.softwareag.com/webMethods8.

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