Founded in 1996, the company sold systems for organizations to use [[web service]]s to connect software applications over the Internet. In 2000, the company stock shares rose over 500% the first day it was publicly traded.<ref name="IPO NASDAQ">{{Cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/05/linkedins-109-pop-on-first-day-of-trading-isnt-close-to-dotcom-era-ipos.html |work= Los Angeles Times |author= Nathan Olivarez-Giles |title= LinkedIn's 109% pop on first day of trading isn't close to 'dotcom era' IPO jumps |date= May 19, 2011 |access-date= November 17, 2021 }}</ref>
'''Why is it called webMethods?''' According to founder Phillip Merrick: ''The idea of a "webMethod" is what today we call a web service. What we (webMethods) offered was the ability to effectively make API calls (i.e. web API calls) into functions offered through web servers. Hence webMethods. Microsoft gave us a backhanded compliment some years later when they adopted the term webMethods for a web API call in .NET!''
In 2007 webMethods was acquired by [[Software AG]] for $546 million and was made a subsidiary. By 2010 the webMethods division accounted for almost half of the parent company's revenues.<ref name="revenues">{{Cite web |title= Software AG reports record results for fiscal year 2010 |url= http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20110127_Q4_Results_page.asp |url-status= dead |date= January 27, 2011 |work= Press release |access-date= November 21, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927071622/http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20110127_Q4_Results_page.asp |archive-date= September 27, 2011 }}</ref>
==releases for the webMethods Integration Server==
*IBM webMethods Integration Server 11.1 - October 2024 ([https://docs.webmethods.io/on-premises/webmethods-integration-server/11.1.0/readme/index.html LINK])
*webMethods Integration Server 10.15 - October 2022
*webMethods Integration Server 10.11 - October 2021
*webMethods Integration Server 10.7 - April 2021
*webMethods Integration Server 10.5 - October 2019
*webMethods Integration Server 10.4 - April 2019
*webMethods Integration Server 10.3 - October 2018
*webMethods Integration Server 10.2 - April 2018
*webMethods Integration Server 10.1 - October 2017
*webMethods Integration Server 10.0 – April 2017
*webMethods Integration Server 9.12 – October 2016
*webMethods Integration Server 9.10 – April 2016
*webMethods Integration Server 9.9 – October 2015
*webMethods Integration Server 9.8 – April 2015
*webMethods Integration Server 9.7 – October 2014
*webMethods Integration Server 9.6 – April 2014
*webMethods Integration Server 9.5 – November 2013
*webMethods Integration Server 9.0 – June 2013
*webMethods Integration Server 8.2 – March 2010
*webMethods Integration Server 8.0 – December 2009
*webMethods Integration Server 7.1.2 – September 2008
*webMethods Integration Server 7.1.1 – January 2008
*webMethods Integration Server 7.1 – August 2007
*webMethods Integration Server 6.5 SP3 – October 2007
*webMethods Integration Server 6.5 SP2 – December 2006
*webMethods Integration Server 6.5 SP1 – June 2006
*webMethods Integration Server 6.1 SP2 – July 2006
*webMethods Integration Server 6.1 SP1 – March 2006
*webMethods Integration Server 6.1 FP2 – July 2004
*webMethods Integration Server 6.1 – January 2004
*webMethods Integration Server 6.0.1 – March 2003
*webMethods Integration Server 4.6 – December 2001 (name change previously "webMethods B2B Server")
*webMethods B2B Server 4.0.2 – September 2001
*webMethods B2B Server 4.0.1 – May 2001
*webMethods B2B Server 4.0 – March 2001 (name change, previously "webMethods B2B Integration Server")
*webMethods B2B Integration Server 3.6 – October 2000
*webMethods B2B Integration Server 3.5.1 – September 2000
*webMethods B2B Integration Server 3.5 – August 2000
*webMethods B2B Integration Server 3.1.2 – May 2000 (estimate)
*webMethods B2B Integration Server 3.1 – March 2000 (estimate)<ref>https://handwiki.org/wiki/Software:WebMethods_Integration_Server</ref>
==See also==
==External links==
*[https://www.softwareag.com/en_corporate/platform/integration-apis/application-integration.html webMethods product page]
*[https://tech.forumssignup.softwareag.comcloud/t#/webmethodsbasic-integration-free-trial-download/235077b?product=webmethodsioint webMethods Integration Platform Free Trial] - A Free Trial is available forthrough downloada on Software AG's Techsign-up Communitypage.
*[https://techcommunity.forums.softwareagibm.com/tagcommunity/webmethodsuser/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=82b75916-ed06-4a13-8eb6-0190da9f1bfa webMethods Technical Community & Forum] - As a part of Software AGIBM's Tech CommunityTechXchange the webMethods community offers a forum to ask questions and connect with other webMethods professionals.
*[https://www.softwareagibm.cloudcom/site/productproducts/webmethods-io-integration.html webMethods.io Integration] - iPaaS solution, running in the cloud, that doesn't require installation and maintenance by the customer. Includes a Free Trial and Free Forever edition to test and use it.
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