'''webMethods''', which was founded in [[1996]], is a [[company (law)|company]] which provides business process integration [[software]]. The company is headquartered in fggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggdddddddd[[Fairfax, Virginia]], and has offices throughout the [[United States]], [[Europe]], [[Middle East]]/[[North Africa]], [[Asia|Asia Pacific]] and [[Japan]]. On [[April 5]], [[2007]], [[Software AG]] agreed to acquire webMethods, Inc. for $546 million <ref name="SAGAcquisition">[http://www.webmethods.com/News/PressReleases/Details?pressReleaseDetails_param0=7192 Software AG acquisition press release]</ref> . 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 [[Germany|German]] [[Stock Exchange]].