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{{Infobox_Company |

company_name = webMethods Inc., now Software AG |

company_logo = [[Image:WebMethods (logo).png]] |

company_type = [[SubsidiaryProduct Line]] of [[Software AG]] |

parent = [[Software AG]] |

company_slogan = Get There Faster(R) |

foundation = [[webMethods founded 1996]] |

___location = [[FairfaxReston, VA]] |

key_people = DavidKarl-Heinz MitchellStreibich, PresidentCEO &Software CEOAG |

revenue = USNot $200.6M (2005)applicable |

industry = [[Computer software]] |

products = webMethods FabricBusiness Process Mgmt <br/> webMethods IntegrationBusiness ServerActivity Monitoring <br/> webMethods ServicenetSOA Governance <br/> webMethods GlueESB & Integration <br/> webMethods WorkflowApplication Modernization <br/> webMethods Portal <br/> (see company website) |

homepage = [http://www.webmethodssoftwareag.com/ wwwCorporate/products/wm/default.webmethods.comasp]

}}

'''webMethods''', was founded in [[1996]] and is now the webMethods product suite, offered by [[Software AG]] which acquired the company in 2007 for $546 million <ref name="SAGAcquisition">. The webMethods suite is [[software]] for process improvement, [[SOA]] enablement, IT modernization and business and partner [[integration]].

'''webMethods''', which was founded in [[1996]], is a [[company (law)|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|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]].

==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 [[webMethods Integration Server|Integration Server]] as [[SAP Business Connector]] to provide integration abilities with SAP.<ref name="wmForSAP">[http://www1.webmethods.com/PDF/webMethods_for_SAP-wp.pdf webMethods for SAP whitepaper]</ref>

In 1998 Microsoft and webMethods teamed up to produce [[XQL]], a query language for XML.

==History==

* 2009 A leader in the [[Forrester]] Wave for [[Enterprise Service Buses]], Q1, 2009

* 2008 A leader in the [[Forrester] Wave for Integration-Centric [[BPM]] Suites, Q4 2008

* 2008 Placed in the [[Gartner]] Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for [[B2B]] Gateway Providers

* 2008 Placed in the [[Gartner]] Leaders Quadrant for the Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for SOA Composite Application Projects

* 2008 Placed in the [[Gartner]] Leaders Quadrant for the Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Back-End Application Integration Projects

* 2008 Placed in the [[Gartner]] Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Business Process

Management Suites [[BPM]]

* 2008 Placed in the [[Gartner]] Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Integrated [[SOA]] Governance Technology Sets

* 2007 webMethods products become the webMethods product suite of [[Software AG]].

* 2007 June 1 - Closing of the acquisition by [[Software AG]].

* 2007 April 5 - [[Software AG]] to acquire webMethods.<ref name="SAGAcquisition"/>

* 2007 Fabric 7 released

* 2007 Fabric 7 released,<ref name="wmFabric7PR">[http://www.webmethods.com/News/PressReleases/Details?pressReleaseDetails_param0=7070&hiddenRequest=true Fabric 7 press release]</ref> office opened for Middle East/North Africa<ref name="wmMENAPR">[http://www.webmethods.com/News/PressReleases/Details?pressReleaseDetails_param0=7074&hiddenRequest=true press release about middle east/africa office]</ref>

* 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.

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==Products/Tools==

*[[webMethods BrokerBusiness Activity Monitoring]]

*[[webMethods DeveloperBusiness Process Management]]

*[[webMethods GlueSOA Governance]]

*[[webMethods Integration ServerESB]]

*[[webMethods Manager]]

*[[webMethods Master Data Manager]]

*[[webMethods ModelerApplication Modernization]]

*[[webMethods OptimizeB2B & Integration]]

*[[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.

==See also==

*[[Business activity monitoring]]

*[[Business Process Management]]

*[[Enterprise application integration]]

*[[Service-oriented architecture]]

*[[Middleware]]

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==External links==

*[http://www.webmethodssoftwareag.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]

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