OASIS MEMBER NEWS: WEBMETHODS LAUNCHES EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

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From: Dustin Smith <dsmith@schwartz-pr.com>
Subject: webMethods Press Release



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WEBMETHODS LAUNCHES EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

Global demand for B2B e-commerce solutions drives expansion into
Benelux, Germany and Great Britain

FAIRFAX, Va.-November 1, 1999-webMethods, Inc., a leading provider of open
 solutions for business community integration, today announced the company
 opened a European head office in Hilversum, in The Netherlands, along 
with
 sales and service offices in Frankfurt, Germany and Reading, England. 
Chris
 van der Harst, general manager, will oversee European operations from the
 company's headquarters office in The Netherlands.

"Major corporations throughout Europe are recognizing the need for tighter
 linkages with customers, suppliers and partners," said Phillip Merrick,
 president and CEO of webMethods. "This expansion is a natural progression
 for webMethods."

webMethods B2B(tm), the company's flagship product, provides a 
comprehensive
 solution that allows organizations to effectively realize their business
 community integration (BCI) strategies by tightly and seamlessly linking
 customers, suppliers and B2B marketplaces into real-time trading 
networks.
 Through broad support of open standards and protocols, such as XML,
 RosettaNet, FpML, cXML, OBI, OAG, ACORD, Microsoft BizTalk and legacy 
EDI,
 webMethods B2B connects integrated business communities and enables
 companies to conduct business over the Internet with minimal stress to
 corporate resources and existing infrastructure.

With its recent European expansion and continued growth in the U.S.,
 webMethods has nearly doubled in size over the past year and currently
 employs approximately 200 people worldwide.


About webMethods, Inc.

webMethods is a leading provider of open solutions for business community
 integration. As one of the first products to deliver XML-based e-commerce
 solutions, the webMethods B2B(tm) product suite leverages a variety of 
open
 Internet standards to automatically link business processes with those of
 key partners--without the time or expense of altering existing legacy,
 proprietary or ERP applications.

Founded in 1996, webMethods is based in Fairfax, Va., with offices
 nationwide. Investors include Goldman Sachs, the Mayfield Fund and FBR
 Technology Venture Partners. More than 100 top companies 
worldwide--ranging from Dell to DHL to Cisco to Dun & Bradstreet--Erely on 
webMethods B2B.
 The company is a strategic partner of Microsoft, SAP AG, Sterling 
Commerce,
 Ariba, Intelisys Electronic Commerce, Clarus, PSDI and MRO.com. 
webMethods
 continues to receive recognition as a leader in business-to-business
 e-commerce solutions. Recent accolades include Red Herring's Top 50 
Private
 Companies for two consecutive years (1999 and 1998) and the 1999 Upside 
Hot
 100.

For more information, contact webMethods, Inc. by phone at 703-460-2500, 
via
 e-mail at info@webMethods.com or on the Web at http://www.webMethods.com.


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webMethods and webMethods B2B are trademarks of webMethods, Inc. All other
 company and product names are property of their respective owners.


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Dustin P. Smith
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
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