OASIS MEMBER NEWS-WEBMETHODS ANNOUNCES RECORD FOURTH QUARTER REVENUE RESULTS

["Scott McGrath" <scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org>]

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WEBMETHODS ANNOUNCES RECORD FOURTH QUARTER REVENUE RESULTS

Quarterly Total Revenues Increase 360% Year-over-Year and 81%
Sequentially,
Broad Adoption by Global 2000 Companies and Major Marketplaces
Drive Strong Growth

FAIRFAX, Va.--May 2, 2000-webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the
leading provider of business-to-business integration (B2Bi)
solutions, today announced record results for the fourth quarter
ended March 31, 2000.

Total revenues for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31,
2000, increased 360% to $10.4 million, compared to $2.3 million
in the 1999 fourth quarter. The net loss for the fourth quarter
2000, excluding amortization of deferred stock compensation, was
$6.3 million or $0.21 per share, which beat the First Call
consensus estimate of a loss of $0.27 per share. For the 1999
corresponding period, the net loss was $0.9 million or $0.04 per
share.  Including amortization of deferred stock compensation and
accrued dividends related to preferred stock, webMethods' net
loss attributable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter
2000 was $8.2 million, or $0.28 per share, compared to a net loss
attributable to common shareholders of $1.1 million, or $0.05 per
share in the fourth quarter 1999.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, total revenues
increased 416% to $23.0 million, compared to $4.5 million for the
fiscal year ended 1999. The net loss for the fiscal year 2000,
excluding amortization of deferred stock compensation, was $16.4
million or $0.62 per share, compared to a net loss of $3.3
million or $0.13 per share for the prior year period. Including
amortization of deferred stock compensation and accrued dividends
related to preferred stock, webMethods' net loss attributable to
common shareholders for the fiscal year 2000 was $28.4 million,
or $1.08 per share, compared to a net loss attributable to common
shareholders of $3.9 million, or $0.16 per share for the fiscal
year ended 1999.

All per share amounts are computed using the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding, including the pro forma
effects of the automatic conversion of the Company's preferred
stock into shares of the Company's common stock upon the closing
of the Company's initial public offering as if the conversion
occurred on April 1, 1998, or the date of original issuance, if
later.

"Our results clearly demonstrate that Global 2000 companies and
major marketplaces are making webMethods B2B the solution of
choice for building out their B2B infrastructure," said Phillip
Merrick, president and CEO of webMethods, Inc. "As the
first-to-market with a B2Bi solution, webMethods' business is
benefiting greatly from the growth in B2B e-commerce as
illustrated in the number of new customers and the growing list
of partnerships we signed during the last quarter."

Operating Highlights:

The following highlights have been announced since December 31,
1999:

* Global 2000 companies select webMethods for B2Bi solutions:
During the fourth quarter, webMethods added 36 new customers,
bringing the total customer base to more than 160. In addition,
webMethods secured additional Fortune 50 customers including Bell
Atlantic and Lucent Technologies.

During the quarter, the company also received orders from the
following new and existing customers: 3Com, Apple, Best Buy,
Cardinal Healthcare, Compaq, Eastman Chemical, FedEx,
Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, Lands' End, Loyalty
Partner, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, Philips Components,
Staples.com and Stolt-Neilsen Transportation.

* Major B2B Marketplaces Choose webMethods for B2Bi: webMethods
was also selected by leading B2B marketplaces such as
Buzzsaw.com, ChemConnect, CheMatch, SupplyFORCE.com, TPN Register
and TotalMRO.com.

Additionally, webMethods signed an agreement with Ventro to
provide the B2B infrastructure for all of their marketplace
subsidiaries, which currently includes Chemdex, Promedix,
Broadlane, Industria and Amphira.

* New and Expanded Partnerships Drive Growth: Through a new
partnership with Commerce One and an expanded partnership with
Ariba, webMethods B2B was selected as the preferred B2Bi solution
for major suppliers connecting into these leading B2B marketplace
initiatives.

By providing the technology to power SAP's mySAP.com Marketplace
and the SAP Business Connector, coupled with the partnerships
with Ariba and Commerce One, webMethods is positioned to be the
B2Bi solution of choice for many emerging trading exchanges.

webMethods continued to work with systems integrator partners
such as Deloitte Consulting, EDS and KPMG to provide joint
customers with the leading B2Bi solution and the consulting
expertise to implement powerful solutions that increase supply
chain efficiencies, strengthen business relationships and
maximize R.O.I. webMethods also signed new partnerships with
SpaceWorks and WhitmanHart (now MarchFIRST).

* webMethods Delivers New Products: The introduction of
webMethods B2B for RosettaNet underscored webMethods' leadership
in this strategic supply chain initiative for the IT and
electronic components industries. By working with more than 50%
of the companies who are currently developing RosettaNet based
solutions, webMethods is clearly the market leader. webMethods
has been selected by the following companies to provide their
RosettaNet solutions: Avnet, Compaq, firstsource.com,
Hewlett-Packard, Juniper Networks, NEC, SAP, Synnex and VEBA
Electronics.

During the quarter webMethods also delivered new integration
modules to support Oracle Applications, IBM MQ Series and Active
Software's ActiveWorks.

About webMethods, Inc.
webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) is the leading provider of
software solutions for business-to-business integration (B2Bi).
Leveraging the open standards of the Internet, the award-winning
webMethods B2B(tm) family of products provides the B2Bi
infrastructure enabling Global 2000 companies and B2B
marketplaces to connect customers, suppliers and partners to form
real-time B2B trading networks. webMethods B2B allows companies
to create new revenue opportunities, strengthen relationships
with customers and substantially reduce supply chain
inefficiencies.

Founded in 1996, webMethods is based in Fairfax, Va., with
offices across the U.S. and Europe. webMethods has more than 160
customers worldwide-from Global 2000 leaders such as Dell,
Eastman Chemical Company, Lucent and W.W. Grainger to major B2B
marketplaces like ChemConnect, e-STEEL and Ventro. webMethods'
strategic partners include Ariba, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, KPMG,
Microsoft, Sterling Commerce and SAP AG. More information about
the company can be found at 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.

This press release contains various remarks about the future
expectations, plans and prospects of webMethods that constitute
forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor
provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.  The actual results of webMethods may differ materially
from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a
result of various important factors, including those discussed in
the Risk Factors section of the Company's recent Registration
Statement on Form S-1, which is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.




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