OASIS Member News: BUZZSAW.COM SELECTS WEBMETHODS

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contacts:
Nicole Keating
webMethods, Inc.
(703) 460-5960
nkeating@webmethods.com

Gabrielle Friedly
Buzzsaw.com
(415) 402 3454
gabrielle.friedly@buzzsaw.com

Lauren Arnold or Monette Goodrich
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(781) 684-0770
webMethods@schwartz-pr.com


BUZZSAW.COM SELECTS WEBMETHODS TO LINK SUPPLIERS WITH LEADING
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL MARKETPLACE


Buzzsaw.com to use webMethods B2B to Enable Real-time B2B
transactions Between Buyers and Suppliers in the Construction
Industry


Fairfax, Va. and San Francisco, Calif.--May 30, 2000-webMethods,
Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the leading provider of business-to-business
integration (B2Bi) solutions and Buzzsaw.com, the premier
business-to-business (B2B) marketplace and collaboration
workspace for the building design, construction and real estate
management industries, today announced Buzzsaw.com will use
webMethods B2B( to facilitate real-time procurement transactions
between suppliers and contractors in the construction industry.

Buzzsaw.com is streamlining procurement in the $3.2 trillion
worldwide construction industry. Traditionally, construction
professionals managing building projects visit dozens of
suppliers and manufacturers to source all of the material needed
to complete their portion of the contract. By implementing
webMethods B2B, building professionals now will have a
streamlined procurement and requisitioning process and will have
access to real-time pricing and availability information, which
changes almost daily and is critical to on-time project delivery.


As a part of the underlying software infrastructure that powers
Buzzsaw.com, webMethods B2B creates tight links with suppliers
and allows for real-time transactions and views into critical
information such as inventory levels and pricing. In addition,
webMethods B2B is integrated with Ariba's TRADEX Commerce engine,
which facilitates browser-based procurement functions such as
catalog searches and approvals and reconciliation of order items.
By using webMethods B2B, Buzzsaw.com will be able to not only
increase its competitive advantage, but also will make it easier
for suppliers to conduct business with specialty and general
contractors.

"While Buzzsaw.com has already established itself as a leader in
online collaborative services for the building and design
industry, it can make an even greater impact on the construction
industry with webMethods B2B by providing its trading partners
with a seamless flow of business information in real time," said
Phillip Merrick, president and CEO of webMethods. "By using
webMethods B2B to completely automate business transactions--from
order placement, to pricing information, to processing through to
delivery--Buzzsaw.com can concentrate on providing even more
products and services to the rapidly expanding building
construction and design marketplace."

As part of the agreement, Buzzsaw.com's partners, suppliers and
distributors will use webMethods B2B for Partners, to allow
trading partners to integrate their back-end procurement systems
such as SAP, Baan, Oracle and PeopleSoft, with the trading
exchange. To ensure that all partners can access information in
real-time and create tight connections with the exchange,
webMethods B2B supports all open standards and protocols of the
Internet.

"We see webMethods as the bridge between existing suppliers in
the construction industry and the expanding Buzzsaw.com
marketplace," said Anne Wright, vice president of Buzzsaw.com's
Marketplace. "Without webMethods B2B, connecting the tens of
thousands of building product suppliers in real-time with our B2B
marketplace wouldn't be realistic."

Buzzsaw.com's total service offerings address all of the core
functions of the building design and construction industry,
including design collaboration, construction administration,
bidding, procurement and ongoing management. Buzzsaw.com already
operates the largest online collaboration network in the
construction industry, serving more than 7,000 active building
projects-exceeding any other online marketplace for the
construction industry.

webMethods provides a comprehensive solution that allows
organizations to effectively realize their B2B e-commerce
strategies. Through broad support of open standards and
protocols, such as XML, RosettaNet, FpML, cXML, OBI, OAG, ACORD,
Microsoft BizTalk and legacy EDI, the webMethods B2B family of
products connects integrated trading networks and enables
companies to conduct business over the Internet with minimal
stress to corporate resources and existing infrastructure.



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 e-STEEL and ChemConnect. webMethods' strategic
partners include Ariba, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, i2
Technologies, KPMG, Microsoft, Sterling Commerce and SAP AG. More
information about the company can be found at www.webMethods.com.

About Buzzsaw.com, Inc.

Buzzsaw.com is the premier B2B marketplace and collaboration
workspace for the global $3 trillion building design,
construction and real estate management industry. With its
easy-to-use tools and services, Buzzsaw.com helps building
professionals including architects, engineers, underwriters,
contractors, and facilities managers to work more efficiently at
every stage of the design, construction and building management
process. The largest and fastest-growing online resource for the
construction industry, Buzzsaw.com provides a comprehensive set
of Web-based project collaboration and bid management tools,
news, resource directories and e-commerce services. Buzzsaw.com,
Inc. is a privately held company based in San Francisco. It is
backed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's Private Equity and Real
Estate Private Equity Groups, Bank of America, Impact Ventures,
Autodesk, Inc. and Crosspoint Venture Partners. For more
information, click onto www.buzzsaw.com.


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This press release contains various remarks about the future
expectations, plans and prospects of the Company 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 the Company 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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